BSc (Hons) Nursing (Children and Young People) at University of East Anglia

Programme overview

You'll build your knowledge, skills and confidence to care for infants, children and adolescents across diverse healthcare settings. Develop a deep understanding of the social, emotional and developmental factors that influence young lives. Expert Teaching: Learn from experienced nurse academics with a range of clinical expertise, on a course that has been ranked 12th in the UK for Children and Young People’s Nursing (The Guardian University Guide, 2026) Student-shaped learning: Your voice helps to shape your experience and learning on the programme.

What you will study

At UEA, we’re committed to developing nurses who excel in every aspect of their profession through our core values of: Collaboration, Ambition, Respect and Empowerment (CARE). Compulsory modules by year: Year 1: Individual, Neighbourhood and Population Health and Wellbeing (inpw), Foundations in Biosciences for Nursing Practice, Foundations of Health and Nursing Practice (fhnp), Excellence in Nursing Practice (enpf). Year 2: Applied Biosciences for Nursing Practice, Facilitating Person-centred Nursing Care, Excellence in Nursing Practice: Applied (enpa), Global Issues in Contemporary Nursing Practice (gicnp). Year 3: Excellence in Nursing Practice: Complex, Leading Improvement in Health and Care¿(lih).

Career pathways

As a nursing (children and young people) graduate, career prospects are excellent. Over 90% of our graduates successfully progress into employment or further study within 15 months of completing the course.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A levels BBB. Contextual offer: BCC. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM. Contextual offer: DMM. See BTEC / OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 section below for further information on accepted subjects. Combinations of BTEC and A levels Diploma: DD plus B at A level. Contextual Offer: DD plus C at A Level. Extended Certificate: D plus BB at A level. Contextual Offer: D plus BC at A Level. See BTEC / OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 section below for further information on accepted subjects and combinations. Access to HE Diploma Pass Access to HE Diploma with Merit in 45 credits at Level 3. Contextual offer: Pass the Access to HE Diploma with Merit in 30 credits at Level 3 and Pass in 15 credits... All applicants must hold or be working towards GCSEs in English Language and Mathematics at a minimum of grade 4 or grade C. Offers will be made to applicants after completion of successful interviews and will be subject to a satisfactory occupational health check, including evidence of appropriate immunisations. Failure to meet the placement vaccination policy may prevent you from joining the course or may lead to your withdrawal from the course in the future. English language: IELTS: 6.5 overall (minimum 6.5 in all components).

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Full-time annual tuition fee Source

International applicants: GBP 24,250 a year (2027/28). Full-time annual tuition fee Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

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