Program Description

This accredited Learning Disabilities Nursing (Pre-registration) MSc course offers graduates from a range of backgrounds the opportunity to enter the Learning Disabilities Nursing profession in two years .You will explore the role of people with learning disabilities and the valued contribution that they make as equal citizens, examining the support that you can provide to ensure that their lives are valued and that they are given the best possible opportunities to live their best lives.

• The course aims to ensure that knowledge and skills acquisition will allow you to provide effective support for individuals with learning disabilities, including profound and multiple disabilities within healthcare and educational settings.
• You will be able to apply a range of creative interventions to facilitate quality care in varying settings, allowing service users to experience valued and fulfilled lives across their lifespan.
• This two-year postgraduate course leads to eligibility to register as a Learning Disabilities Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) .

Upon successful completion, you will be eligible to apply for registration as a Learning Disability Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to practice as a registered professional in nursing. The course is a strong indication to current and potential employers that you have both the ability and the academic characteristics required for working in a variety of Learning Disability settings. The programme is developed to position you for an accelerated career pathway to become a future nursing leader, clinical expert, educator or researcher within the profession.

Admission Requirements

• Applicants for Pre-registration MSc in Learning Disability Nursing should ideally hold a good honours degree of 2:2 or above in a health-related subject.
• Satisfactory health clearance and enhanced criminal record disclosure is also required.
• General Requirement :-
  • Indian Students-Students must achieve 60% in a 3 Year Undergraduate Degree or 55% in a 4 Year.Undergraduate Degree Students from the following Universities will be considered with 55% in a 3 Year Undergraduate Degree (unless applying for Health and Life Science courses): Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai (Madras), Anna, Amity, Andhra Pradesh, Aligarh Muslim, Pune, Bangalore and JNTU.
  • Arab Students-Students who hold a Bachelor’s Degree should have an average grade of 60% or above. Students who have an average grade of 70% or CGPA of 2.5 out of 4 for the Postgraduate Research programmes with a satisfactory research proposal.

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	7

Remarks:

Indian Students IELTS Waiver:-65% in Standard XII English language from certain examination boards only (Central boards, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Uttarakhand)