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Blended Learning Nursing Degree Health Education England Your hands-on practice experience: Choosing the university (course provider) who can provide practice experience near you Getting the right mix of experience All the universities delivering the blended learning nursing degree have formal arrangements with An important part of your studies is to make sure various clinical-practice providers across the health you get the right amount of practical, hands- and care spectrum, including hospitals and in the on experience. As a nursing student on this community, with some practice providers local course, in addition to the wide use of to the university and others not. Therefore it is digital technology to help you study, you important to either contact your local university will spend up to 50 percent of your or the university of choice to establish if clinical time on gaining practice experience in practice experience will be provided in a location a variety of health and care settings to that is convenient for you. develop valuable skills and knowledge. You will work with patients, carers, There will be some practice assessors and a wide range of flexibility with placements health and social care professionals. to fit with your needs as much as possible and this The information on the next page should give information should help you an overview of the universities providing this you approach a university course. Because the programme is a blend of to understand what their face-to-face and virtual learning with hands on offer is in more detail practice experience, choosing your university will before making a choice. be dependent on several factors, including practice experience provision. Which universities can provide practical placements near you? Health Education England has Blended Learning Nursing Degree Health Education England has commissioned seven universities (course commissioned seven universities providers) to deliver the new blended learning nursing degree across (course providers) to deliver the new the country. They are: blended learning nursing degree • Birmingham City University • The Open University in • Coventry University partnership with Middlesex across the country. University • University of Gloucestershire • The Open University in • University of Huddersfield Area Universities who can provide partnership with University • University of Sunderland of West of England placements here North East and University of Sunderland Yorkshire University of Huddersfield What’s the difference between each university’s Coventry University offer for the course? North West University of Huddersfield Birmingham City University University of Sunderland Midlands Birmingham City University • 2 years MSc Nursing (Adult) • 3 years BSc (Hons) Nursing Coventry University (Adult) East Coventry University Coventry University • 5 years BSc (Hons) Nursing • 3 year BSc (Hons) Nursing London Coventry University (Adult) P/T (Adult) • 2 years or 4 years (P/T) MNurse The Open University in partnership with • 2 years MSc Nursing (Adult) University of Middlesex The Open University in University of Sunderland University of Gloucestershire partnership with Middlesex • 3 years BSc (Hons) Nursing South East Coventry University University and University of (Adult) West of England University of Gloucestershire University of Huddersfield • 3 years BSc (Hons) Nursing South West University of Gloucestershire • 3 years BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult) The Open University in partnership with (Adult) University of West England • 2 years MSc Nursing (Adult)