Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting and School Nursing)

Entry requirements

• Applicants must hold an honours degree at 2:2 or above in nursing, midwifery or related subject awarded by an approved degree awarding body with evidence of successful level 6 or level 7 study, in a relevant subject area in the previous 5 years.
• Candidates who completed their 2:2 honours degree or above over 5 years ago should demonstrate in application how they have maintained ongoing continuing professional development at graduate level.
• Candidates with a third-class or pass degree are required to complete and pass an appropriate module at level 6 or 7* as a condition of offer prior to entry onto the course.
• Before you are offered a place on this course, you will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance (previously known as CRB), so that a check can be made on your suitability for working with children and vulnerable adults.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This programme of study is made up of theory and practice based learning, and is grounded in public health practice. This allows registered nurses and midwives to enhance their professional skills to a specialist level in one of the two routes offered.

Successful completion of the course enables you to register on Part III of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register ad practice as a specialist community public health nurse. The course also includes the Community Nurse Prescribing (V100) programme (integrated in the Specialist Practice modules), which you will be able to record with the NMC.

This 52 week full-time programme comprises 22.5 weeks of theoretical study and 22.5 weeks of learning in a practice setting, under the supervision of a practice teacher and specialist mentor. The full-time route comprises of two days of attendance at Wrexham University, two days in practice and one study day per week during term time.

Key course features

• Successful completion of the programme enables you to register on Part III of the NMC register and practice as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse.
• The degree prepares you for practice through learning and assessment in the practice context.
• The modular route allows part-time students to complete modules with full-time students as and when they can join the programme.
• Students who follow the postgraduate routes may have the opportunity to return to complete a masters degree on a part-time basis if they leave with a postgraduate certificate. Also, if they complete a dissertation on a part-time basis they will also achieve the masters degree. This will develop your skills of evaluation, originality in thinking and research, so if you decide to study through to masters level you would also be able to go on to undertake doctoral level study.
• The course is offered via a full-time and part-time basis.  There is an option to undertake standalone modules up to 40 credits which can later RPEL into the course on successful application. 
• Please note that this course is only offered at Level 7.

Information for international students

If you are applying as an European / International Student, and live outside of the UK, you should make your application through our online application system, Centurus.

For information about the university’s entry requirements for EU/international students and to see if this course is open to international students, please visit our international section.

Fees and funding

A full NHS bursary, including tuition fees and a non-repayable bursary for living costs, is available for this programme if you are eligible and agree to work in Wales for 18 months after registration (subject to change).

If you are not opting for bursary funding, visit our our fees & finance pages. You will also find information about what your fees include in the fee FAQs.