Children and Young People's Nursing BSc (Hons) at Coventry University

Programme overview

This degree combines theory and practical learning with practice-based learning to lead you towards professional registration and a rewarding career as a children and young people's nurse. Children and young people's nurses focus on delivering care to people under the age of 25, their families and support networks. This course will equip you to care for the physical, mental, emotional and social needs of young people whilst ensuring they are appropriately safeguarded.

Faculty: Nursing and Midwifery | Duration: 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one: Becoming a Professional Practitioner, Evidence: Your Profession in a Global Context, Nursing Assessment and Care Delivery, Understanding Influences on Health and Care, Placement 1: Introduction to Nursing Care, Placement 2: Delivering Nursing Care. Year two: Therapeutic Interventions and Innovations in Children and Young People's Nursing, Complex Decision-Making with the Children and Young People's Nursing Environments, Exploring Knowledge Through Curiosity, Enhanced Approaches in Delivering Holistic Care, Placement 3: Delivering Enhanced Nursing Care, Placement 4: Delivering Complex Holistic Nursing Care. Final year: Complex Care Coordination in Children and Young People's Nursing, Leading for the Future as a Health and Care Professional, The Evidence-based Practitioner: Professional Project, Preparing for your Career in Nursing, Placement 5: Coordinating Nursing Care, Placement 6: Practising Autonomously.

Career pathways

During your degree, you will undertake several placements (sourced by the university) in a range of service settings. You will work with and alongside qualiﬁed children and young people's nurses, and therefore potential local and regional employers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

UCAS points: 120. A level: BBB - excludes General Studies. GCSE: GCSE maths, English and one science at grade 4 / C or Functional Skills Level 2, or other equivalent Level 2 awards. BTEC: DDM in a Health, Sport or Science-based subject. T level: Overall grade of Merit in the T level qualification in any subject. IB Diploma: 32 points with 14 at Higher Level. Access to HE: The Access to HE Diploma in Health or Science subject to include 33 Level 3 credits at Distinction and 12 at Merit in Health units, plus GCSE English and Mathematics at Grade 4/C or above.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2027/28). Full-time tuition for 2026/27. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.coventry.ac.uk/course-structure/ug/hls-nhs/children-and-young-peoples-nursing-bsc-hons/

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