About Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (health Visiting And School Nursing), Pgdip in University of Greenwich

You should consider this course if you are a nurse or midwife with a degree who wishes to pursue a career in health visiting or school nursing.

Health visitors and school nurses lead on the delivery of progressive universal services to improve the life chances of children, young people and their families.

Our one year postgraduate course is suited to qualified nurses and midwives who already hold a degree and wish to undertake the specialist community public health nursing course at the higher academic level. During the year you will develop the knowledge and skills required to deliver a range of services including prevention, early intervention and safeguarding for children aged 0-19 and their families. These are set within the context of local community and contemporary national policy.

We deliver this course in partnership with local community healthcare organisations. It is intended to meet the needs and expectations of the contemporary public health agenda so you can make a difference to the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. Our course leads to a nationally recognised qualification and registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. 

We deliver this degree in partnership with local community service provider organisations. Due to variations in organisation recruitment requirements, please contact us at scphn@gre.ac.uk prior to application for current information and guidance.

Additional information

Assessment

Students are assessed through:

• Essays 
• Case studies
• Examinations
• Presentations
• Assessment in practice.

Careers

On completion of this course, you will be eligible to work in a wide range of community based settings delivering on the public health agenda.

Academic Entry Requirements

Postgraduate Degrees (Master's)

For entry to our Master's programmes, you will need to have met the following:

• Four year bachelor degree with a minimum of 55% in Final Year for UK 2:2 OR 65% for UK 2:1(50% for UK 2:2 OR 60% for UK 2.1 from top University:Pune, Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Osmania, JNTU)
• 70% in English in Standard XII or English language requirements

University of Greenwich has a range of specialist programmes for international students. Read about Pre-masters programmes and foundation programmes.

You must show your English language skills to complete your course. Requirements vary by course and level, but the good news is, you don't have to wait to reach the required level before you apply.

Here's what you need:

• IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component

For some undergraduate and postgraduate taught courses, you need:

• IELTS 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component

For MPhil/PhD postgraduate research degrees, you need:

• IELTS 6.5 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component

For many of our extended degree programmes, you will need:

• IELTS 5.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component

The English language requirements for some extended degree programmes vary.

Please note, English language requirements may change.

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