Bangor University is a public university in Bangor, Wales. It received its Royal Charter in 1885 and was one of the founding institutions of the federal University of Wales. Bangor University today is a thriving, forward-looking institution offering excellent opportunities. Around 10,000 students currently study with the institution and teaching and research is grouped into nine academic Schools. Bangor University has a long tradition of excellence and exceeds expectations, both for academic standards and student experience. The University is committed to sustainable development and global citizenship. It aims to promote sustainability in research, business and enterprise activities.

You’ll have compulsory theoretical study and clinical placements in hospitals community and or residential settings in north Wales. Closely supervised placements that enable you to observe professionals at work and participate in the delivery of nursing care start early in the course. Support is available from a personal tutor who is a registered nurse as well as an academic member of staff and mentorship supervision from a practicing registered nurse on placement. Theoretical and practical work is assessed through assignments examinations presentations and the All-Wales Assessment of Clinical Practice portfolio.

What will you study on this course?
The course is based equally on theory and practice – 50% is theoretical study and 50% is spent in clinical practice developing competencies needed for entry to the NMC’s register. You’ll develop the skills values professional behaviours and attitudes expected of a nurse to ensure the safety and protection of people of all ages and their carers and families. We focus on values that believe everyone should be empowered to access the same rights and opportunities regardless of their learning disability.

While you’ll specialise in learning disability nursing from the start of the programme there are opportunities to study alongside other student healthcare professionals and the School has a strategy for interprofessional learning. Within the individual degree programmes there are shared learning opportunities for all fields to learn together about common or generic elements such as anatomy and physiology psychology sociology communication reflection law and ethics. This interprofessional learning enables multidisciplinary working from the outset and an appreciation of how the elements of health care fit together in the patient journey. Sharing ideas between health disciplines will broaden your perspective on healthcare and help you focus on specific skills you develop in your own field of nursing.

For 2022 entry the Bachelor of Nursing programme for all four fields is mapped to the 2018 Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards of proficiency for registered nurses and the Future Nurse: Standards of proficiency. The new programme ensures nurses have greater understanding of patient client needs across all four fields of nursing practice but remaining field focused. The programme prepares future registrants with team working and leadership skills and more knowledge in the area of public health needed to deliver care in different settings to support health and well-being for clients and patients.

Modules for the current academic year
Module listings are for guide purposes only and are subject to change. Find out what our students are currently studying on the Learning Disability Nursing BN (Hons) Modules page.

Course content is for guidance purposes only and may be subject to change.

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it