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Foundation to Health and Veterinary Studies (Nursing) (Year 0) BN (Hons)
Course options
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Qualification
Bachelor of Nursing (with Honours) - BN (Hons)
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Location
Main Site
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
18-SEP-23
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Duration
4 Years
Course summary
The University of Liverpool, in collaboration with local FE partners, has developed a Year Zero foundation programme for Home/EU students that leads to access onto a variety of vocational Health Studies programmes:
- Dental Surgery BDS (A200)
- Dental Therapy BSc (Hons) (B750)
- Medicine and Surgery MBChB (A100)
- Nursing BN (Hons) B700
- Veterinary Science BVSc D100
- Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) B160
- Therapeutic Radiography and Oncology BSc (Hons) B822
- Diagnostic Radiography BSc (Hons) B821
- Orthoptics BSc (Hons) B520
- Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) B920.
Students seeking entry to Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Science will study at Carmel College, St Helens. Students seeking entry to Diagnostic Radiography, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Orthoptics, Physiotherapy or Radiotherapy will study at The Sixth Form College, Birkenhead.
Why this subject?
Strengthen your career prospects
Benefit from our experience in delivering more than 100 years of teaching across practical and professionally focused programmes.
Learn from experienced, registered, working practitioners
Our curriculum is developed and assessed by leading healthcare providers throughout the North West. Many such partners across the North West provide exciting placement opportunities.
Bring your learning to life through clinical experience
Gain a breadth of patient-focused practical experience in a region with a particularly diverse population, providing an invaluable insight to future roles.
Prepare for practice by studying with professionals from across the Health Sciences
Interprofessional learning modules reflect the multi-profession, team approach that you will encounter in today’s healthcare settings.
Career prospects
As a graduate of the School of Health Sciences you’ll be eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). You can look forward to a career in the National Health Service, Social Services or the private sector.
You will have gained a qualification that meets the Government’s criteria for ‘fitness for purpose’ and ‘fitness for practice’ as well as developing transferable skills such as communication, information technology, problem solving and teamwork.
Nursing
Nursing is currently 2nd in the Guardian University Guide (2020) and in the 2017 National Student Survey the Nursing programme was awarded a rating of 92% for student satisfaction and 100% for graduate employment/further study.
Application deadline
25 January
Tuition fees
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Entry requirements
Choose a qualification
QUALIFICATION TYPE
- A level
- Scottish Higher
- Scottish Advanced Higher
- Access to HE Diploma
- GCSE/National 4/National 5
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
- Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
A level :
This programme is designed for mature students who have typically been out of formal education for some time or who have taken non-traditional qualifications. Please note that we will not consider A-Level students or School Leavers. However, consideration may be given to candidates who studied some time ago. In order to give all applicants an equal opportunity, applicants who have been rejected following an interview will not normally be considered again.ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS: Graduates must have achieved a 2ii. MED
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