BSc Nursing Practice (CPD)

Year of entry: 2023

Overview

Degree awarded
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Duration
Up to 5 years (part-time)

Full entry requirements

How to apply

For the BSc (Hons) Nursing Practice course, please contact cpd.nursing@manchester.ac.uk with details of your nursing qualification.

For Level 6 CPD course units, please visit the undergraduate CPD page for further information.

Sustainable Development Goals

Find out how this course aligns to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, including learning which relates to:

  • Goal 3: Good health and well-being
  • Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals

Course overview

  • Improve your skills and further your career through Level 6 CPD study if you're a qualified nurse or other health professional.
  • Take individual units as short CPD courses or study several units to work towards a BSc qualification.

Fees

To be announced.

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

UN Sustainable Development Goals

The 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the world's call to action on the most pressing challenges facing humanity. At The University of Manchester, we address the SDGs through our research and particularly in partnership with our students.

Led by our innovative research, our teaching ensures that all our graduates are empowered, inspired and equipped to address the key socio-political and environmental challenges facing the world.

To illustrate how our teaching will empower you as a change maker, we've highlighted the key SDGs that our courses address.

  • Goal 3: Good health and well-being

    Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

  • Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals

    Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

Contact details

School/Faculty
Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Telephone
+44 (0)161 529 4563
Email
Website
https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/nursing/
School/Faculty overview
Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Entry requirements

Professional entry qualification

You must be a qualified nurse or other health professional.

Home-schooled applicants

If you have followed a non-standard educational route and have been, for example, educated at home, your application will be considered against the standard entry criteria of the course to which you applied. You will be required to demonstrate that you meet the academic entry requirements as specified for the course. We will also require a reference which should be written by somebody who knows you well enough, in an official capacity, to write about you and your suitability for higher education. Please refer to UCAS for further information: UCAS reference guidelines

Application and selection

How to apply

For the BSc (Hons) Nursing Practice course, please contact cpd.nursing@manchester.ac.uk with details of your nursing qualification.

For Level 6 CPD course units, please visit the undergraduate CPD page for further information.

Course details

Course description

We offer a wide range of Level 6 units for health professionals looking to improve their skills and further their careers through CPD.

Our CPD units are available to both those working in nursing, midwifery and social work and other health practitioners.

You can study individual units as standalone short courses, or build up the credits earned through individual units to contribute towards an undergraduate award.

BSc awards

Our Nursing Practice BSc (Hons) course is for qualified nurses and midwives who wish to undertake CPD at undergraduate (Level 6) level.

You can either take individual units attached to these courses as standalone CPD courses, or combine several units to build up 120 credits over a maximum of five years on a part-time basis and achieve the full BSc award.

Please note that these BSc courses are not suitable for undergraduate students wishing to gain NMC registration as a nurse - please see the following BNurs courses instead:

Course content for year 1

Course units for year 1

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.

TitleCodeCredit ratingMandatory/optional
Intensive Care of the Neonate NURS9105C 20 Optional
Academic Accreditation of Continued Professional Development (CPD) NURS9154C 20 Optional
Safe delivery of Systemic anti-cancer therapies (SACT) L6&7 NURS9172C 20 Optional
Principles and Practice of Breast Cancer Nursing NURS9307C 40 Optional
Principles of Haematology Oncology NURS93160 20 Optional
Enhancing Neonatal Nursing Practice NURS9319C 40 Optional
Research Dissertation NURS9328C 40 Optional
Principles and Practice of Cancer Care - Level 6 NURS9346C 20 Optional
Promoting Effective Practice in Supportive and Palliative Care NURS9347C 20 Optional
Dementia: A Person Centred Approach NURS9357C 20 Optional
Long term conditions (LTCs) in primary mental health care l6 NURS9359C 20 Optional
Concepts of Ophthalmic Nursing NURS9360C 20 Optional
The Nature of Ophthalmic Nursing NURS9365C 20 Optional
Infection Prevention & Control in Clinical Practice (L6) NURS9385C 20 Optional
Renal Nursing NURS9396C 20 Optional
Newborn Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) NURS9399C 20 Optional
Adult Safeguarding Level 6 NURS9410C 20 Optional
Principles and Practice of Burn Care NURS9997C 20 Optional
Burns Rehabilitation L6 NURS9998C 20 Optional
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Course content for year 3

Course units for year 3

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.

TitleCodeCredit ratingMandatory/optional
Academic Accreditation of Continued Professional Development (CPD) NURS9154C 20 Optional
Safe delivery of Systemic anti-cancer therapies (SACT) L6&7 NURS9172C 20 Optional
Principles and Practice of Breast Cancer Nursing NURS9307C 40 Optional
Principles of Haematology Oncology NURS93160 20 Optional
Enhancing Neonatal Nursing Practice NURS9319C 40 Optional
Research Dissertation NURS9328C 40 Optional
Principles and Practice of Cancer Care - Level 6 NURS9346C 20 Optional
Promoting Effective Practice in Supportive and Palliative Care NURS9347C 20 Optional
Dementia: A Person Centred Approach NURS9357C 20 Optional
Infection Prevention & Control in Clinical Practice (L6) NURS9385C 20 Optional
Renal Nursing NURS9396C 20 Optional
Newborn Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) NURS9399C 20 Optional
Adult Safeguarding Level 6 NURS9410C 20 Optional
Principles and Practice of Burn Care NURS9997C 20 Optional
Burns Rehabilitation L6 NURS9998C 20 Optional
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Disability support

Practical support and advice for current students and applicants is available from the Disability Advisory and Support Service. Email: dass@manchester.ac.uk