BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult) (Part-time) at Swansea University

Programme overview

This part-time variant of the Adult Nursing degree is aimed at current Healthcare Support Workers and is delivered at Singleton Park Campus, Swansea or St Davids Park Campus, Carmarthen, with study three days a week. The NMC-approved, HEIW-commissioned programme covers the needs of adults from early adulthood to old age and develops skills to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based care, with about half of the programme in healthcare placements.

Department: School of Health and Social Care | Duration: 4 years part-time | Intake: September 2026 and September 2027 | Study mode: part-time | Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules are Introduction to Nursing and Health Care (Adult), Understanding Health and Illness (Adult) and Contexts of Care (Adult). Year 2 includes Acute Care (Adult), with Welsh-language options available for core modules.

Career pathways

Graduates are eligible to apply for Registered Nurse (Adult) status with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and to register as a nurse for work in the EU and EEA. Careers include direct patient care, advanced clinical roles, leadership, education and research; starting salary £28,407 rising to £57,349 for an experienced staff nurse. UK students can access NHS funding to meet the cost of training; recipients commit to remaining in employment in Wales for up to two years after registration with the NMC.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must be a Health Care Support Worker employed and supported in a nursing role by Swansea Bay UHB, Hywel Dda UHB or Powys Health Board, and should contact their health board education lead before applying. Minimum BBB-BCC at A level (health or science courses preferable); alternatives: Access 21 Distinctions, 18 Merits and 6 Passes; BTEC DDM; Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales grade B and BB at A2 or DM at BTEC. GCSEs: minimum 5 passes at A-C including English/Welsh language, Maths and a Physical Science or Double Science (Key Skills Level 2 accepted in lieu of Maths and English/Welsh if taken since September 2015). Entry with a level 4 Certificate in health care studies is considered for start at level 5 part-time study, subject to numbers, with recognition of prior learning for 300 hours of clinical practice. A satisfactory educational reference is required; applicants are interviewed in person or by phone or video; offers are conditional on an enhanced DBS check and an occupational health check.

Intake: September 2026 and September 2027

Duration: 4 years part-time

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