BSc (Hons) Nursing/Registered Nurse: Children's Nursing at University of Cumbria

Programme overview

You'll divide your time equally between academic study and practice-based placements, learning from highly experienced professionals and gaining essential experience working with children, families and carers. Placements are available across the inpatient, community, private and voluntary sectors. Additionally, there is an opportunity for you to arrange an enrichment placement that could involve national or international work.

Faculty: Institute of Health | Duration: Full-time: 3 Years | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September | Location: Carlisle, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The primary goal of the lecturing team is to see you become an excellent care provider, who has a firm and current knowledge of the acute and chronic physical conditions and diseases affecting children - enabling you to manage care and influence change in nursing. Modules include: Fundamentals of Nursing Practice NURS4001 40 credits; Concepts of Health & Wellbeing NURS4003 20 credits; Fundamentals of Decision Making NURS4004 40 credits; Therapeutic Interventions NURS5001 40 credits; Nursing Practice NURS5002 20 credits; Advancing Nursing Practice NURS5003 40 credits; Advancing Decision Making in Professional Practice NURS5004 20 credits; Public and Population Health NURS6001 20 credits; Service and Quality Improvement NURS6002 40 credits; Consolidating Nursing Practice NURS6003 40 credits; Transition to Registered Practice NURS6004 20 credits.

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Entry requirements

GCSE English Language and mathematics at grade 4/C or above. Functional Skills Level 2 in English and maths and Adult Literacy and Numeracy are also accepted. A full list of acceptable level 2 qualifications can be found here: Level 2 Acceptable Entry Requirements . If you have completed prior certificated learning at another educational institution, you may be able to map the credits you’ve obtained already against year one of the BSc (Hons) Nursing/Registered Nurse: Children's Nursing degree. If your prior certificated learning is equivalent to 120 credits, this means you could be eligible for direct entry onto year two of this programme. For more informati FITNESS TO PRACTISE All offers of a place are subject to satisfactory health screening. Further information will be provided following acceptance of an offer (and no earlier than three months before the course start date). Please note that Professional Bodies, such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), have certain requirements regarding the health and good character status of applicants and students. Please read the NMC and HCPC information to find out more. For more information about core competencies and medical fitness to train please click here. In some instances, an applicant may be invited to attend a professional practice panel to discuss any recommended reasonable adjustments, and whether or not core professional competencies are achievable. For… Minimum entry: 104-112 UCAS Tariff points.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,535 a year (2025/26) Source

International applicants: GBP 16,900 a year (2025/26) Source

Intake: September

Duration: Full-time: 3 Years

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com/explore/courses/d12ca008-f0fc-f72a-f912-a27c58c066a3/nursing-registered-nurse-children-s-nursing?studyYear=2027

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