STUDY
Institution code: | S82 |
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UCAS code: | L611 |
Start date: | September 2025 |
Duration: | Two years full-time |
Location: | Ipswich |
Typical Offer: | 80 UCAS tariff points (or above), CDD (A-Level), MMP (BTEC), Pass A*-C (T level) |
Institution code: | S82 |
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UCAS code: | L611 |
Start date: | September 2025 |
Duration: | Two years full-time |
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Location: | Ipswich |
Typical Offer: | 80 UCAS tariff points (or above), CDD (A-Level), MMP (BTEC), Pass A*-C (T level) |
Overview
The University of Suffolk boasts extensive experience in administering Foundation Degrees, along with several pre-registration programmes, including Nursing Associates, Nursing, Midwifery, Radiography, and Social Work. This experience, coupled with substantial input from employers, has influenced the structure and content of new programme.
A pivotal element is the collaboration between the University and local healthcare providers within the NHS, private, voluntary, and independent sectors. This partnership allows you to learn while employed, combining classroom-based theory with practical experience through work-based learning.
Students enrolled in the FdA Health and Wellbeing (Nursing Associate) course at the University enjoy close working relationships with the teaching team and other experts in the field of health and care from our practice partners in the NHS and other local healthcare providers. You will benefit from our academic staff here taking the time to know each student individually and provide support throughout your academic journey with us. Students of the Nursing Associate programme will gain experience across all four fields of nursing – Child, Adult, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities.
For more information about the University's affiliation with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), please refer to the PSRB Register.
WHY SUFFOLK
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Entry Requirements
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Nursing Associate programme will be well placed to take advantage of a variety of career openings which exist in the health and social care sector. On graduation you will be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). This provides you with an extremely marketable recognised professional qualification, giving you the opportunity to work in England in verity of health and social care environments. Graduates completing the FdA in Health and Wellbeing may be eligible to apply for different degree pathways, such as the Adult and Mental Health Nursing Degree Apprenticeship.
Facilities and Resources
The Health and Wellbeing building provides students with a variety of state-of-the-art clinical simulation facilities, including two simulated hospital wards, a midwifery birthing unit, physiotherapy teaching spaces, a sports and exercise facility and a working radiography imaging suite. The building also hosts the Institute of Health and Wellbeing Research and the Integrated Care Academy.