Children's 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 September 2027, January 2028
- Subject
- Location City South
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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.
As a Children鈥檚 nurse, you will learn how to work in partnership with families to deliver family centred care that supports infants, children and young people at every stage of their development. Children and young people are inspiring, playful, curious and creative, and as a student nurse you will be developing the skills, knowledge and confidence to care for them in ways that recognise their individual strengths and voices. As an advocate for children and young people, you will learn how to make a difference to young lives in a variety of community and healthcare settings as well as in their own home.
On achieving registration as a nurse with NMC you could follow a career in areas such as specialist children鈥檚 nurses, paediatric intensive care, child and adolescent mental health, or working with charities such as the Teenage Cancer Trust.
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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I knew I would enjoy working with children, but when I started placement I was surprised how satisfying it was, even after a 13 hour shift. Honestly placement for me is the best part of my course, because you get to put into practice what you have learnt.
Sarah Gyamfi
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 the 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.
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.
Family Centred care is a strong emphasis on this module whilst you consider how care is tailored to the specific needs of an individual and their family. This module introduces the biopsychosocial model of health as the foundation for holistic nursing care.
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, 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: This module will further develop your ability to use your nursing assessment skills and evidence informed knowledge to recommend interventions and care for infants, children and young people experiencing acute or crisis situations.
You will evaluate the physiological and holistic mechanisms through which illness or conditions alter organ system function and apply this knowledge to the assessment and management of acute and life-threatening conditions or situations. Infants and children deteriorate more rapidly than adults due to their immature physiology and limited physiological reserves, with early warning signs often subtle or masked. The use of evidence informed tools, such as PEWS and A鈥揈 assessment, alongside working in partnership with families who know their child best, supports nurses to recognise deterioration and respond with appropriate interventions to prevent further decline.
You will begin to explore the wider implications of shared decision-making, recognising the unique perspectives and challenges of each field of nursing, whilst increasing knowledge in children鈥檚 nursing. Deterioration is not always physiological, as children鈥檚 nurses you are also likely to come across children and young people with a mental health crisis which can also rapidly escalate and require immediate intervention.
Distinctive Feature of this module: This module explores the complex nature of illness focussing on long term conditions, genetics and co-morbidities in infants, children and young people. There will be a deeper exploration of the nurses鈥� role in assessing and providing care across healthcare settings.
Nurses already play a central role in explaining genetic risk and supporting decision-making, and as scientific understanding grows and gene therapy becomes more common, nurses will be increasingly required to apply this to their practice. You will examine some of the long-term conditions found in childhood and adolescence and the foundations of genetics and genomics from a physiological perspective. 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.
Building on your developing assessment and care planning skills and knowledge, you will examine how long term conditions may present and impact infants, children and young people from childhood into adulthood. You will evaluate the physical, psychological and social effects of living with long-term illness and the nurse鈥檚 role in promoting safe, effective and family-centred care. 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 family-centred care. You will also develop and practise the communication skills needed to support individuals with communication difficulties and to engage in sensitive and challenging conversations, including breaking bad news.
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 provides you with a deeper insight into the complex care of infants, children, young people and their families. You will enhance your nursing practice, scientific understanding and leadership capability so you can coordinate and deliver safe, effective, family-centred care.
The module will cover key themes, integrating core areas of evidence-informed practice, leadership principles, pathophysiological processes, pharmacology and communication. Family-centred care, the rights of the child, cultural perspectives and best interest principles underpin learning throughout the module. By exploring the factors that shape children鈥檚 health and social care within multi-agency working, the module supports you in developing the skills to lead and coordinate care effectively for infants, children and young people with complex needs.听
Safeguarding and multi-agency working within complex care planning, including the recognition of indicators of risk, appropriate escalation of concerns and use of safeguarding processes, will also be explored. You will also consider transitions of care in children鈥檚 nursing across hospital, community, at home, specialist and adult services. This includes effective signposting and developing knowledge of community resources to support families beyond the hospital setting.
- 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.
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听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.
Entry Requirements
These entry requirements apply for entry in 2027/28.
All required qualifications/grades must have been achieved and evidenced at the earliest opportunity after accepting an offer to help confirm admission and allow for on-time enrolment. This can also include other requirements, like a fee status form and relevant documents. Applicants can track their application and outstanding information requests through their 91猎奇 mySRS account.
Essential requirements
120 UCAS Tariff points. .
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)听and Occupational Health Clearance
Enrolment on the course is subject to:
- an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check
- Occupational Health Clearance.
After the initial check, students will be required to self-declare and re-enrol each year.
If you have any queries, please refer to DBS Frequently Asked Questions,听Occupational Health Clearance information or contact admissions@bcu.ac.uk.
It is important that you complete DBS and Occupational Health requirements as soon as possible once your offer is confirmed, to ensure that you have the necessary clearances in place before you start your course placements.
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: Sep 2027
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Award: BSc (Hons)
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International students
Sorry, this course is not available to International students.
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.
Guidance for UK students
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Applying through UCAS
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- Login to UCAS and complete your details
- Select your course and write a personal statement
- Get a reference
- Pay your application fee and submit your application
Personal statement
The personal statement gives you a crucial opportunity to say why you’re applying and why the institution should accept you.
Here are the three areas you’ll need to address:
- Why do you want to study this course or subject?
Here’s where you explain what makes this course exciting to you. Think about your motivations for studying the course and your future plans. If you’re planning to take a year out, don't forget to give your reasons.
- How have your qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this course or subject?
This is your chance to show what you’ve learned at school or college. You should include the skills and knowledge you’ve gained from education or training and how this will help you succeed in your chosen course.
- What else have you done to prepare outside of education, and why are these experiences useful?
Not everything you’ve learned comes from the classroom. Life experience counts too! You might want to talk about work experience, employment, or volunteering and how they’ve helped you develop the skills needed for your chosen course or future career.
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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
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Halima Khan
Course Lead 鈥� Children鈥檚 Nursing
Halima Khan is Course Lead for Children鈥檚 Nursing at 91猎奇, with a clinical background in paediatric nursing. Her academic practice is shaped by her experience of delivering high-quality, compassionate care to children, young people, and their families, underpinning her commitment to excellence in nursing education. She works...
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