Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting or School Nursing)
Oxford Brookes UniversityProgram Overview
The Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting or School Nursing) at Oxford Brookes University is a Postgraduate Diploma programme in Medicine & Health Sciences over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of medicine & health sciences. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting or School Nursing) programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 6.5
- Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting or School Nursing) programme are prepared for diverse careers in medicine & health sciences:
- Healthcare Professional
- Clinical Researcher
- Health Policy Analyst
- Public Health Specialist
- Medical Writer
- Healthcare Manager
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- This course will strengthen your leadership attributes in order to prepare you for the public health workforce as a SCPHN
- The curriculum content will reflect currency in practice issues, this will include the exploration of contemporary public health high impact areas across the fields of practice.
- We support multi and inter-professional learning and teaching, offering excellent opportunities for shared learning across the university.
- Our lecturers are experienced in their specialist practice areas and maintain excellent practice links with those areas locally or across the region, and have established links with colleagues, organisations and institutions at national and international levels to enable contemporaneous teaching material and speakers.
- You will benefit from the fact that we are a student-centred institution that is fully committed to each individual achieving their potential. To support this, we offer a broad range of student support schemes to facilitate learning and development.
- The University has an excellent track record of high levels of student satisfaction and high employability.
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
Entry requirements
Access to the SCPHN course is open to practitioners who meet the following criteria.
This course is at level 7 (Master\xc2\x92s Degree) therefore evidence is required of recent study at level 6 (degree level).
You must:
- be registered on either the nursing or midwife (parts one or two of the NMC register)
- be able to demonstrate evidence of recent study at level 6 on entry
- have secured a student place within an NHS Trust which will ensure the following:
- have access to a community practice teacher and placement area
- have a source of NHS funding (employment) to enable payment of the course fees.
Additionally:
- entry onto the course will be subject to satisfactory Disclosure Barring Service clearance
- evidence of being currently on the NMC register will also be required.
- successful entry to this course is subject to satisfactory references.
English Proficiency: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Detailed tuition information is not available. Please contact the university for the most current tuition and fee information.
Application Deadline
2001-05-18
About Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford, United Kingdom
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University Profile- Application Deadline 2001-05-18
- Start Date 2018-09-01
- Language English
- Duration 12 months
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