Overview

BN (Hons) Nursing is a foundation-level undergraduate course within the University of Liverpool’s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Located within the Institute of Population Health and Department of Health Sciences, the programme places nursing within the wider scientific and health context, supporting an understanding of how health sciences contribute to everyday life and professional practice.

What You'll Learn

• Nursing as a subject within the broader field of science and health

• Core ideas associated with health sciences and their relevance to nursing

• The relationship between nursing, individual health, and population health

• The role of scientific disciplines in understanding health and wellbeing

• The place of nursing within the wider health sciences field

• Connections between nursing and related areas of science and healthcare

• The contribution of health-focused disciplines to understanding everyday health

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to explain the role of nursing within the wider health sciences landscape and recognise how scientific knowledge supports understanding of health and wellbeing. They will develop an informed perspective on the relationship between nursing and population health, while placing their subject within a broader scientific context. Students will also be able to identify key connections between nursing and related areas of science and health, demonstrating an understanding of why scientific disciplines are important to contemporary health-focused study. The course provides an academic foundation for understanding nursing as part of the wider science and health field, with nursing identified among the professional directions associated with science and health study.