Program Overview

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Nursing and Allied Health Professions Foundation Year

Course Overview

This course is designed to give you the skills and knowledge required to prepare you for a rewarding career in a number of healthcare professions.

Why You Should Study This Course

• This course has been specifically designed to prepare you for a degree course in Nursing or Allied Health Professions at Coventry University or at CU Scarborough.
• All successful students on this course are therefore guaranteed an interview for degree courses in nursing and allied health profession courses at Coventry University, subject to completing an internal application form before the UCAS equal consideration January deadline.
• You will be given an opportunity to begin to develop the skills and competencies that relate to the successful study of the Health Professions and their regulatory bodies such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Nursing and Allied Health Professions Pathways

• Adult Nursing (also available at CU Scarborough)
• Children and Young People’s Nursing
• Diagnostic Radiography
• Dietetics
• Learning Disabilities Nursing (also available at CU Scarborough)
• Mental Health Nursing (also available at CU Scarborough)
• Midwifery
• Occupational Therapy
• Operating Department Practice
• Physiotherapy

What You'll Study

The curriculum has been designed to equip you with the knowledge, competences and skills required to be successful in today’s workplace as well as provide the academic rigour that is expected from degree-level study.

Modules

• Fundamentals of Pathophysiology and Disease - 30 credits
• Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology - 30 credits
• Introduction to Professional Practice and Regulatory Standards - 30 credits
• Approaches to Health and Wellbeing for the Health Professional - 30 credits

How You'll Learn

Your foundation year is focused on applied learning geared to high-intensity teaching and study throughout the course. The delivery of course content is a blend of lectures, tutorials and online mediums.

Teaching Contact Hours

You will receive approximately 20 hours of guided learning per week. This will be a combination of face-to-face teaching and online learning support. There will also be group tutorials every week.

Additionally, you will be expected to undertake up to 30 hours of self-directed study, depending on the demands of individual modules.

Assessment

Assessments have been designed to reflect those that you will be able to develop and use within your future role within the health professions e.g. a structured report, a professional debate and poster presentation. In addition, your assessments will prepare you for the interview process (values-based recruitment) required for progression on to further study in the health professions.

You will be assessed using:

• Case study
• Individual presentations
• Essay
• Numeracy test
• Portfolio

Entry Requirements

Typical offer for 2024/25 entry.

• UK
• International

Applicants should have A levels or equivalent qualifications and hold a Level 2 qualification (equivalent to GCSE) in English and Maths. Applicants with significant work experience will be considered on an individual basis.

English Language Requirements

• IELTS: 6.0 overall, with no component lower than 5.5.

Tuition Fees

2024/25 tuition fees.

• Student | Full-time | Part-time
  • UK | £7,950 | Not available
  • International | £18,300 | Not available

Facilities

You will have the opportunity to use virtual reality teaching and learning and simulated, hands-on learning to experience the roles within Nursing and Allied Health Professions in addition to experiencing clinical insight days and access to guest speakers from the vast health care professions you might want to consider.

Careers and Opportunities

As the course is designed specifically to prepare you for roles in healthcare you will develop the skills and knowledge valued by employers in this field. In addition to practical and theoretical understanding of health professional roles you will also explore the importance of attributes such as care and compassion and develop an understanding of the expectation of healthcare professionals.

How to Apply

C740

Fd cert

Apply via UCAS

C85

Institution code

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UK students

Full-time UK undergraduate students apply through UCAS. Otherwise, you will need to apply to CU directly. Read our application pages to find out your next steps to apply.

How to apply

Apply via UCAS

International students

International codes:
CUCF031

International students should apply directly to CU directly. Read our application pages to find out your next steps to apply.

How to apply

For further support for international applicants applying for an undergraduate degree view our International pages or Coventry University Group's International hub.