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B.Sc (Hons) Nursing Studies (Learning Disability)

Learning Disability nursing involves working in partnership with individuals and families to improve autonomy, promote health, and support inclusion. This includes making a real contribution towards enhancing behaviors and lifestyles that help achieve the best health outcomes.

This program focuses on meeting the holistic needs of people with learning disabilities. You will explore key themes within contemporary learning disability practice including meeting health needs, community engagement, person-centered planning, inclusion, and integration, addressing health inequalities, legislation, forensic practice, care planning and assessment, evidence-based practice, research methods, and appraisal.

You will undertake a variety of practice learning experiences within a variety of health and social care settings.

GCU's virtual learning environment and state-of-the-art inter-professional simulation suite provide flexible, innovative, appropriate, and elective learning design, content, and assessment. There is the opportunity to undertake clinical placements in a variety of NHS Health Boards and third sector organizations throughout the west and central Scotland.

Your career
On successful completion of the program, graduates are eligible for registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

There are a wide range of employment opportunities in both NHS and third sector services, for example, assessment and treatment units, community learning disability teams, hospital liaison services, forensic services, child and adolescent mental health services, and other specialist services.

Campus Information

Glasgow

The main campus of GCU in Scotland

Intakes

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Application Process

More Information Required

10 Days

Possible Interview Call from Institution

10 Days

Provisional/Unconditional Offer

20 Days

Visa Process

35 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Careers and employability
Whether you have a fixed career path in mind or are open to exploring your options, at GCU you will be encouraged to engage in career development activities from day one of your studies. Our focus on employability means that you can be confident that your experiences at GCU will give you the best possible start for your future career.

Internships and Placements
Get ahead in the world of work with an industrial placement. Thanks to our strong business partnerships and cutting-edge applied research activities, we can offer you a wide variety of opportunities from short internships to year-long paid placements. More than half of our undergraduate programmes offer placements as part of the degree. See the progression tables on pages 39 and 43 to find out which degrees you can progress to that offer a placement.

Careers Services
We offer a full range of professional support designed to help you to manage your own career development.

Employer presentations and seminars, where you can meet, learn from and network with potential employers.
Help securing part-time jobs and volunteering work to develop your skills and CV.
Support securing internships and placements to provide you with the experience and skills employers demand.
Access to Job Search: an online database used by thousands of employers to advertise vacancies both during your studies and upon graduation.
Advice on opportunities to study abroad or as part of a global exchange.
Career clinics provide one-to-one appointments with a professional career adviser.

PSW Opportunity

2 Years PSW is applicable after the course completing (Bachelors level or above)

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

India

Minimum 60% in each subject from XII Standard exams
Advanced entry to Level 2 or 3 can be considered with equivalent study from Bachelor's degree

For programmes requiring an IELTS 6 with no element below 5.5 (or equivalent), we can accept 70% in standard XII English as evidence of English language.

Undergraduate
High School Graduation Diploma completed with a G.P.A of 2.7 plus one of the following:

ACT Composite score of 24 minimum
SAT(post March 2016) – score of 1000 minimum
SAT (pre March 2016) – score of 1500 minimum
AP’s - Generally we are looking for 2 Advanced Placements at minimum grade 3
2 SAT Subject Tests at a minimum score of 500
For some programmes across our academic schools, we will require ACT or SAT combined with AP’s or SAT subject tests at higher grades or in specific subjects

All entry requirements listed here should be used as a guide and represent the minimum required to be considered for entry. Applicants who are made a conditional offer of a place may be asked to achieve more than is stated.

Year 1
Scottish Higher:Standard entry requirement: BBBB (incl English) Nat 5: C(Maths/Lifeskills Maths and a Science)
Minimum entry requirement*: BBCC (incl English) Nat 5:(Maths/Lifeskills Maths and a Science)
A level: BCC GCSE: C/4 (English, a Science and Maths)
ILC Higher: H2 H2 H3 H3 (incl English and preferably a Science) O4 (Maths)
IB Diploma: 24 points (incl a Science, Maths and English)
BTEC: DMM Ext Dip (Applied Science/Biological/Biomedical Science/Health-related) GCSE: C/4 (English and Maths)
College HNC: Science-based HNC - graded unit A Nat 5:level numeracy and literacy

English language IELTS score of 7.0 in each element except Writing which is 6.5 (or equivalent)

Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow , Scotland ,United Kingdom