
Healthcare Practice FdSc
Course Overview - Healthcare Practice FdSc
This Healthcare Practice degree is an ideal course if you are interested in the health sector and are hoping to pursue a career in a professional healthcare role. This degree will give you the clinical and nursing skills you need to become a nursing practitioner and you will benefit from the industry experience of the qualified nurses who teach on this programme. You will focus on health promotion and learn in a simulated hospital environment. This course has links to the CQC, has been validated by health professionals. You will benefit from industry insight through guest lectures f...
This Healthcare Practice degree is an ideal course if you are interested in the health sector and are hoping to pursue a career in a professional healthcare role. This degree will give you the clinical and nursing skills you need to become a nursing practitioner and you will benefit from the industry experience of the qualified nurses who teach on this programme. You will focus on health promotion and learn in a simulated hospital environment. This course has links to the CQC, has been validated by health professionals. You will benefit from industry insight through guest lectures from the NHS. This Healthcare Practice degree will help prepare you for work as you will undertake live briefs from industry and benefit from guest lectures from organisations such as the NHS, Marie Curie, CQC and Parkinsons UK. You will also gain a Mental Health First Aid and First Aid in the Workplace qualification whilst studying this course (subject to funding). Once you successfully complete this degree you may choose to progress onto the BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care (Top-Up) or the BSc (Hons) Public Health (Top-Up). You may also choose to enter the healthcare industry as a nursing associate or healthcare assistant.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
2 Years
Start Date
07/09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
L511
Institution Code
N23
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
64
Access to HE Diploma
Please e-mail undergraduate@ncl-coll.ac.uk
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GCSE/National 4/National 5
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MM
Scottish Advanced Higher
C,C
A level
C,C
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |