Adult Nursing BSc (Hons)

at City University of London

This degree is the leading nursing course in London for student satisfaction. It equips you with the skills, knowledge and confidence to care for adult patients in hospital and community settings.
 

• Prepare for a rewarding career in nursing with this professional degree, recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council

• Spend half your time learning through theory and simulated practice, half on clinical placement

• Complete clinical placements at leading London healthcare trusts – such as Barts Health NHS Trust, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – and independent hospitals

• Experience unrivalled placement opportunities including hospitals, specialist units, community and rapid response teams, emergency departments, GP practices, and patients’ homes

• Enjoy outstanding support on placement, with weekly visits from your link lecturer and dedicated placement facilitator in the workplace

• Practise your skills in a simulated real-life environment in our well-equipped Clinical Skills Centre, featuring a six-bed ward

• Learn the latest healthcare technologies with CityTECS – one of UK’s first Technology Enabled Care Studios

• Focus on your specialist interests with your choice of elective module.
   

  Course content
   

  During the three years of this Adult Nursing BSc, you’ll learn scientific and practical skills needed to provide care for adults experiencing mental and physical health issues.
   

  Year 1
   

  Focus on the foundations for nursing, considering the psychological, social and biological factors influencing health. Take practice placements to begin to build your practical skills.

• Foundations of Evidence Informed Nursing Practice (30 credits)

• Foundations of Biological Sciences for Nursing Practice ( 30 Credits )

• Biopsychosocial Development Across the Lifecourse ( 30 Credits )

• Mental Health and Wellbeing in Integrated Care ( 15 Credits )

• Practice 1- Foundations for Nursing Care ( 15 Credits )
   

  Year 2
   

  Explore person-centred care in the context of acute and long-term care. Pursue specific clinical interests on a two-week elective practice placement, in addition to course clinical placements.

• Promotion of Wellbeing and Prevention of Ill-Health Across Health and Social Care ( 15 credits )

• Acute Care Management (15 credits)

• Working Collaboratively with People with Long Term Conditions (15 credits)

• Pathophysiology and Therapeutics for Nursing Practice (30 credits)

• Critical Use of Evidence to Inform Decision Making in Practice (15 credits)

• Practice 2- Applying Knowledge and Skills for Person-Centred Care for Practice (15 credits)

• Making a Difference: Research and Development in Care for Older People (Adult and Mental Health) (15 credits)

• Family Centred Practice: Challenging Perspectives of Risk and Resilience (All fields) (15 credits)

• Communities and Health (All fields) (15 credits)

• Introduction to Critical Care Nursing (Adult) (15 credits)

• Engaging Technology in Health and Social Care (Adult and Mental Health) (15 credits)

• Working Collaboratively with People with Mental Health Issues (Adult and Children’s Nursing) (15 credits)

• Contemporary Issues in Sex and Sexuality (All fields) (15 credits)

• Global Health (All fields) (15 credits)

• Contemporary Issues within Adolescent Health (All fields) (15 credits)

• Understanding and Caring for People who Use Substances (Adult and Mental Health) (15 credits)

• Preparing for Specialist Practice in Primary and Community Care (All) (15 credits)
   

  Year 3
   

  Learn about leading and managing in professional practice. Complete a 6,000-word dissertation on a topic of your choice. Spend the final 12 weeks of your course on clinical placement, to transition from education to full-time professional practice.

• Leading and Managing Others (15 credits)

• Integrated Approaches to Complex Care (15 credits)

• Principles of Prescribing (30 credits)

• Developing Advanced Knowledge and Skills for Professional Practice (15 credits)

• Dissertation (30 credits)

• Practice 3- Preparing to be a Proficient Practitioner (15 credits)

• UK
   

  A-level:

  ABB (including Mathematics)
   

  Tariff:

  128 UCAS tariff points
   

  International Baccalaureate:

  31 points with 'Higher Level Mathematics at grade 6' OR 'Standard Level Mathematics at grade 7 AND Higher Level Physics/Biology/Chemistry at grade 6'
   

  GCSE:

  A minimum of grade 4 (C) in English Language and Mathematics in addition to other outlined requirements.

  In addition to our other entry requirements, City also accepts T-levels with the following grades:

  • T-Level in Design, Surveying and Construction. Must have an overall “Distinction” with at least B in the core. Must have “Distinction” in the Occupational specialism of Civil Engineering
     

  Contextual offers

  We apply a contextual admissions process for UK undergraduate applicants who have been in care or are the first in their family to enter Higher Education. Those who are eligible may receive a conditional offer with reduced entry requirements, typically two grades lower for A-levels and one grade (or eight tariff points) for BTEC or mixed qualifications.

  Read our contextual admissions policy for eligibility criteria and further information.
   

  Mixed qualifications

  Typically the only scenario where we make conditional offers expressed as UCAS tariff points is when an applicant presents mixed qualifications, most typically a combination of A-levels and a BTEC qualification.

  In this instance, we may make a tariff point offer to present the applicant with more flexibility on equivalencies. In this case, please be aware that we may still ask for a specific score across certain qualifications and subjects. E.g. 'This offer is conditional on you achieving 128 tariff points. This must include A-level Mathematics at grade B.'
   

  Subject exclusions

  We do not accept General Studies and Critical Thinking. These subjects will not be included in any conditional offer we make.
   

  Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)

  We welcome applications from students who are completing relevant EPQ Projects. Whilst we recognise the value of these projects in preparing students for independent learning at university, the EPQ is unlikely to form part of any conditional offer we make.

  The EPQ will also not lower the specifics of any conditional offer we choose to make. We will consider the EPQ as part of the holistic assessment of the application and it could be used to form part of our final decision at Confirmation stage.
   

  AS levels

  We recognise that there will be differences of opportunity varying by school and college. As not all students will have the opportunity to sit AS Level exams, it is unlikely we will include AS Level grades in any offer we choose to make. Where students have completed an AS Level subject, we will consider this as part of the holistic assessment of the application and it could be used to form part of our final decision at Confirmation stage.

English language requirements
 

If your first language is not English, we will require evidence of English language proficiency. Minimum requirements are:

IELTS:

6.0 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in each component.

If your first language is not English, we will require evidence of English language proficiency. Minimum requirements are:

• PTE Academic: 59 overall with a minimum of 59 in each component.

Fees for year 2022/23
 

UK

£9,250

Overseas/EU

£26,530

The fees indicated are for undergraduate entry in the 2022/ 23 academic year only. Fees for future years may be subject to an inflationary increase, which is normally 2%.

On successful graduation you will be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, enabling you to practice as an adult nurse in the UK and overseas (though additional registration maybe required in some countries).
 

Your career prospects are excellent. Recent City graduates have secured employment with trusts including Barts Health NHS Trust, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust.
 

You may also go on to further study at master’s level, including City’s advanced practice programmes.