Nursing Associate, FdSc

University of Portsmouth, the United Kingdom

Study options for this course

The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
FdSc	Full-time	2 years	September	find out	find out

About Nursing Associate, FdSc - at University of Portsmouth

Overview

Begin your journey into healthcare on our 2-year Nursing Associate degree course.

As a Nursing Associate, you'll be an essential part of the nursing team. You'll benefit from our simulated teaching environments and gain hands-on experience in hospital and community placements, while developing clinical expertise in medication management, health promotion and person-centred care.

Once you graduate, you'll be ready to register as a qualified Nursing Associate and well-equipped to work across a variety of healthcare settings – including GP practices, hospitals, schools and care homes. Alternatively, you could pursue further study to become a registered nurse.

You can study this course full-time at our partner college, Basingstoke College of Technology

While studying at our partner colleges, you can access our student support services and community including study support, the Students' Union and our library's online resources.

This is a new course and we're finalising the detailed information for this course.

Notes about fees for this course

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-fees-and-student-finance

Entry requirements

72 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent, one of which must be in a relevant subject. Exceptionally, equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications will be considered. Applicants should have completed 12 years of general education with relevant documentation to support this (or 10 years with relevant vocational training). All shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview in support of their application. Applicants must pass Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Occupational Health checks before starting the course.

English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 7.0 with no component score below 7.0.

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