Postgraduate Diploma Community Nursing

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London Metropolitan University

Comments about Postgraduate Diploma Community Nursing - At the institution - London - Greater London

• Objectives
  The course seeks to have a clear user-centred focus, as well as promoting the development of public health skills. The course also has a considerable practice and work-based component in order to develop specialist and higher level skills. Specialist branches currently offered are: -Community Mental Health Nursing -District Nursing -Practice Nursing
• Entry requirements
  You must be a registered nurse with a live NMC registration on the appropriate part/s of the NMC register for your chosen branch, for example, health visiting. Normally two years post-registration experience is required and a good Honours degree in a relevant subject. You will require an appropriate placement to undertake this course. There are information sessions throughout the year for candidates to learn more about the course and find out about sponsorship. To find out when these are available please contact Carlando Francis.
• Academic title
  Postgraduate Diploma Community Nursing
• Course description
  Course structure
  You must complete and pass six modules. The cores are:
  
  -Evaluating Research and Evidence-based Practice
  -Partnership Working and Management
  -Mental Health in Primary Care
  -Practice 1 - Assessing Individuals, Groups, and Families
  -Practice 2 - Public Health and Health Profiling
  -Specialist Module - varies depending on your chosen branch. 
  
  Assessment
  Assessment methods include reports, essays, seminar presentations and a practice portfolio.
  
  Placements
  You must have a suitable practice teacher who will be responsible for assessing your practical competence. The course includes an elective placement of your choice of up to two weeks. This can include study abroad.
  
  Career opportunities
  You can obtain the MA in Public Health on completion of this Postgraduate Diploma course by undertaking a triple-module dissertation in a relevant topic.
  
  Attendance & duration
  
  Full-time: approximately 40 weeks including placements, attending University two days per week in Semester A & B
  Part-time (day): two years attending one day per week - timetabling of placement negotiable

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