BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing Science (final year top-up) at Nottingham Trent University

A final-year top-up degree for qualified veterinary nurses, delivered fully online, that builds on existing qualifications towards a BSc (Hons) in Veterinary Nursing Science. It develops advanced clinical practice, evidence-based nursing, critical care, leadership and global disease knowledge, taught by RCVS-registered veterinary nurses and surgeons.

Faculty: School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences  |  Department: Veterinary Nursing  |  Duration: One year full-time or two years part-time, both delivered online  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules are Applied Critical Care Nursing, Exotic, Wildlife and Large Animal Nursing, Global Animal Disease, Advanced Practice in Veterinary Nursing, and an Evidence-Based Veterinary Nursing Project equivalent to a dissertation. Learning combines on-demand materials, live webinars and one-to-one project supervision. Full-time study involves around ten hours per week of directed learning and part-time around five.

Career pathways

Most graduates work as clinical Registered Veterinary Nurses in practices, hospitals and referral centres, including emergency and critical care, or move into education and training roles, clinical supervision and OSCE examining. Employers include Medivet, Vets4Pets and Linnaeus Group.

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