Name: Nursing (Top-up), BSc (Hons)
Price: £16,500 per year GBP

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Duration

1 year

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January 2025

Delivery

In-person

This course provides the necessary training for international students to apply for NMC exams for registration in the UK. The BSc (Hons) Nursing top-up degree allows you to consider how nurses contribute to the local, global, and wider health and social care agendas.

The course promotes sharing, understanding, respecting, and valuing of nursing across boundaries and cultures. We do this by reviewing the basis of nursing, examining its diverse nature and developing cultural empathy through theoretical and contextual analysis.

All modules will encourage you to consider the evidence that supports nursing care. This will lead to the development of a professional network of like-minded colleagues who could be located across the globe.

By examining a range of information, you'll be able to express your opinion of how evidence and quality of care influence health and nursing practice globally.

You'll develop your knowledge and clinical abilities through class discussions and skills activities. This will help you undertake and evaluate quality patient care (current, potential, and proposed) worldwide.

Please note, nursing programmes leading to registration are not available to international students

Why study with us

The course prepares you to undertake the NMC exams for International Nurses wishing to register as a qualified Nurse in the UK.
The course will prepare you for further academic qualifications.
The course team are here to provide personal support to all students. This includes all aspects of living in the UK, from accessing healthcare, to faith, and academic study support.

Important information

This course is only available to international students.

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Modules

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

What you'll do

Our course team includes NMC registered Nurses with a variety of clinical backgrounds. You'll develop your clinical skills and competencies in line with NMC proficiencies covering such skills as A to E assessment of the deteriorating patient. You'll also have study days for specific nursing interventions such as cardiac monitoring, drug administration, and venepuncture.
The course will prepare you to undertake the NMC requirements for overseas nurses wishing to join the professional register. It will also provide a great foundation for further academic study.
The assessment methods on the course are varied and comprise of OSCE’s, MCQ examinations, case studies and oral Viva’s.

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Nursing course facilities

The Worldwise Learning Centre is open all year round. The centre offers support and professional development opportunities for students.

Our library is open 24 hours a day during term time providing flexible study spaces and excellent learning resources. As well as extensive nursing and educational information and access to course-specific librarians.

Our brand new Student Centre, at the heart of the campus, provides a huge range of services focused on you. From student support to vast social spaces, a café and meeting rooms, you'll find space to take a break, catch up with friends and access your support needs.

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Future careers

The course will prepare you to undertake the NMC requirements for overseas nurses wishing to join the professional register and acquire their pin number. It'll also provide a great foundation for further academic study.

If you're wishing to return to your own country, continuing to practice and develop your clinical skills will help maintain your clinical competencies whilst studying in the UK.

Entry requirements

We will consider your educational achievements, predicted grades, work experience and personal statement. If you don't meet the grades for your chosen course, we will consider you for other programmes.

We know that many factors can influence the grades you achieve in school or college. If your life experience has affected your academic studies, we can take this into account. Use the UCAS Points Calculator below to check whether you are eligible.

Unsure if you meet our entry requirements? Contact our friendly Course Enquiries team to talk through your options.

Please note, nursing programmes leading to registration are not available to international students

All candidates must be a qualified nurse in their own country
Have successfully attained UK Diploma in Higher Education level study or equivalent level of study
Students will present evidence of academic attainment equivalent to 120 credits at Level 5
IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5 in all components for overseas students

Not got the grades?

Our courses with a foundation year could be exactly what you're looking for. They provide an alternative route to study for this degree.

Find out more about our courses with a foundation year.

Fees and funding

2024/25

International

Full-time£16,500 per year

2025/26

International

Full-time£17,325 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

Select your country to see eligibility information and how to apply by selecting more info on the cards below.

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Care Leaver Bursary
Our Care Leaver Bursary is for students who need extra support because they have been in care or are estranged from their parents.
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Estranged student support
Estranged Student Support Bursary is for students who need extra support because they are estranged from their parents.
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Dependants Bursary
Students with financially dependent children may be eligible for our Dependants Bursary as part of our financial support package. 
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Financial support package
If you are from a low income household our Financial Bursary may be able to help.
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We use simulation in our state-of-the-art clinical skills labs for the clinical skills module. You'll be assessed via clinical portfolio, written exams including numeracy and care planning as well as a final OSCE examination. This is a 40-credit module and lasts for 12 months.

You'll use our Library and computer suites for the Valuing Research module. In this module you'll undertake a multiple-choice exam and a research paper critique. This will show your awareness of the importance of understanding and using evidence-based practice to deliver excellent current patient care.

The Developing Leadership Skills module asks you to consider a change in practice you have led or been part of. And to reflect upon your leadership journey by undertaking a 3000-word assignment. This is taught on campus in small groups to maximise student discussion and exchange of ideas. Mock examinations are used to build up your confidence before undertaking the summative exam.

The Promoting and Influencing Health module asks you to consider a health promotion issue from your own country and develop a health promotion package. Students who have undertaken this module in the past have used a wide variety of methods to educate the population using technologies such as videos, films, sways, as well as teaching packages and posters. Assistance is given to develop your technical skills with the help of the School’s Digital Microsoft Champions.

In the last module, you'll look at aspects of working as a registered nurse, not only within the UK, but also within your own country. You'll consider such issues as ethical dilemmas, decision making, and professionalism in relation to clinical situations you may encounter. The module assessment is a substantive piece of work which we believe to be valuable and relevant to you in your professional practice.

You'll receive guidance and feedback on draft work before final submissions. Summative work is marked by members of the module team, moderated by a senior member of the academic team. And all work is sent to our external examinator to ensure all correct procedures with the marking has taken place.

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This course is delivered by the School of Nursing and Midwifery

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