Bachelor of Science Nursing (Top-up) (Edinburgh Napier University)
Course Information
Description
SHN’s Bachelor of Science Nursing (Top-up) post-registration degree– in partnership with Edinburgh Napier University, UK– is accredited by the Singapore Nursing Board. With the changes in today’s healthcare industry and the challenges that come with it, our nursing courses in Singapore are equipped to prepare you well for the profession.
Combining theory with practical assessments, our nursing degree is designed to be feedback-positive so as to ensure that you receive valuable advice and insights for practising nursing in Singapore. As the service industry can be fast-paced, the feedback system is poised to develop you into a steady and poised healthcare professional.
This programme is supported under the Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP).
For Union members below 40 years can enjoy course fee subsidy capped at S$250 per qualifying member per year.
For Union members aged 40 years and above can enjoy higher course fee subsidy at S$500 per qualifying member per year.
Nursing Degree Programme Objective
The Bachelor of Science Nursing (Top-up) degree programme is accredited by the Singapore Nursing Board (SNB).
The part-time nursing degree programme will enable you to develop the required critical, enquiring approach to nursing that supports high-quality, safe, evidence-based and effective care across a dynamic and contemporary healthcare environment. The nursing degree graduates will possess the knowledge, skills and abilities to practice collaboratively across healthcare settings and communities and within the context of the Singapore Nursing Board’s Domains of Practice and global health perspectives.
Nursing Degree Course - MDIS Learning Outcomes
This part-time nursing degree course aims to develop your interest and knowledge in understanding contemporary health care in order to:
- Prepare you at the graduate level with the necessary critical abilities, knowledge and skills to support high-quality, safe and effective care within dynamic healthcare environments.
- Enhance your current knowledge and skills to enable you to develop your career in nursing further.
- Develop higher levels of competence in providing excellent care in a dynamic healthcare environment.
- Develop the leadership and evidence-based decision-making skills to enhance your practice and work co-productively within services and communities.
- Enhance the development of advanced communication and interpersonal skills.
Entry Requirements
Applicants must be of age 18 and above and possess one of the following entrance requirements:
Registered nurses with Singapore Nursing Board who hold a certificate or diploma in nursing and a current practicing certificate (full and conditional registration only) issued by SNB.
Note: All applications are subject to University approval. Graduates of the Healthcare Professional Conversion Programme, the 2-year Diploma in Nursing (Accelerated) by Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP), are eligible to apply to the Bachelor of Science Nursing (Top-up) programme.
English Language Requirements
Applicants are required to possess one of the following:
- IELTS with a minimum overall band of 6.0 (with no component less than 5.5)
- C6 in English at GCE ‘O’ Levels
- C in GCSE
- Grade 6 or above in SPM
- Approved Edinburgh Napier University admission equivalents
Career Opportunities
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Modules
- Healthy Lives
- Promoting Excellence in Older People's Care
- Advancing Practice Through Research
- Assessing Health and Planning Care
- Leadership and Innovation: From Theory to Practice
- Management of Chronic Disease
- Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Practice
- Exploring the Theory and Application of Law and Ethical Reasoning in Nursing Practice
- The average lecturer/student ratio is 1 : 90 (Lecture)
- The average lecturer/student ratio is 1 : 30 (Tutorial)
- The average lecturer/student ratio is 1 : 15 (Practical)
Our Part-time Nursing Degree Course Methods of Assessment
The Bachelor of Science Nursing (Top-Up) course uses various formative and summative assessment methods. Assessment methods include essays; projects; portfolios; reflective analysis, and practical assessments or Observable Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Each module is assessed on whether students have met its learning outcomes. Formative feedback informs you of your progress and provides constructive guidance for your development. The nursing degree course has a set of evidence-based standards around student feedback, which will help ensure that you receive the highest quality formative feedback and ‘feed-forward’.
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