Programme Specification for the 2021/2 academic year
BSc (Hons) Health Studies
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | BSc (Hons) Health Studies | Programme code | UFS3EMSEMS06 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Academic year | 2021/2 | |
| Campus(es) | St Luke's (Exeter) |
NQF Level of the Final Award | 6 (Honours) |
2. Description of the Programme
The BSc is a three year, full time degree which will enable you to become a resilient, highly skilled graduate with the values and personal attributes of being caring, empathetic and compassionate underpinned with comprehensive knowledge of biomedical sciences, academic mastery and an awareness of research.
With changing societal attitudes in an information rich society, new health priorities and expectations of health emerge.
Our curriculum draws on the strength of our partnership with the NHS in Devon to provide what we believe to be an exciting and innovative integrated masters nursing programme to enable nursing students to deliver and lead person-centred care in an evolving, increasingly complex healthcare arena. There are multiple contexts in which healthcare takes place and the BSc will give you experience across the whole health community. Graduates must put their patients first and work with them as partners in their own care.
You will have the opportunity to undertake a placement overseas as part of the four week nursing elective. This gives you an opportunity to explore different cultural health beliefs or economic aspects of healthcare abroad.
Studying the BSc at Exeter offers you an exciting, flexible and unique approach to nurse education whilst studying in a world-leading, internationally recognised research-rich environment.
The course will be structured according to the forthcoming NMC standards for nursing education currently being developed to replace the previous standards.
The modules focus on six integrated pillars of study that allow students to acquire and demonstrate the knowledge, skills and behaviours that are expected of nurses. These pillars are:
· Patient and public involvement
· Fundamental essentials of nursing care
· Evidence for practice
· No health without mental health
· Leadership and management of healthcare
· Global health
The learning around the six pillars will be facilitated by an interesting programme of lectures, workshops, seminars, small group teaching and learning in simulated clinical skills centres as well as clinical practice settings.
The modules for years 1 to 3 are 120 credits per year.
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
4. Programme Structure
5. Programme Modules
The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme.
100 word summary for each new compulsory module
For each of the modules described below, 50% of the credits will be awarded through placements and 50% through academic achievement.
Year 1 module (2 x 60 credit modules, one theory and one clinical practice)
The first year module focuses on the six integrated pillars of student that all you to acquire the knowledge, skills and behaviours that are expected of a first year nursing students. You will have the opportunity to practice a comprehensive range of the communication and relationship management skills and nursing procedures outlined in in the NMC Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses, annexes A and B. The ability to communicate effectively, with sensitivity and compassion, and to develop relationships with people is central to the provision of high quality person-centred nursing care.
The ability to carry out nursing procedures safely and with compassion is essential for modern nursing practice.
Throughout the first year you are assessed in the University via Objective Structured Clinical Examinations, essays, case studies, examinations and in clinical practice settings. Clinical practice is assessed using a range of proficiencies which are outlined in your Practice Assessment Document. These proficiencies are prescribed by the NMC and form the basis of discussion and assessment during each clinical practice placement. The proficiencies and related learning activities represent the range of nursing skills that you are expected to observe, acquire and develop throughout each year of the programme.
Year 2 module ((2 x 60 credit modules, one theory and one clinical practice)
This module focuses on the six integrated pillars of study that will allow you to build on and consolidate the knowledge and skills introduced in the first year of your programme. You will develop your practice across the six pillars of nursing; patient and public involvement, fundamental essentials of nursing care, evidence for practice; no health without mental health, leadership and management of healthcare and global health. At the end of year two, the programme incorporates the opportunity for a four week international or national elective practice learning experience. Under the guidance of an elective tutor you select and organise your own practice placement according to your interest or learning needs and negotiate an individual learning contract.
Year 3 module ((2 x 60 credit modules, one theory and one clinical practice)
This module focuses on the completion of the NMC Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses to enable registration with the NMC at the end of year three. It focuses on the six integrated pillars of study that will allow you to build on and consolidate the knowledge and skills introduced in the first and second years of your programme in order for you to successfully achieve the standards of proficiency. In the third year you will build on and consolidate the nursing procedures outlined in the NMC Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses in order for you to register. These nursing procedures need to be demonstrated in a range of practice settings and must reflect cultural awareness and ensure that the needs, priorities, expertise and preferences of individuals and their families and carers are always valued. A key focus of the proficiencies is to graduate as prescribing ready. This year will facilitate your pharmacological knowledge and prescribing practice.
6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
7. Programme Regulations
Classification
Full details of assessment regulations for all taught programmes can be found in the TQA Manual, specifically in the Credit and Qualifications Framework, and the Assessment, Progression and Awarding: Taught Programmes Handbook. Additional information, including Generic Marking Criteria, can be found in the Learning and Teaching Support Handbook.
8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning
9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning
Please refer to the University Academic Policy and Standards guidelines regarding support for students and students' learning.
10. Admissions Criteria
Undergraduate applicants must satisfy the Undergraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Postgraduate applicants must satisfy the Postgraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Specific requirements required to enrol on this programme are available at the respective Undergraduate or Postgraduate Study Site webpages.
11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards
Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed College assessment and marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures.
The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the appointment of External Examiners for each programme. External Examiners have access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. They are required to attend the Board of Examiners and to provide an annual report. Annual External Examiner reports are monitored at both College and University level. Their responsibilities are described in the University's code of practice. See the University's TQA Manual for details.
(http://as.exeter.ac.uk/support/admin/staff/qualityassuranceandmonitoring/tqamanual/fullcontents/)
12. Indicators of Quality and Standards
The programme is not subject to accreditation and/ or review by professional and statutory regulatory bodies (PSRBs).
13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards
The University and its constituent Colleges review the quality and standard of teaching and learning in all taught programmes against a range of criteria through the procedures outlined in the Teaching Quality Assurance (TQA) Manual Quality Review Framework.
14. Awarding Institution
University of Exeter
15. Lead College / Teaching Institution
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
16. Partner College / Institution
Partner College(s)
Not applicable to this programme
Partner Institution
Not applicable to this programme.
17. Programme Accredited / Validated by
0
18. Final Award
BSc (Hons) Health Studies
19. UCAS Code
Not applicable to this programme.
20. NQF Level of Final Award
6 (Honours)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | ECTS credits |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
23. Dates
| Origin Date | Date of last revision |
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