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BSc (Hons) Midwifery Practice has just landed at the University of Sunderland! The highly anticipated and long-awaited course is now open for applications.
Find out more about Midwifery at Sunderland
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
Occupational therapy is an allied health profession. As an occupational therapist you’ll enable people of all ages and abilities to carry out a number of daily tasks and activities.
Find out more about occupational therapy
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UNILIFE: UNLOCKEDStudying 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
MNurse is a unique postgraduate degree which has been designed to grow the nursing workforce with the view of opening up the nursing profession to a much wider group of people.
Fast-track to a career in nursing with MNurse
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 Sciences Complex.
Take a look at some of these facilities you can use
Are you looking to 'top-up' a registered nurse qualification to a full honours degree? Sarah Melling, Senior Lecturer and the Programme Leader for the BSc (Hons) Nursing Top-Up course at our Sunderland campus, shares her three reason why you should study the BSc (Hons) Nursing Top-Up at the University of Sunderland.
Learn more about the Nursing Top-Up
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
Nursing is the UK’s most employable type of degree with 95% of students getting a job within six months of finishing their course. We explore career paths you can pursue as a nurse, our specialist nursing courses, and potential nursing salaries.
Find out where a career in nursing could take you
Our healthcare students and graduates are achieving great things already, so early on in their careers, and you may also be deciding to join the next generation of key workers. We recognise interviews may be daunting for you as an applicant; therefore we want to put you at ease as much as possible.
Find out what you can expect at your interview and how you can best prepare
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
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.
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?
Being a mental health nurse is an understandably challenging career, but it can also be highly rewarding. We spoke with Clare Brizzolara, a senior lecturer in the Health Team with a background in mental health nursing, about current issues the NHS is facing and why people should consider studying to be a mental health nurse.
Learn more about mental health nursing
Kathryn Davison, Team Leader for Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Therapeutics, explains everything you need to know about your foundation training year.
Discover more about foundation training Pharmacy
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. If you are beginning a career as a clinical pharmacist or changing your role to a more clinical perspective, MSc Clinical Pharmacy should be your next step in building your clinical portfolio.
Read on to find out more about the MSc Clinical Pharmacy course at The University of Sunderland.
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
Bagging yourself a placement might just be the foot in the door you need to break into the cosmetic science industry. We caught up with Millie Sadler to talk about what she learned from her placement with Oreon, and where she hopes her experience will take her career.
Learn more about Millie's Cosmetic Science placement
Applying to do Medicine is tough at the best of times but during this period of uncertainty and limited opportunity it is even more difficult. What can you do to prepare for your application at this time? Tim Paget, Academic Lead for Admissions for Sunderland School of Medicine, explains.
Learn how you can prepare for your MBChB Medicine application during this unprecedented time
Pharmacists have been critical to the Covid-19 response and key workers in the health service. Our pharmacy graduates and practising pharmacy academics have been working hard on the frontline to support the public during the pandemic.
Find out how the role of a pharmacist has been affected
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