Nursing (Child) BSc (Hons)
University of Brighton
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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SEP-25

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3 Years

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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Studying children’s nursing at the University of Brighton enables you to work closely with children, young people and their families as part of a versatile team of health and social care professionals including doctors, psychologists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists. You will learn how to tailor individual care for children with a range of clinical needs. We will support you in becoming a caring and compassionate professional who delivers skilled, evidence-based care in partnership ...Read more

Studying children’s nursing at the University of Brighton enables you to work closely with children, young people and their families as part of a versatile team of health and social care professionals including doctors, psychologists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists. You will learn how to tailor individual care for children with a range of clinical needs. We will support you in becoming a caring and compassionate professional who delivers skilled, evidence-based care in partnership with patients families, and communities. Our focus on interdisciplinary enriches your experience while also preparing you for professional practice. You will also have the opportunity to experience nursing abroad through our international placements.To ensure you can confidently apply theory to healthcare practice, you will spend 50% of your year on placements with local NHS trusts in a variety of healthcare settings and simulate nursing situations in our state of the art clinical skills and simulation suites.Your teaching will be based at our Brighton, Falmer campus and there are varied placements across Sussex in both acute and community settings.The recognition that patients come first in everything the NHS does, and the values of the NHS constitution – respect, dignity, compassion and working together for patients – are embedded in our curriculum.This course meets the NMC 2018 education standards and course graduates are eligible for registration.

Key stats

WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
99/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
41st
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
70th
Children's Nursing
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 95 = 5% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
5%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
100%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Children's Nursing graduate salary at this uni
£22,000
UK Children's Nursing graduate salary
£22,000
What students say
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28 Oct 24

All in all three uni is nice and the teacher's are some what informative. However in terms of communication the teacher's aren't as useful. And most lecture halls don't have..Read more

Entry requirements

Exam type

A level

A level:

BBC Grades / Points required

UCAS Tariff:

112 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:18,M:27 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

28 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H3,H3,H3,H3,H3 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DMM Grades / Points required

T Level:

M Grades / Points required

Must include a Science or Social Science subject at grade B.

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Access must be in a Health Studies, Nursing or Science.

Must include three subjects at Higher Level, one to be a science subject.

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In a health or Science subject.

Health; Healthcare Science or Science T Level accepted on this course.

Popular A-level subjects

Children's Nursing

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Psychology
42%
Biology
32%
Sociology
23%
History
16%
Chemistry
13%
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Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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Students from England

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£13,842 per year

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Students from EU

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This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£13,842 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from International

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£13842 Per year

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28 Oct 24
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it's cool here i...
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Shavindya
28 Oct 24
Nursing (Child) BSc (Hons)
All in all three uni is nice and the teacher's are some what informative. However in terms of communication the teacher's aren't as useful. And most lecture halls don't have...
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University of Brighton
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