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Qualification
Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc
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Location
Oxstalls Campus - Gloucester
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
SEP
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Duration
2 Years
Course summary
This course will provide you with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours to become a Nursing Associate.
We’ll enable you to become a compassionate, competent and confident nursing associate at academic level 5 (foundation degree) – qualified to deliver a wide range of clinical, care and inter-personal skills, underpinned by a systematic knowledge base.
You’ll be able to practise safely and effectively within your parameters of practice, demonstrating appropriate values and behaviours in a wide range of health and care settings.
You’ll experience a variety of learning and teaching methods to enable you to achieve all of the learning outcomes and continue your personal and professional development. Learning styles will include a flexible and blended combination of:
- formal learning (face-to-face, physical and/or virtual/online)
- mandatory clinical training prior to placement
- placements in a variety of settings
- clinical skills development
- reading and study periods
- self-directed learning (physical/online)
- educational supervision and mentoring
- assessment activities
- teaching within the workplace
- collaborative learning sets
- informal learning (eg blogs, social media)
- simulation
- shadowing
Application deadline
14/01/2026
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£ 17,950per year
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University information
University of Gloucestershire
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University League Table
98th
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Campus address
University of Gloucestershire - The Park, The Park, Cheltenham, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 2RH, United Kingdom
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
76th out of 86 8
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Entry standards
/ Max 20288 44%85th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10098.0 98%10th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 42.89 72%81st
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