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Veterinary Nursing at Nottingham Trent University - UCAS

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)
Year Two
  • Applied Medical Nursing
  • Anaesthesia and Pain Management
  • Diagnostic Aids
  • Pharmacology and Complementary Therapies
  • Surgical Nursing and Theatre Practice
Final year
  • FdSc Veterinary Nursing Placement (approximately 37-week clinical placement)
Full module descriptions and details can be found on the course page on the NTU website.

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

This course has restrictions on who can apply.

This course is not eligible for International Students who require a Tier 4 Visa to study in the UK

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

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 in the UK, completed after September 2020. 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 31 March 2023. Details of this must be included on your work experience form or your application will be rejected.


Student Outcomes

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90%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
100%
Go onto work and study

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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

Tuition fees for 2025 entry are yet to be confirmed. As a guide and to enable you to plan your finances, the fees for Home undergraduate students for 2024 are £9250. The current expectation is that the University may increase this for future and subsequent years of study in line with inflation and as specified by the Government.
Veterinary Nursing at Nottingham Trent University - UCAS