Adult Nursing - BSc (Hons)
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Your journey to becoming a confident, compassionate, and future focused nurse starts here. The BSc (Hons) Nursing Course has been designed to enable you to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses....
- Level Undergraduate
- Study mode Full Time
- Award BSc (Hons)
- Start date January 2027
- Fees View course fees
- Subject
- Location City South
This course is:
Open to International Students
Overview
It always starts with a reason. A moment that makes you realize you want to show up for people when they need it most. In the UK, there are over 750,000 nurses and midwives forming the backbone of the NHS and wider care system. At 91猎奇, you become part of that story. As one of the largest providers of undergraduate nursing education in the UK, 91猎奇 is helping shape the workforce the country depends on, not just with skills, but with patience, empathy, [music] and courage. Here you learn how to step into the hard moments, the ones that stay with you long after the shift ends. Every person we care for is different. Every story, every smile, every challenge. [music] With our practice-based learning, you don't just learn how to care, you learn how to lead. In the West Midlands alone, thousands of nursing students train each [music] year to support one of the UK's most diverse and fast growing populations, making a real difference in the communities around them. Some days push you, we practice, we repeat. [music] We get it wrong. We get it right together. Then you look around and realize you're part of something bigger, stronger, and making an impact. Nursing doesn't stay [music] inside hospitals. Across the UK, over half of all patient care happens in community and primary care settings, reaching classrooms, community centers, and care homes every single [music] day. Join our community and make a difference. Search 91猎奇 nursing.
Your journey to becoming a confident, compassionate, and future focused nurse starts here.
The BSc (Hons) Nursing Course has been designed to enable you to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses. When you successfully complete the course, you will be eligible for entry onto the NMC register in one of the four fields of nursing: Adult, Children, Learning Disabilities or Mental Health.
The course integrates evidence-informed education and high-quality practice learning environments to shape nurses who will lead, advocate, and innovate within diverse health and social care environments whilst meeting the complex needs of people, families, and communities across the lifespan.
The course will equip you with the practical skills, knowledge and experience you need to become a confident professional nurse. Your time is evenly balanced between campus-based learning and practice learning experiences, ensuring strong confident integration of theory to practice.
Adult nursing encompasses a wide range of knowledge and nursing skill acquisition to care for adult patients and service users in a broad range of clinical environments. As an adult nurse you will be required to assess, plan, evaluate and implement care for the complex needs of patients across acute hospital, community-based and home-based settings. Being a registered adult nurse opens career opportunities to work locally and nationally as well as globally. Specialities within adult nursing include respiratory, surgical, oncology, trauma and orthopaedic, emergency medicine and critical care.
What's covered in this course?
Practice Learning Experiences (Placements)
Your practice learning experiences will be based in a variety of settings such as in the community; primary care; social care settings; hospital or in home environments. Practice learning environments will be in the main in the Midlands and at locations where you can be exposed to the learning required.
Your professional practice modules will run across each year of your course and in parallel to your theoretical modules to support strong integration and application of theory to practice. You will be prepared for practice learning to ensure you feel confident when entering each stage of the course.
Teaching and Learning
You will experience excellent, innovative, learning, teaching and assessment experiences using technology to enhance your learning, through lectures, seminars and group work. Practical skills sessions and simulation will underpin your learning, supporting you to regularly apply theoretical concepts in a variety of different ways. Engaging with practice partners and people who use services throughout the course is also integral to our approach.
Virtual learning is critical to being able to perform in today鈥檚 increasingly digitally supported healthcare systems, therefore your digital literacy and development are explored within online and virtual learning environments. Online learning will be independent, guided and directed, allowing for flexibility of learning.
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91猎奇 had the best facilities for my course, including excellent practice areas. This enabled me to get an insight into what it would be like to work in a hospital... from the mock wards.
Susan Donegal
Why Choose Us?
- 43% of all new nurses in the West Midlands are trained at 91猎奇.
- You will spend 50% of your time on practice learning experiences in real-world settings such as hospitals, community or home environments.
- We offer two intakes a year in January and September so that you can start at the right time for you.
- You will study at our City South Campus where we鈥檝e recently invested nearly 拢5 million to update our skills and simulations facilities, complete with real-life hospital environments (wards, operating theatre), basic and advanced life support training facilities and simulation equipment to practice your practical skills.
- Funding - Nursing students who are eligible for a student loan will receive at least 拢5,000 a year in additional funding for maintenance and associated study costs. Download the funding FAQs
Open Day
Join us for our next Open Day where you'll be able to learn about this course in detail, chat to students, explore our campus and tour accommodation.
Next Open Day: 21 November
Course in Depth
Year One
In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits):
Distinctive Feature of this module: A comprehensive introduction that combines academic preparation with early professional identity development, giving you the confidence to begin your nursing journey.
This module will provide you with the foundational knowledge of the art and science of nursing plus academic skills, to start developing your career as a nurse. You will learn how to learn at university where the development of knowledge is personally driven, and opportunities are provided for you to stretch and challenge yourselves. It is your gateway into nursing, preparing you for the transition into higher education and clinical practice. It builds your core academic, professional, communication, and evidence-based practice skills, laying a strong foundation for all future learning by providing you with the mindset and skills to remain up to date in the ever changing, developing world of healthcare.
The module content and delivery will support your orientation into university and help you plan your studies and identify where to find support. It runs throughout level 4, providing you with opportunities to directly integrate what you are learning into other modules, placements and academic assessments. You will explore the professional values that will be expected of you throughout your nursing studies, being provided with an introduction to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and an overview of the NMC Code of Conduct.
Distinctive Feature of this module: Connects evidence informed knowledge directly to patient assessment and care, helping you translate theory into the practical skills required for early placement experiences.
This module equips you with the foundations of anatomy and physiology (A&P) to support nursing assessments and practical skills. You will have the opportunity to review, refresh and extend any previous learning you may have on A&P. You will draw upon knowledge gained from module 1 and consider how this can be applied to understanding of A&P. You will explore how healthy body systems function and how illness impacts vital signs and homeostasis. In addition, you will examine physical and cognitive development across the lifespan, from foetus to older adult, considering how life stages influence physical and mental health. Setting the foundations required for future bioscience knowledge acquisition and application.
The core content for this module is Anatomy and Physiology (A&P), which will underpin practical skills such as assessment, documentation, communication and professional standards. Learning connects A&P to nursing skills through theory and practice, emphasising the links between scientific knowledge, vital signs and the nursing process whilst ensuring incorporation of cultural awareness (e.g., skin tones, body types, cultural contexts). You will consider how cultural beliefs influence assessment and bias (e.g., pain scales, cognitive tests).
Distinctive feature of this module: Your first field module emphasises the integration of theory and practice, helping you to build the confidence to navigate care scenarios while beginning to develop and explore decision making skills.
In this module, you will be supported to continue to apply academic learning, professional values, and basic nursing care theories to your practice experiences. Through skills development and reflection, you will start to build the foundations needed for decision-making in practice. The module will continue to develop evidence-informed practice, helping you to learn how to find, understand, and use information to support safe and effective care.
Person and Family Centred care is a key focus on this module, whilst you consider how care is tailored to the specific needs of an individual and their family and how cultural beliefs affect chronic conditions and their management.
Distinctive Feature of this Module: This module places nursing within a societal context, highlighting the nurse鈥檚 role in promoting equity, health, and wellbeing for individuals and communities.
Expanding the focus beyond individual patients, this module examines the factors that influence health and drive health inequalities. You will explore how social, cultural, and economic determinants shape health outcomes and consider evidence-based strategies to reduce disparities and promote wellbeing at individual and community levels. Topics such as safeguarding, frailty, dementia, adverse childhood experiences, and cultural awareness are investigated within a population-health framework.
Throughout your learning so far, you have been learning the principles of person and family centred care. Understanding that people are influenced by their culture, values and beliefs as well as the environment they are living in, is essential in ensuring holistic and individualised non-judgemental care. Alongside this, you will continue to develop academic, communication, leading care, and professional skills. You will begin to learn how to advocate for vulnerable groups, tailor care to diverse needs, and apply inclusive approaches to practice.
Distinctive Feature of the Module: The professional practice modules are where academic knowledge, nursing skills, and professional judgment combine, preparing you to deliver safe, evidence-based, patient-centred care.
The module provides you with an introduction to and ongoing support for practice elements of your course. The module is designed to enable you to achieve practice proficiencies within your chosen field of practice through ongoing guided participation in care within the practice learning environment. The module offers preparation, development and consolidation to grow your confidence and acquire competence within the practice learning environment.
This module spans your whole level 4 journey to combine all the elements of learning into a practicebased environment. Communication, principles of leading care, and professional accountability are explored in the context of real-world practice. Anatomy and physiology will underpin many clinical assessments with your developing holistic and field specific knowledge supporting you in learning how to deliver person and family centred care.
Year Two
In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits):
Distinctive Feature of this module: This module positions nurses as evidence-informed practitioners, who will coordinate care, and may, within their nursing career develop into leaders of teams and services.
Nurses are increasingly engaged in and leading research to improve outcomes for patients and families. Being at the forefront of care, they are uniquely placed to understand the diverse nature of the lived experience of patients, service users and their families.
This module will equip you with the knowledge and skills to apply research, patient perspectives, and innovations to improve care and influence healthcare practice. With a professional responsibility in delivering evidence-informed practice you will explore research bias, the impact of your personal values on this, and the legal and ethical principles of obtaining consent for research purposes. You will learn how researchers work with and listen to patients and service users to support knowledge development.
Distinct Feature of this module: You will apply your developing assessment and critical thinking skills to situations where rapid assessment and decision making is required to support evidence informed interventions for individuals experiencing acute or crisis episodes.
This module will further develop your ability to use nursing assessment skills and evidence-informed knowledge to recommend interventions and provide care for adults experiencing acute episodes of illness. You will begin by evaluating the physiological and holistic mechanisms through which illness or conditions alter organ system function and apply this understanding to the assessment and management of acute and life-threatening conditions or situations.
As the module progresses, you will explore the wider complexities of shared decision making and service user involvement, recognising the unique perspectives and challenges of each field of nursing while increasing knowledge and expertise in adult nursing. You will develop your ability to recognise early warning signs of deterioration and understand the impact of trauma, medical stress, and suicide risk (for example, overdose such聽as paracetamol), integrating these considerations into holistic, person-centred care planning.
Distinctive Feature of this module: This module explores the complex nature of illness, focusing on long-term conditions, genetics and co-morbidities. There will be a deeper exploration of the nurses鈥� role in assessing and providing care across healthcare settings.
You will explore the complex and evolving nature of long-term illness in adults and the role that Nurses play in explaining genetic risk and supporting decision-making. As scientific understanding grows and gene therapy becomes more common, nurses must be increasingly prepared to apply this knowledge to their practice. The module will introduce you to the foundations of genetics and genomics from a physiological perspective, and then you will explore risk factors and epidemiology relating to common long-term conditions, including the impact of co-morbidities, polypharmacy and social determinants of health.
You will be introduced to palliative and end-of-life care pathways, recognising the nurse鈥檚 role in working collaboratively with other professionals to promote person and family-centred care. During this module, you will use your developing knowledge to analyse the nurse鈥檚 role in caring for individuals and their families. You will evaluate and practise the specific communication skills needed to support people with communication difficulties and to engage in difficult conversations, such as breaking bad news. Whilst developing this knowledge, you will explore how diverse perspectives shape long-term conditions. You will consider how racialised, migratory, neurodivergent and linguistically diverse groups may experience health services, for example, stigma, barriers and communication barriers.
Distinctive Feature of this module: This module focuses on safeguarding and the use of serious case reviews to spark critical debate and strengthen professional decision-making, combining evidence-informed knowledge and ethical leadership skills to foster resilience, advocacy, and the ability to navigate complex, real-world healthcare environments.
Leading on high quality nursing care is the role and aspiration of all nurses, however achieving this consistently is challenging. This module will support you in building skills to lead on care and overcome common challenges and barriers which impact on the quality of care. Safeguarding vulnerable people, processes, challenges and good practice will be a focus of the module. Building on previous content gained at level 4 and in prior level 5 modules where you have started to develop your professional identity and nursing care specific knowledge, you will learn how agencies work collaboratively to support vulnerable people such as those with dementia, cognitive impairment, children or those in mental health crisis. You will be introduced to multi-agency processes and debate related legal and ethical frameworks.
Through analysing contemporary evidence and real-world scenarios you will explore ways to navigate and overcome the challenges of working within, and eventually leading interprofessional teams, exploring the impact of poor communication, cultural bias and misunderstanding, hierarchical culture or interpersonal tensions. You will critically reflect on your own values, morals and resilience and supportive strategies in maintaining wellbeing in challenging environments. You will consider decision making under pressure and how you can motivate a team. You will analyse human factors such as fatigue, workload, environment, and debate the personal and professional impact of whistleblowing, raising concerns, and duty of candour.
Distinctive feature of this module: Recognising the value of reflection in creating a framework for you to critically explore experiences generating the self-awareness required to be an emotionally intelligent nurse, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) have embedded reflective practice into the standards of proficiency for nursing.
Your Part 2 professional practice module will therefore support you to reflect on and explore your practice experiences, creating a space for you to develop your professional identity as a nurse. Through reflective conversation and activities, you will develop your skills of reflection, revisiting and exploring practice experiences with growing self-awareness. You will explore your role as an emerging newly qualified nurse, and consider the skills and qualities required as a developing leader and provider of care within different care settings. On completion of the module, you will have the skills and knowledge required to engage in the sustained reflective practice to be an emotionally intelligent nurse.
This module will also focus on the ability to evaluate practice and explore the professional and clinical skills required to complete your EPAD. to support the development of safe, confident, and competent professional practice. In addition, you will have the opportunity to practise hands-on clinical skills that directly relate to the proficiencies and expectations outlined in your EPAD.
Year Three
In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits):
Distinctive feature of this module: This module develops and extends your academic skills to the systematic searching for, appraisal and critical application of literature towards an evidence-informed approach to quality improvement and high-quality safe practice in nursing.
This module will develop your skills as a research-minded nurse, with a focus on the importance of safe practice and practice-led research. You will learn to apply a systematic approach to searching for evidence, to critically appraise that evidence and to synthesise findings to answer research questions that are practice-led. You will also develop an understanding of the principles of different research paradigms and different research methodologies that address different research questions.
This module will also develop your understanding of healthcare audits, quality improvement strategies, approaches and change management theory so that you can utilise findings from research to rationalise and improve patient outcomes and experiences of care. During this module, you will consider approaches that are appropriate when conducting research with vulnerable groups. You will utilise previously gained knowledge of ethical principles and procedures related to healthcare research.
Distinctive feature of this module: This module deepens your ability to coordinate and deliver safe, effective, person-centred care for adults with complex and multifaceted health needs. You will develop your clinical judgement and scientific understanding so that you can lead, coordinate, implement and evaluate care.
This module integrates key themes of evidence-informed practice, leading care and teamworking, pathophysiological processes, pharmacology, and therapeutic communication whilst reducing risk and improving outcomes for adults. By exploring how complexity is shaped by multimorbidity, polypharmacy, health inequalities, social determinants of health, culture, and service access, you will develop the skills to lead and coordinate care within multidisciplinary and multi-agency settings. You will critically consider clinical reasoning and decision-making in dynamic situations, select and interpret investigations, and evaluate interventions in relation to safety, effectiveness, and patient experience, as well as nursing diagnosis. Transitions and continuity of care, alongside effective coordination, documentation and support for self-management will also be explored. Throughout the module, you will use case studies and scenarios drawn from varied adult care contexts, applying a critical lens to how physical, psychological, and social factors interact, and developing the confidence to lead in complex multidisciplinary teams. Returning to the themes of self-awareness, resilience and professional identity, you will use reflective and restorative approaches to strengthen professional judgement. The module supports your transition to confident registered practice, preparing you to lead, coordinate, implement and coordinate care, as well as advocate for adults and their families/carers in complex, rapidly changing care environments.
- Early Childhood Nursing Practice: A Community Perspective
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Emergency Care in Adult Nursing
- Introduction to Project Management and Innovation in Healthcare
- Postural Care
- Understanding Needs and Supporting Autistic People Across the Lifespan
- Positive Behavioural Support
- Foundations of Adult Critical Care Nursing
- Introduction to Tissue Viability and Wound Care
Distinctive feature of the module: This module spans your final part (part 3) of your studies, supporting you to develop confidence in the application of your skills, knowledge, behaviours and attributes required at the point of registration. You will explore new skills in relation to supervising and supporting others and understanding what it means to be 鈥減rescriber ready鈥�, and employability will be a strong focus in this module.
You will prepare for your transition to a registered nurse, reflecting on your practice to develop selfawareness, understanding the changing scope of your practice, and accountability. As you progress through this year-long module, you will be supported in understanding the recruitment process and in activities that prepare you to participate in it. During this module, you will engage in developing your knowledge of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA) to prepare for taking on the role of Practice Supervisor when you qualify. Developing your skills to provide supervision and feedback to others whilst also receiving feedback, which will become an important standard of your practice. You will also engage in knowledge development of pharmacology, developing further understanding of medication management in order to become 鈥榩rescriber ready鈥�, which will prepare you to engage in further study as a qualified practitioner. Problem-based learning and peer feedback will support the development of these skills, supported by professional feedback from your clinical placements.
You will be allocated practice placements which support your progression as a third year nursing student, allowing you to strengthen your leadership and management of patient care and the interpersonal and clinical skills required.
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If you have a specific learning difficulty (such as dyslexia or ADHD), a disability, a long-term health condition or mental health difficulties, our support teams provide advice, information and practical support (such as reasonable adjustments). Engaging with our support teams early on in the application process means that the University is more likely to be able to implement support before your arrival at University. If you require reasonable adjustments in your placement setting, early disclosure will assist the University in securing suitable placements wherever it reasonably can.
Further study
Nursing provides the opportunity for lifelong learning and our BSc (Hons) Nursing award forms the basis for progression on to further study.
So many opportunities exist for and postgraduate study. As a graduate, you may progress to a Masters degree, e.g. Masters in Advanced Nursing Practice, PhD.
A comprehensive portfolio of post-registration courses called is available. These courses allow for academic and/or clinical development.
Many of the courses are taught as part-time flexible modules to fit around your work and domestic commitments.
This course is approved by the following organisation:
The Nursing and Midwifery Council
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) works with partner organisations to set and maintain high standards of nursing and midwifery education across the UK.
This course has been approved and monitored by the NMC to make sure that the education and training on offer meets聽their standards.
To work as a nurse or midwife, you must pass an NMC approved course at a higher education institution (HEI) in pre-registration nursing and midwifery, leading to registration with the NMC.
Athena Swan Bronze Award
We have聽successfully secured the Athena SWAN Departmental Bronze Award聽recognising a commitment to gender equality.
The Athena Swan Charter is a framework which is used across the globe to support and transform gender equality within higher education (HE) and research.
Entry Requirements
Essential requirements
Standard offer: 112 UCAS Tariff points. .
Please note 鈥� if you are applying to this course through the Military route, the entry requirement is 120 UCAS Tariff points.
Accelerate offer: 96 UCAS Tariff points. Find out more about 91猎奇 Accelerate.
Applicants will also need to complete an interview for this course; see interview arrangements below.
If your level 3 qualifications do not meet the UCAS tariff for this course, you may be offered a place on our Foundation Year instead. You do not need to submit a separate application but will automatically be considered for this if your predicted grades fall below the UCAS entry tariff.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Successful candidates will be required to obtain a satisfactory occupational health check, an enhanced DBS check and registration with the Independent Safeguarding Authority prior to enrolling on this course. If you have any queries please refer to DBS Frequently Asked Questions or contact admissions@bcu.ac.uk.
If you have a qualification that is not listed, please contact us.
Fees & How to Apply
UK students
Annual and modular tuition fees shown are applicable to the first year of study. The University reserves the right to increase fees for subsequent years of study in line with increases in inflation (capped at 5%) or to reflect changes in Government funding policies or changes agreed by Parliament. View fees for continuing students.
Award: BSc (Hons)
Starting: Jan 2027
- Mode
- Duration
- Fees
- Full Time
- 3 years
- £9,790 in 2026/27
International students
Annual and modular tuition fees shown are applicable to the first year of study. The University reserves the right to increase fees for subsequent years of study in line with increases in inflation (capped at 5%) or to reflect changes in Government funding policies or changes agreed by Parliament. View fees for continuing students.
Award: BSc (Hons)
Starting: Jan 2027
- Mode
- Duration
- Fees
- Full Time
- 3 years
- £18,570 in 2026/27
This course offers both September and January start dates. If our places for your chosen start date are full, successful applicants will be offered a place for the next available start date instead.
Please note that applications are processed in the order in which they are submitted, so please apply early to ensure you have the best chance of securing your preferred start date if your application is successful.
You do not need to apply for both intakes as we will consider your application for the first available place if there are no places for your preferred intake.
Funding
From August 2020,聽nursing professional degree students will receive at least 拢5,000 a year in funding support.
Guidance for International students
There are three ways to apply:
1) Direct to the University
You will need to complete our International Application Form and Equal Opportunities Form, and submit them together with scan copies of your original academic transcripts and certificates.
2) Through a country representative
Our in-country representatives can help you make your application and apply for a visa. They can also offer advice on travel, living in the UK and studying abroad.
3) Through UCAS
If you are applying for an undergraduate degree or a Higher National Diploma (HND), you can apply through the UK鈥檚 Universities and Colleges Admissions Service ().
You can request a printed form from your school or nearest British Council office. You will be charged for applying through UCAS. 91猎奇鈥檚 UCAS code is B25 BCITY.
Frequently asked questions
How will I know what has happened with my UCAS application when I have submitted it?
You'll be notified via UCAS if your application is unsuccessful. If your application is successful you'll be invited to attend an interview from聽our Health Admissions department.
What will the interview consist of?
You'll have a face-to-face interview with academic and clinical staff.
How will I know the outcome of my interview?
You'll be notified via UCAS track.
If I'm not offered a place, can I have some feedback?
Yes, you can request feedback from NMSW.Admissions@bcu.ac.uk
Employability
You will gain direct exposure to real-world nursing practice across varied NHS and private clinical environments, developing core professional skills and learning through multidisciplinary, interprofessional experiences.
Assessments and practice learning are mapped to the Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses, ensuring you meet all requirements for registration and develop strong employability skills.
The curriculum is shaped collaboratively with students, people with lived experience, and clinical partners. Volunteering, communities of practice, and employability support will help you build your professional identity from the start of the course.
Placements
Placements are a compulsory part of the course and the first taste of your career in health and social care.
Placements help you with your confidence, by putting theory from the classroom into practice. We make sure you get a quality experience and that you are fully supported by a workplace mentor on hand throughout your placement.
Facilities & Staff
Nursing and Midwifery facilities
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Our staff
Cara Norwood
Course Lead 鈥� Adult Field
As course lead for adult field nursing, Cara is dedicated to ensuring an exceptional student experience for all. Cara has a clinical background in adult critical care nursing across the greater midlands area. Her clinical experiences led to a special interest in healthcare ethics, which she subsequently studied at Master鈥檚 Degree, and now teaches...
More about CaraClaire Lynch
Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing
Claire has a clinical background in Neuroscience Nursing. She enjoys working across different areas relating to both medical and surgical nursing skills but has a keen interest in trauma, high dependency and acute care.
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