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Are you considering a career as an adult nurse? Here, we’re exploring all the great reasons why you should study adult nursing and why choosing an adult nursing degree at Sunderland will help you get there.
Learn more about adult nursing
Placements are an important part of the MPharm course. Your placements will prepare you for the workplace, while complementing your on-campus studies. You’ll get direct experience with patients in a variety of settings, building your confidence and developing your practical and communication skills.
Here’s what to expect during your Pharmacy placements
While many of our courses begin in September, some of our undergraduate healthcare degrees also have intakes in April, meaning you can start studying sooner. In this article, we're exploring why it can be beneficial to start your healthcare course in April.
Discover the benefits of starting a healthcare course in April
Read more about university life with our student blogs
UNILIFE: UNLOCKEDThe MNurse (Adult) course is a unique postgraduate nursing degree, designed to grow the nursing workforce by opening up the profession to a much wider range of people. In this article, you can find out more about this master’s in nursing, from the skills and knowledge you’ll gain to how it can help your career in healthcare once you’ve graduated.
Read more about our MNurse postgraduate degree
Being a forensic psychologist can be challenging, but rewarding at the same time. You could be working with prisoners, or giving evidence in court as an expert witness. It's safe to say that no two days will be the same. We spoke with BSc (Hons) Forensic Psychology Programme Leader Dr Laura Farrugia about being a forensic psychologist and why Sunderland's course is unique.
Read more about Forensic Psychology
Our accelerated undergraduate Occupational Therapy course means you can obtain your degree in two years rather than three. Find out more information about what our accelerated route entails and why you should study with us.
Everything you need to know about studying our Occupational Therapy Accelerated course.
Our BSc (Hons) Nursing Top-Up degree allows you to top-up a registered nursing qualification to a full honours degree in just one year of study. Here, you can explore all the reasons why studying on the Nursing Top-Up course could be a great idea.
Learn more about the Nursing Top-Up degree
Some of our healthcare courses require you to attend an interview as part of the application process. Find out more about what you can expect from our healthcare interviews and how you can prepare by reading a few of our top tips.
Read our advice on preparing for your healthcare interview
The School of Psychology has recently added the MA Advancing Counselling Practice programme to its postgraduate provision. This programme offers two routes of specialisation to suit your interests.
Find out all about MA Advancing Counselling Practice
Nursing is the UK’s most employable type of degree with 94% of students getting a job within six months of completing their course. Find out more about what you can do with a nursing degree.
Explore the career paths available in nursing
Find out about the role of a physiotherapist, including the variety of employment options available, as well as how you can apply to study with us to begin your career.
What does a physiotherapist do?
Interested in becoming a Paramedic? Studying BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science and Out of Hospital Care at the University of Sunderland will allow you to network through our placements with local providers, experience simulation days and more.
Find out why you should study Paramedic Science and Out of Hospital Care at Sunderland.
As the latest addition to our Nursing and Midwifery courses, here, you can explore everything you need to know about the BSc (Hons) Midwifery Practice degree – from the skills you’ll gain to the careers you can look forward to when you graduate.
Find out more about our Midwifery degree
A psychology degree develops important skills that could help you land your dream job. We talked to Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Employability Coordinator, Carole Carter, about the wide range of careers you can have as a psychology graduate.
What careers can a degree in psychology lead to?
Find out about our new Health Sciences and Wellbeing course, Certificate of Higher Education – Health, designed for military personnel, Service Leavers, veterans, and their families.
Find out all about Certificate of Higher Education – Health
The role of a mental health nurse can bring many challenges but is also highly rewarding. If you’re considering studying for a mental health nursing degree, here you can explore some of the fantastic reasons to choose a career in this area of nursing.
Learn more about mental health nursing
If you know you’re passionate about psychology, but you’re unsure which course is right for you, we’re breaking down our specialist Psychology courses to help you choose the right pathway. All our undergraduate Psychology programmes are accredited by the British Psychological Society.
Find out which psychology course is right for you
Studying medicine at university is extremely competitive. If you haven’t managed to secure a place then don’t panic, at the University of Sunderland there are a number of options to choose from.
Find out more about the options available to you
Are you interested in a career as a nurse or midwife but aren’t sure which of our courses is right for you? Find out more about the nursing and midwifery degrees we offer at Sunderland and who they may be suitable for.
Find out which nursing our midwifery course is most suitable for you
Problem-based learning (PBL) is a self-directed, student centred way of learning which aims to put your knowledge into practice.
Find out more about problem-based learning
If you’re interested in learning more about occupational therapy, including what the role involves and potential salary, what an occupational therapist does on a daily basis, and how you can become an occupational therapist, this article can give you more information.
Find out more about occupational therapy
Learn more about our unique Living Lab and Helen McArdle House, which are home to a range of advanced sector simulation equipment.
Find out how Living Lab allows you to experience a range of health, medical and care events in simulated environments
By studying one of our sports courses, you’ll have access to our well-equipped facilities in Darwin Building, which is part of The John Dawson Sciences Complex.
Take a look at some of these facilities you can use
Are you a registered pharmacist in your own country and want to practise in the UK? You’ve probably heard of the Overseas Pharmacist Assessment Programme (or OSPAP, as it’s more commonly known) but do you have all the information you need to apply? Read on to find out more about the OSPAP at The University of Sunderland.
Read on to find out more about the OSPAP at The University of Sunderland.
Dr Helen Driscoll is a Principal Lecturer in Psychology and Team Leader for the undergraduate Psychology courses at the University of Sunderland. Her areas of specialism are evolutionary psychology, individual differences and quantitative research. Here, Helen shares her five reasons why you should study Psychology at Sunderland.
Here are five reasons to study psychology at Sunderland
An understanding of anatomy is foundational to any medical degree. Here you will study the systems of the human body and the anatomical relationships between them. Read on to find out more about how we teach anatomy at the School of Medicine.
Read on to find out more about how we teach anatomy at the School of Medicine.
Alexander Moore, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Therapeutics, and the course leader for the Trainee Pharmacist Foundation Programme, explains everything you need to know about your foundation training year.
Discover more about the Trainee Pharmacist Foundation Programme
Medicine is a challenging but highly-rewarding subject to study at university. A passion for the sciences, a willingness to help people and a commitment to learn are just some of the things you will need to succeed... but you know all that. So let’s cut to the chase. Why should you study Medicine at Sunderland?
Discover some compelling reasons why Sunderland is the best place to study Medicine
You may think the career paths for a pharmacy graduate are limited. High street chemists, hospitals, and the industrial pharmacy sector are common destinations, but did you know this course gives you a lot of transferable skills, so there’s a huge range of other sectors where pharmacy graduates are highly valued? Here are five careers you may never have thought about before...
Find out what else you can do with a Pharmacy degree
We caught up with Dr Eddie Bradley, programme leader of BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Sunderland, to find out why sport is a great subject to study at degree level.
Explore how you can succeed with the help of Sport
As our School of Medicine welcomes its first intake of medical students, the opportunities after their graduation are enormous. Achieving MBChB is the key to many doors.
Learn more about where our new Medicine cohort might end up in the future
Picture a chemist – what do you see? You’re likely imagining a scientist wearing a white coat, standing in a lab mixing chemicals together – maybe there’s even a small explosion and a puff of smoke! In reality, chemists work across a range of fields in a variety of settings. We need chemists with expertise in all aspects of our world so we can understand it better and to make our lives easier.
Find out more about what sort of jobs are available to you if you study a chemistry-based degree
MSc Clinical Pharmacy is a part-time postgraduate course for pharmacists looking to advance their clinical practice. The course is flexible, and our range of optional modules can be tailored to suit your individual clinical learning needs whether you work in primary, secondary or tertiary care.
Find out more about MSc Clinical Pharmacy
Writing is all about communication; indeed, that is its entire point and purpose. Here, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Dr Vanessa Parson, explains why clear communication is important when writing university assignments, and shares her top academic writing tips.
Learn more about academic writing and how to avoid common mistakes
Covid-19 has highlighted the role of therapists and trainers as they have become increasingly noticeable delivering treatments both on and off the field in their personal protective equipment (PPE).
Learn more about the new BSc (Hons) Sport and Rehabilitation Therapy course
Over the past 100 years we have produced tens of thousands of pharmacy heroes who have gone on to offer expertise, support and assistance to people in all corners of the world.
Find out about some of their careers