Attendance

You should attend all scheduled teaching sessions that we set for you, either in person or online, and use the student Check-In system. Regular attendance is vital to your progression through your degree programme.  If you cannot attend a theory session, you must inform the module leader before the session.  

 

University Regulations state that you should be present at any time at which teaching or other academic engagements have been arranged for your programme (including Saturdays). This includes teaching that is not compulsory.

Information on reported non-attendance is shared with your personal supervisor and academic assessor. This information will be non-sensitive and will only refer to the dates of the reported non-attendance. This is intended to alert the relevant staff to any concerns about your attendance which may indicate that you require pastoral support. 

Overseas students

 

The Department has an obligation to monitor attendance of all overseas students who have been issued with a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) for which the University acts a sponsor under the Tier 4 of the Points-Based Immigration System (PBIS). 


As such, throughout the course of your study there are a number of engagement points which will be recorded in the University’s Student Record System, details of which can be found on the Attendance Requirements website. 


Failure to keep to the expected points of contact can jeopardise your academic progress and your visa status. 


Assessments are compulsory. You must complete all assessments by the published assessment date unless there are exceptional reasons why you are unable to do so. Please see the University policy on Exceptional Circumstances where the details on acceptable reasons for deferring an assessment are made clear.


Absence

 

If you are ill during teaching weeks, please notify the University via your e:Vision account (in the "Your Support" section). You can self-certify for a maximum of ten days in any one academic year, with a maximum of seven days for any one period of illness.

 

An absence of over seven days, but no longer than four weeks, can be approved by your programme leader on behalf of the Chair of the Board of Studies. Any longer absence during a term which will be counted towards completion of your degree programme requires the approval of Special Cases. See the information on taking a Leave of Absence.

 

If you stop attending scheduled teaching sessions without saying you are withdrawing and do not respond to our efforts to make contact with you within a specified time-scale, the Board of Studies will assume that you have withdrawn from your studies. This is known as ‘assumed withdrawal’.

PSRB attendance requirements

 

In accordance with the NMC Standards for pre-registration nursing, to complete the programme successfully, you must complete the requirements of all the taught modules in the programme to gain the award of MSc Nursing, and 2,300 hours (including the hours subject to RPL) of practice across the two stages of the programme. Failure to do so may affect your progression and award.

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) hours

 

As part of the application process, you will have completed a recognition of prior learning (RPL) claim. This requires you to demonstrate that you have worked a minimum of 780 hours in a care related environment prior to commencing the programme. If you had worked less than 780 hours, but a minimum of 680, you can make up the deficit through a retrieval placement during the summer holiday. This will enable you to make up the deficit of 100 hours.

Mandatory sessions

 

Mandatory training is an essential aspect of your programme and is a mix of face to face sessions and online activity. Content includes:

 

Registers are taken for face to face sessions and evidence is required for completion of online activity. Failure to attend face to face sessions or complete online mandatory activity will be followed up rigorously by the programme team and will result in you being prohibited to attend practice.