About Learning Disabilities Nursing Bnursing (hons) in University of West London

This exciting new course delivered from September 2019 will be approved against the new Nursing and Midwifery Council Future Nurse: Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses (May 2018). These standards set out the knowledge and skills you as the next generation of learning disabilities nurses will learn, to enable you to deliver world class person-centred, evidence-based care.

This practical nursing for learning disabilities course will prepare you to help people with special needs in a range of healthcare settings. 

You will spend equal time on practice placement and in the classroom. On graduation, you will be ready to find rewarding work as a specialised nurse.

You will also benefit from high-tech teaching resources, a dedicated tutor and highly experienced staff. A number of our teaching staff are involved with important research in this field, and their expertise will inform your learning.

According to the Guardian University Guide 2019 UWL is ranked No. 1 in London and is in the top 17 universities in England for our nursing and midwifery courses.

This course is offered at our West London campus. As you will spend half your course gaining experience on placement, you should choose a course location that you can travel to easily. Please see the course details below for information on where we have placement partnerships for this location.

Designed with input from students, service users and our partners in the NHS and voluntary and independent sectors, the course will prepare you for current practice.

In accordance with the high standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, you will learn how to:

• provide, lead and coordinate care that is compassionate and evidence-based
• care for people in their own home, in the community and in hospital
• help to promote health, protect health and prevent ill health
• empower people, communities and populations to take control of their own health decisions and behaviours
• care for people of different ages, backgrounds, cultures and beliefs
• care for people with complex mental, physical, cognitive and behavioural care needs
• provide nursing care for people at the end of their lives
• work across health- and social care services, playing a proactive role
• think critically and apply your knowledge and skills
• be emotionally intelligent and resilient, while managing your personal health and wellbeing.

Facilities and support

You will learn using high-tech, innovative resources that make your classes fun and engaging as well as practical. In addition, you will have:

• teaching staff who are highly committed, passionate subject specialists 
• a personal tutor to guide you through your course
• regular personalised feedback on your progress in theory and practice components
• access to a variety of practice placements, thanks to our many partners.

ou need to meet our English language requirement:

• a minimum of IELTS 7.0 in Speaking, Reading and Listening and 6.5 in Writing, or
• OET (Occupational English Test) grade B (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening). Note that we can only accept results of tests taken from Feb 2016 onwards.

Applicants with the following qualifications will be considered for entry on an undergraduate degree:

•    International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma (From a minimum 25 points depending on course)
•    British/ International A Levels (From a minimum 112 UCAS tariff points depending on course)
•    Indian Standard 12/HSC (minimum average of 55% depending on exam board)
•    Second and final year entry on a bachelor's degree may be available for those with a Higher National Diploma (HND) from the UK with a merit profile
•    A recognised foundation course

University of West London Highlights

University of West London Cost of Attendance

The estimated cost of attendance for international students at the College of North Atlantic is mentioned-below:

Program Fees