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Nursing (Learning Disability) and Social Work with Foundation Year

Sheffield Hallam University

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Course options

  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary


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Course summary

- Understand contemporary nursing and social work practice.- Transform the lives of people who have learning disabilities.- Spend 50% of your course on placement - enhancing your employability.- Collaborate with other professional groups within health and social care.- Gain real-world experience and sought-after credentials - qualifying as a social worker in England and a Learning Disabilities Nurse.- Prepare for the full degree with an extra foundation year at the start.On this course, you’ll gain the skills and experience you need to provide exceptional care to people with learning disabilities. You’ll tailor your studies, and learn from other practitioners and students - understanding where your specialism fits into the wider sphere of healthcare. You’ll graduate with the qualifications and credentials you need to enter practice.


How you learn

The course is comprised of integrated health and social care modules, based around the central theme of learning disabilities which explore and develop your nursing and social work practice. There is also a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary collaborative teaching and learning throughout the programme.You’ll be equipped with the knowledge, skills and values that enhance your employment opportunities, give you a strong professional identity as well as confidence in working with different professional groups and agencies to develop solutions to real world practice issues.


Applied learning

Theory will prepare you for practice learning experiences are designed to help you not only to apply theory to practice, but to develop critical and ethical approaches to your practice in order to become life-long, competent professionals. You are required to attend the practice learning experiences provided on the course to achieve the course practice learning outcomes.You’ll undertake a range of practice learning experiences, helping you to build your skills, confidence, creativity, resilience, integrity and curiosity. This will take place in different practice learning environments, reflecting the range of ways in which services are currently delivered. This might include simulated learning and virtual placements alongside real world experience of services delivered face to face to service users. The university will ensure that the practice learning element of your course will be compliant with the requirements of the Professional and Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB) governing your chosen profession. This is so that by the end of your course, you will have been provided with the opportunity to demonstrate attainment of the requirements to register as a professional with your chosen profession.

Application deadline

14/01/2026

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University information

Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield Hallam University

  • University League Table

    84th

  • Campus address

    Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, Howard Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 1WB, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Nursing & Midwifery

    35th out of 84 9

    33rd out of 73 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 207
    131 63%

    40th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    99.0 99%

    6th

    5

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.87 72%

    75th

  • Entry standards

    / Max 181
    124 68%

    37th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    92.0 92%

    30th

    12

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.97 74%

    59th

    12

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