Hi!
The nursing course is one of the most intensive courses that Brighton University offers, so it's important you have the support in place to meet the timetable requirements. The course requires students to make a full-time commitment - Monday to Friday 9-5 or 8-4pm on campus teaching/placement for 45 weeks each year with 7 weeks holiday.
This course will last for three years and is made up of 50% practical unpaid placement and 50% teaching seminars, plus other on-campus activities.
In most years the first placement block will happen in the first term in November for 5 weeks. Within the placement element of the course the expectation is that you would be working between 32 to 35 hours per week and it would be on a rotor basis, shadowing a current NHS employee on the same shift patterns. On the
Nursing course page there is further information relating to the placement areas which include Surrey, Sussex and Kent. The placement team will always aim to accommodate a student’s travel requirements, however, there are a maximum number of placement opportunities in Brighton hospitals and students will be expected travel to other geographical areas. It is currently possible to claim back excess travel costs, this is reviewed each year by the NHS.
For more information on the timetable and to ask any questions about the course or studying at Brighton please feel free to contact Brighton University
current nursing student Alexis.
I hope this is helpful!
All the best with your studies.
Danielle - Brighton Uni Rep