22May
Undergraduate This course is not accepting applications for deferred entry.
City, University of London has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework.These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Course summary
The BSc (Hons) Children's Nursing prepares students for a fulfilling and rewarding career caring for children and young people and their families. It leads to eligibility to apply for professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Students develop skills and interests in both general medicine and specialist areas to be a confident and compassionate child nurse. City students benefit from clinical placements at London’s leading hospitals and trusts, with placements in a range of settings allowing students to experience the many different environments and specialisms’ children’s nurses’ work in. This course is taught through a combination of classroom theory, simulated practice and practice placements. City is home to state of the art clinical facilities including our specialist Clinical Skills Centre, a facility designed especially for students to clinical practice skills in a safe environment, before commencing placements. Career prospects are excellent for our Children's Nursing graduates - many secure employment within local London trusts and throughout the rest of the UK.
Modules
Core modules include: Year 1
- Foundations of Evidence Informed Nursing Practice
- Foundations of Biological Sciences for Nursing Practice
- Biopsychosocial Development Across the Lifecourse
- Mental Health and Wellbeing in Integrated Care
- Practice 1- Foundations for Nursing Care
- Promotion of Wellbeing and Prevention of Ill-Health Across Health and Social Care
- Acute Care Management
- Working Collaboratively with People with Long Term Conditions
- Pathophysiology and Therapeutics for Nursing Practice
- Critical Use of Evidence to Inform Decision Making in Practice
- Practice 2- Applying Knowledge and Skills for Person-Centred Care for Practice
- Family Centred Practice: Challenging Perspectives of Risk and Resilience
- Communities and Health
- Introduction to Critical Care Nursing
- Contemporary Issues in Sex and Sexuality
- Global Health
- Contemporary Issues within Adolescent Health
- Understanding and Caring for People who Use Substances
- Preparing for Specialist Practice in Primary and Community Care
- Leading and Managing Others
- Integrated Approaches to Complex Care
- Principles of Prescribing
- Developing Advanced Knowledge and Skills for Professional Practice
- Dissertation
Assessment method
Students are assessed using a variety of methods, depending on module choices:
- Practice Assessment Document (PAD): used to demonstrate achievement of practice competencies and also to record the number of hours of practice experience
- Written assignments, including essays: these may take the form of care studies or support another assessment such as a poster presentation
- Written examinations
- Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCEs): practical skills assessments
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- B703
- Institution code:
- C60
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 points
A level - BBC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Access to HE Diploma - D: 24 credits M: 0 credits
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 29 points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Additional entry requirements
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Interview
English language requirements
If your first language is not English, we will require evidence of English language proficiency.
https://www.city.ac.uk/prospective-students/courses/undergraduate/childrens-nursing
https://www.city.ac.uk/prospective-students/courses/undergraduate/childrens-nursing
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| EU | £29250 | Year 1 |
| International | £29250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £29250 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £29250 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
City, University of London
Northampton Square
City of London
EC1V 0HB