8Mar
Undergraduate This course has restrictions on who can apply - Find out more
Nottingham Trent University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Open days
Course summary
This foundation degree combines a solid grounding in scientific theory with technical and practical learning. It is accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), enabling successful graduates to register as fully qualified veterinary nurses. The course covers all elements of a veterinary nurse’s role, including the provision of skilled supportive care for sick animals; undertaking theatre work, laboratory diagnostic tests and radiography; assisting in consultation rooms; ordering medication; and ward work, including the general care and treatment of in-patients. During your course you will have opportunities to attend several contact days, the Nottingham Trent University congress and also visit specialist veterinary practices. Your contact days will give you the opportunity to practice practical skills, attend lectures from professional experts and have one-to-one tutorials with your course tutors. Our Nottingham Trent University congress includes a variety of sessions from external veterinary practitioners.
Modules
Year One
- Animal Husbandry
- Introduction to Animal Disease
- Applied Functional Anatomy
- Essential Veterinary Nursing Skills
- Practice Administration and Communication Skills
- Clinical Behaviour
- Placement (approximately 12-week clinical placement)
- Applied Medical Nursing
- Anaesthesia and Pain Management
- Diagnostic Aids
- Pharmacology and Complementary Therapies
- Surgical Nursing and Theatre Practice
- FdSc Veterinary Nursing Placement (approximately 37-week clinical placement)
Assessment method
Year 1 Coursework (37%), written exam (47%), practical (16%) Year 2 Coursework (40%), written exam (33%), practical (27%) Final Year Coursework (60%), written exam (0%), practical (40%)
How to apply
29Jan
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:
- D312
- Institution code:
- N91
- Campus name:
- Brackenhurst Campus
- Campus code:
- 3
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 64 points
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MPP
Access to HE Diploma
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
GCSE/National 4/National 5
T Level
We also consider equivalent qualifications and combinations. Please contact Nottingham Trent University Admissions team for further information.
Additional entry requirements
Interview
Other
A total of two weeks' (70 hours) work experience in a small animal veterinary practice, completed after September 2022. Single days are considered, but full weeks are preferred. Weekend work will be accepted where practices offer a normal service, including surgery, on those days. A minimum of one week (35 hours) must be completed prior to application, with the additional week planned and completed before 30 April 2025. Details of this must be included on your work experience form or your application will be rejected.
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
The UK Government recently announced an increase to the Home Undergraduate tuition fee from £9,250 (the 2024 entry fee) to £9,535 for 2025 entry. This is subject to Parliamentary approval and is therefore still to be confirmed. The current expectation is that the NTU tuition fee for 2025 entry will be £9,535.
Provider information
Nottingham Trent University
50 Shakespeare Street
Nottingham
NG1 4FQ