BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies (Adult)

You develop emotional intelligence, clinical decision-making and interpersonal skills, and your ability to provide high-quality, person-centred, compassionate nursing in a safe and caring environment.

Course content reflects the changing and challenging nature of providing healthcare in the 21st century and the evolving and diverse role of the adult nurse. Leadership is embedded throughout the course, recognising nurses' crucial role in moving practice forward.

You spend 50% of the course in theory settings and 50% in practice settings in hospital and community settings benefitting from the quality of our partnerships with placement providers and service users. On placement, you participate in a shift pattern rota, work weekends and undertake night duties. The theory part of the course is delivered Monday to Friday and includes a study day.

Upon graduation, you will be eligible to register as an adult nurse with the regulator of Nursing, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). This can lead to many exciting and rewarding career opportunities as an adult nurse.

You are expected to have:

• At least two GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above, including English language and maths. Essential Skills/Functional Skills Level 2 in Communication and Application of Numbers can be accepted in place of English and Maths GCSE.

• Plus any of the following qualifications:

• GCE and VCE Advanced Level

• 112 points from two or three A levels or equivalent T levels.

AS Level

These are only acceptable combined with other qualifications. One AS level can be accepted when combined with two or three A Levels to meet the 112 points required.

Access course

• 112 UCAS points from a QAA-recognised Access course (any combination)

*We can accept level 2 Access units in communication and maths instead of English and maths GCSEs.

• BTEC QCF Extended Diploma

• 112 points (DMM).

• CACHE Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health & Social Care

• 120 issues (B) in health and social care.

20 Hours of work permit weekly for international students.