BSc (Hons) Nursing (Child) at Leeds Trinity University

Programme overview

Our innovative Nursing (Child) degree will enable you to develop the knowledge and skills needed for this rewarding career. Children’s nurses deliver proficient and compassionate care to children, young people and their families. Children’s nurses work with people from a diverse range of cultures and backgrounds challenging inequalities and social injustices often linked with disadvantages which can negatively impact on their health and wellbeing.

Faculty: School of Health and Life Sciences | Duration: 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: January 2027 | Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: core modules include Fundamentals of Contemporary Nursing Care, Practice 1, Psychosocial Concepts of Health and Wellbeing, Communication and Relationship Skills for Person-centred and Holistic Care, Practice 2. Year 2: core modules include Developing Competence in Contemporary Child Nursing, Practice 3, Promoting Health and Wellbeing across the Lifespan, Evidence-based Practice and Informed Decision Making, Practice 4. Year 3: core modules include Leading and Coordinating Contemporary Child Nursing Care, Practice 5, Managing Complex Care Needs in Child Nursing Care, Preparation for Professional Registration, Practice 6.

Career pathways

On successful completion of the Nursing (Child) degree, you will be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Child nursing careers exist within NHS Trusts on a variety of wards. You could also consider a career working in social care nursing within the local authority, private hospitals, the voluntary and independent sector, charitable organisations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: 112 UCAS tariff points. Applicants can meet the required tariff points from a range of qualifications of which at least two must be Level 3 qualifications equivalent to A Level. General Studies is excluded. We accept a broad range of qualifications such as A Levels, BTECs, OCR, CACHE qualifications and T levels. You must have a qualification in a relevant subject i.e. Health, Science or Social Science. Access to HE Diplomas are accepted and must be in a relevant subject such as Health Professions, Health Science, Nursing and Midwifery, etc. We also accept the Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship with an End Point Assessment grade of Distinction. GCSE requirements Key Skills, Functional Skills, BTEC level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Numeracy/Literacy are accepted in place of GCSEs. English Language requirements If English is not your first language and you have not been educated in the UK, you will need an IELTS academic score of 6.0 (with no skill below 5.5).

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). UK home tuition fee per year; fees for 2027/28 entry to be set in summer 2026; part-time charged pro rata. Source

International applicants: GBP 14,500 a year (2026/27). International (incl. EU) undergraduate fee for Nursing; £2,000 first-year scholarship deduction applied automatically. Source

Intake: January 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/clearing/apply/

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