Course Content

The course is offered on a two year part-time basis. This course includes clinical and practice based teaching, learning and assessment and students may be required to attend additional sessions at associated service provider sites as well as at the student’s practice base during year one of the course.

Year 1 Modules

Specialist

• Principles of integrated care in gerontological nursing
• Biopsychosocial principles of gerontological nursing
• Advancing gerontological nursing practice
• Supervised Practice Placement (Gerontological nursing)

Core

• NU7013 Theory & Practice of Enquiry Methods for Healthcare
• NU7020 Leadership, Quality Improvement and Governance

Year 2 Module

• NU8007 Dissertation

Course Assessments

Each module will be assessed by the successful completion of an academic assignment. The assessment of clinical competence will focus on the acquisition of specialist competencies and the clinical assessments will be carried out throughout the clinical placements.