Nursing (Pre-Registration) Learning Disability MSc

The course provides the opportunity for those who have studied an undergraduate degree to undertake a two-year full-time Master’s course and upon successful completion receive eligibility for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The course helps you to develop the skills required, in order to become a confident, competent and compassionate learning disability nurse in a rapidly changing health and social care environment. Being a learning disability nurse, requires patience, empathy, and listening skills. You will also have the opportunity to develop a high level of professional, inter-personal, communication, clinical, and technical skills to help improve the quality of life of people with a learning disability and their ability to live as independently as possible. You will study how to work in partnership with service users, their families, carers and other professionals to promote health and wellbeing. Students studying this course may be eligible to receive a non-repayable grant of at least £5,000 each year. Further information is available on the NHS Learning Support Fund Website.

IELTS 6.5 overall with no element lower than 6.0

International students: £19,800

UK students: £9,535

UK/Home: £9,535

International: £19,800

11 January 2027

14 June 2026

• University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, United Kingdom