Children's Nursing (Pre-registration) - 2012 entry

Course content

The course will be taught alongside the well-established and highly-regarded BSc (Hons) Children’s Nursing course offered by Oxford Brookes University.

Working at master’s level, you will focus on developing a knowledge base in children’s nursing, which is evidence-based and strongly underpinned by research.

During Year 1, you will undertake a graduate diploma and then progress onto the master’s route for Years 2 and 3. You may be able to enter directly into Year 2 by providing evidence of prior experience (AP(E)L) - this may include having a degree in a health/nursing related subject. If you wish to study part-time, you can complete the course over a maximum duration of five years. This option is only available to applicants entering Year 2 of the programme.

You will develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of children’s nursing. This will be informed by scholarship and research as well as critical awareness of current issues/development in the field. You will acquire specific skills, knowledge and competence in relation to children’s nursing. Your learning will be enquiry focused, helping you to develop as reflective, innovative, confident and self-aware practitioners.

You will complete a master’s-level research project involving primary data collection; a critical review of the literature; or other scholarly output.

Graduates from the course will contribute significantly to high-quality client care, the continued development of patient centred care/therapy, and theory-practice integration.

Upon successful completion of the MSc in Children’s Nursing , you will be able to:

• Deliver high-quality essential care to all.
• Deliver complex care to children and families.
• Act to safeguard the public and be responsible and accountable for safe, person-centred, evidence-based nursing practice.
• Act with professionalism and integrity and work within agreed professional, ethical and legal frameworks and processes to maintain and improve standards.
• Practice in a compassionate, respectful way, maintaining dignity and wellbeing and communicating effectively.
• Act on their understanding of how people’s lifestyles, environments and the location of care delivery influence their health and wellbeing.
• Seek out every opportunity to promote health and prevent illness
• Work in partnership with other health and social care professionals and agencies, service users, carers and families ensuring that decisions about care are shared.
• Use leadership skills to supervise and manage others and contribute to planning, designing, delivering and improving future services.

Faculty

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Department

Department of Clinical Health Care

Course length

Full-time: 3 years
Part-time: 5 years (maximum). Part-time route is not available to applicants entering the first year of the programme.

Teaching location

Headington Campus, Marston Road

Start date

September 2012

Entry requirements

• A good honours degree (or equivalent), preferably in a health/science related subject. We will however also consider applications from graduates with non health-related degrees.
• GCSE Maths, Science and English at grade B or above.
• Two recent references, at least one academic.
• Experience of paid or voluntary work within a health care environment or relevant to your chosen field.
• Successful performance in the selection process (including an individual interview).
• All applicants must be screened for fitness to practise.
• A Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check will be made.

Scholarships and funding

For general sources of financial support, see:

• funding for students from the UK and EU
• funding for students from outside the EU

Why Oxford is a great place to study Children's Nursing (Pre-registration)

As a student in Oxford you'll be at the heart of the UK's most successful economic region and in a centre for leading industries which provides you with a host of learning opportunities.

Because Oxford is one of the world's great academic cities, it is a key centre of debate, with conferences, seminars and forums taking place across education, science, the arts and many other subjects.

In addition to our own excellent libraries and resource centres, our postgraduate students have access to the world-renowned Bodleian Library, the Bodleian Law Library and the Radcliffe Science Library.

Our staff come from a wide range of academic backgrounds and have extensive clinical experience in areas such as community nursing, high dependency care, cardio-respiratory, oncology, surgical and orthopaedic nursing, neurosciences, and child and family mental health. School staff and course team members also have strong research interests in child and family focused research and the use of simulation resources to enhance learning. All of this enhances students' learning experience. In addition to this, skilled practitioners and nurse consultants deliver specialist teaching sessions. Patients and carers are also involved in teaching and learning.

Support for students studying Children's Nursing (Pre-registration)

All our courses adopt a student-centred approach to teaching and learning and are strongly focused on encouraging you to attain your full potential as lifelong learners.

There is a range of support mechanisms for students, such as academic advisers, who will facilitate your academic development, module and dissertation support provided by the teaching team, and student support co-ordinators, who provide a drop-in service for queries about any aspect of student life, covering both academic and personal welfare.

The university’s support services include Upgrade, which provides advice on study skills such as planning and writing essays, assignments and dissertations, research, or preparing for an exam. They also give advice on statistics and maths. There is a dedicated Student Disability and Dyslexia Service, which provides support for students with disabilities including sensory and mobility impairments, dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties, mental health problems and medical conditions. Here, staff offer advice and support on a range of issues, including physical access, funding, alternative assessment arrangements and liaison with teaching staff to ensure that they are aware of your requirements.

EU/International Students

As a new EU or international student you will join the Academic and Cultural Orientation Programme, which has been set up to enable you to make a smooth transition into study at the university. Within the sessions, you will explore the culture of the university, which will assist you in developing the appropriate academic skills required for your programme of study. The university also provides a comprehensive range of support networks and services to EU/international students. For more information, go to www.brookes.ac.uk/international/support

How Brookes supports postgraduate students

Supporting your learning

From academic advisers and support co-ordinators to specialist subject librarians and other learning support staff, we want to ensure that you get the best out of your studies.

Personal support services

We want your time at Brookes to be as enjoyable and successful as possible. That's why we provide all the facilities you need to be relaxed, happy and healthy throughout your studies.

Research excellence

We have a number of both promising and experienced researchers working in established areas including cancer care, children and families, drugs and alcohol, physical rehabilitation and enablement and interprofessional education & collaborative practice. Over the past few years, these researchers have won external research and consultancy contracts including grants, fellowships and studentships for NHS staff. Our research staff collaborate with researchers from across Oxford Brookes University and from the Institute of Health Sciences at Oxford University, along with research teams from many other UK and international centres.

Our academic staff have extensive experience of NHS and general management at both senior and director level. They also have a significant record of research and publications on the topics of management and leadership. The currency of the course is also assured by the lecturers' close involvement in the health and social care sector and their movement between that sector and education.

We are very pleased with the results received in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). 70% of our research in Allied Health Professions and Studies was rated as being of international significance in the assessment of research, of which 10% was rated as world-leading. The university has been careful to nurture emerging research strengths, and the international standing achieved by subjects allied to health demonstrates significant progress since 2001.

For more details about our research portfolio, go to our website.