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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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SEP-25
3 Years
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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- Kingston is No.1 in London for Children's Nursing (Guardian University Guide 2025).- We won two awards at the 2023 Student Nursing Times Awards, including Teaching Innovation of the Year for our simulated public health elective. This was part of our annual student nursing electives programme, which was also nominated for the Best Student Experience award, where students are supported to organise their own national or international placement of their choosing.- Our award-winning simulation suite (Student Nursing Times Awards 2019) offers realistic environments in which to learn, including hospital wards and community settings with family role- players.- 100 per cent of students from this course are in employment or further study within six months of graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes 2018/19)- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.
About this courseChildren's nursing is very popular and this course will enable you to become a registered children's nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).You'll learn to provide evidence-based care for children and young people (birth to age 18), working in partnership with their families and with other health and social care professionals, in hospital and community settings.You'll study modules relevant to all fields of nursing, as well as those that focus on children's nursing, you'll also learn about child development, the healthy child as well as children and young people who are acutely ill, or require complex, high dependency or palliative care.Placement opportunities are at London's leading NHS hospitals such as Great Ormond Street, St George's, St Helier, Kingston, Royal Marsden, Chelsea and Westminster and Croydon Hospitals, as well as in community settings.You'll be taught by a dynamic teaching team who are nationally and internationally recognised - they have contributed to key text books and achieved awards for their excellence in learning and teaching.Throughout the course you will engage with service users, practising nurses and other healthcare professionals – in placements, classes and online learning.
Exam type
A levelA level:
BBB - ABB Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
BBBCC - BBBBB Grades / Points required
Scottish Advanced Higher:
CCC Grades / Points required
UCAS Tariff:
120 - 136 Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
D:30,M:9,P:6 Grades / Points required
AS:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Extended Project:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
HNC (BTEC):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
HND (BTEC):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
27 - 28 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
H3,H3,H3,H3,H3 - H2,H2,H3,H3,H3 Grades / Points required
OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma:
D*D* Grades / Points required
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma:
DDM Grades / Points required
OCR Cambridge Technical Foundation Diploma:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
OCR Cambridge Technical Subsidiary Diploma:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
D*D* Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DDM Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
T Level:
M Grades / Points required
Other A Level combinations possible to achieve a minimum of 128 points.Minimum of 2 A Levels, can be combined with other Level 3 qualifications eg. AS levels/Extended Project to achieve minimum of 128 points
Achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points achieved from either five Highers or a combination of two Highers offered with two Advanced Highers. Where only Highers have been taken a minimum of (BBBCC) are required.
Achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points achieved in either three Advanced Highers or from a combination of two Advanced Highers plus two Highers.
We welcome a wide range of qualifications and qualification combinations. We assess each application individually, taking in to account any experience and skills you may have in your chosen field.Don't worry if you can't see your specific qualification listed, just contact our team of experts
Achieve 122 UCAS Points from a Science or health-based Access to HE course: this is normally achieved with 45 level 3 credits and 15 level 2 credits of which 21 of the level 3 credits should be at Distinction and 18 at Merit. Other combinations of distinctions and merits to the value of 112 points can also be accepted.GCSE at grade 4 or above (or grade C or above for GCSEs taken before 2017) in English Language and Mathematics (Science also preferred) or equivalent qualification eg Functional/Key skills level 2 in numeracy and literacy; Level 2 Applied Science. GCSE Science grade 4 or above (formerly A*-C) is not required from Access students undertaking a science or health based access course.
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points
May be considered for entry into year 1 of the course. Due to the professional requirements of this course it is unlikely that you would be able to get advanced standing for entry into the second year of the course.
May be considered for entry into year 1 of the course. Due to the professional requirements of this course it is unlikely that you would be able to get advanced standing for entry into the second year of the course.
A minimum of 120 UCAS points made up of 6 components - usually comprising of 3 subjects at 'higher level' and 3 at 'standard' level. Opportunity to add on to points with extended essay and theory of knowledge. All the above attract UCAS points. Potential to meet the points by not passing all six component of qualification
A minimum of 120 UCAS points usually from 5 subjects
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points
Grade combinations below 120 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve a minimum of 120 points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points
Grade combinations below 120 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve a minimum of 120 points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points
Grade combinations below 112 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve a minimum of 120 points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points
Grade combinations below 112 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve a minimum of 112 points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
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