Nursing (Child) - BSc (Hons) at University of South Wales

Programme overview

A three-year children's nursing degree approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, focusing on the care of children from birth through transition to adult life across a range of healthcare settings. Theory and practice are split equally.

Duration: 3 years full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core nursing modules shared across fields plus child-field-specific sessions: The Essentials of Nursing Practice, Promoting Health and Wellbeing, Assessing Needs and Creating Therapeutic Opportunities, and Developing Confidence in Practice (Year One). Learning includes work on patient simulators in the Clinical Simulation Centre.

Career pathways

Graduates can register with the NMC and work in community and primary care nursing, emergency department nursing, critical care nursing, medical/surgical nursing, palliative care nursing and specialist practitioner roles. Graduates enter the NMC register as qualified children's nurses.

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Application information

Entry requirements

UK typical offer: A-level BBB (excluding General Studies); Welsh Baccalaureate grade B plus BB at A-level; BTEC Extended Diploma DDM; Access to HE with 60 credits (45 at level 3, 15 at level 2) including at least 24 Distinctions, 18 Merits and 3 Passes at level 3. Interview, one satisfactory reference, Enhanced DBS check (Child and Adult Workforce and Barring Lists) with DBS Update Service subscription (overseas equivalent for non-UK applicants), and a satisfactory medical after an offer. Minimum 5 GCSEs including Mathematics/Numeracy and English at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent; Essential Skills or Functional Skills Level 2 in Communication/English and Application of Number/Mathematics achieved since 2016), with individual circumstances considered.

International applicants: GBP 17,600 a year (2027/28). International full-time fee per year Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

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