Nursing

Division of Nursing and Paramedic Science - passionate about person-centred practice 

The nursing team at QMU is nurturing, supportive, developmental, challenging and engaging. We are passionate about excellent person-centred and evidence-informed practice. Along with our nursing and other health-related undergraduate and postgraduate courses, we are engaged in a range of impactful research projects. 

Relevant teaching and research 

To help ensure that our teaching and research is relevant, we run the division as a ‘Clinical Academy’. This means that academic staff have clinical practice positions in the NHS and elsewhere, and that expert clinical nurses share teaching responsibilities with academics.  

Excellent specialist facilities 

Our facilities for nursing students included a fully equipped clinical simulation suite, where they can practice their skills in a safe environment.   As QMU provides the broadest range of allied health professional courses in Scotland, we are well placed to ensure that our nursing students learn to work effectively as a team with other health professionals. 

Educating the leaders of the future 

We ensure that all of our graduates are fully ready to join the NMC register. As well as being practice ready, our range of courses at different levels (BSc, BSc Hons, Master’s) enable each student to study nursing at a level they aspire too. No matter what degree you decide to undertake, we ensure that each graduate is prepared to be the leaders of tomorrow 

An international footprint 

We have a strong international footprint, and are influencing the development of the nursing profession across the world, with students studying for QMU nursing qualification at our partner institutions overseas. 

Why QMU? 

Our nursing courses are designed to prepare you for contemporary practice as an autonomous, critically thinking reflective professional. All our health courses are approved and recognised by the relevant regulatory bodies and/or professional bodies. 

While studying at QMU, you will learn from engaging, encouraging staff who ensure that your courses are informed by current issues, policy and contemporary knowledge and are evidence based. Additionally, we offer fascinating input on current topics from respected visiting specialists, service users and carers. There are also opportunities to be involved with pioneering research, innovation and knowledge exchange. 

Your learning experiences will include studying in our first-class facilities on campus and you will gain essential skills though our real-world placements. 

Our approach to learning and teaching  

We support your progress through blended learning (campus and online) which includes interactive lectures, seminars, tutorials, work groups, laboratories and practical classes. Use of a clinical or personal development portfolio is undertaken on some courses, and this complements the wide range of assessments used across the disciplines. On some courses you can choose optional modules, depending on the demands of professional learning. 

During your course you will hone your skills in our well-equipped specialised teaching facilities and state-of-the-art laboratories. These include a clinical simulation suite, working clinics, food science kitchens, movement and research laboratories, and you will gain essential skills though our real-world placements. 

Interprofessional cross-school learning and teaching are important components of our courses, allowing you to engage with other professional learners who will be your peers in the working environment. Working together as students helps to break down barriers between professions before entering the workplace. 

Being work ready is vital in our professions, and we will help you prepare for this exciting challenge from Year One through both your on-campus learning and placements. All module work, theoretical or practical, relates to professional practice. We have excellent links with the government, industry, the third sector and the NHS across Scotland and further afield; these links and our collaborations with private, occupational, social services and other care providers are key to our ability to offer relevant placements. On placements you will further develop interprofessional links, learning to understand the role and boundaries of professions and become aware of different or shared leadership working practices. 

Research informed teaching 

Our aim is to ensure that our research findings offer currency and relevance to your learning. Understanding research, epidemiology and public health data helps to develop and enhance your critical thinking and questioning, essential skills for ensuring that your practice is evidence based. 

The School of Health Sciences research has four main fields: rehabilitation sciences; speech, language and communication; health care policy and practice; and person-centred practice. All students have the  opportunity to engage in several ways with the wide range of research being undertaken, for example, as novice researchers during project work, being trial participants or attending keynote lectures and seminars.  

You will be taught by lecturers and PhD students who are engaged in scholarly activity and research and who may have published research in internationally renowned academic and professional journals. 

Great career prospects 

Our courses will give you the professional skills and expertise you need for a rewarding career. Many of these skills are embedded in our teaching and practice, and we will actively encourage your learning in verbal and non-verbal communication, teamwork, presentation skills and delegation. Our graduates have skills and knowledge to enter career paths, not just in the NHS but in research, healthcare management, government and policy practice, private practice and industry, sports-related roles or in health promotion and fitness. You could also choose to progress straight to higher degree learning on an MSc or PhD course. 

Find out more information on how to apply for a course at QMU.