BSc Adult Nursing with Foundation Year
Course overview
The BSc Adult Nursing with Foundation Year at Buckinghamshire New University is designed to develop compassionate, proficient, confident, and digitally capable nurses. The foundation year equips students who do not meet the standard direct entry requirements with essential academic study skills and confidence, before advancing into the full undergraduate degree.
Learning areas include assessing and reviewing mental, physical, cognitive, behavioural, spiritual, and social needs to identify priorities for evidence-based nursing interventions. The students learn about safe medicine administration, health, illness, disability, and diversity, and also acquire leadership and critical thinking skills for effective care management.
The teaching methods include lectures, seminars, authentic scenarios, case studies, online learning, while assessment methods include reflective assignments, examinations, presentations, academic posters, literature reviews, oral exams and completion of a Practice Assessment Document. Practice placements across NHS trusts and simulated ward environments with NHS-level manikins and supplies are among the practical components.
Entry requirements
Applicants must submit a personal statement explaining their interest in midwifery, supported by an academic or professional background. A reference from an academic or employer is required, and students may upload a CV to show their work experience.
Grade Requirements:
Applicants typically require 48 - 88 UCAS tariff points for the foundation year, which can be obtained through qualifications such as A levels, T levels, BTEC or an Access to Higher Education course in a relevant subject.
English Proficiency:
Applicants who do not speak English as their first language need an overall IELTS score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component. Alternatively, equivalent English proficiency qualifications like PTE and TOEFL are also considered.
Scholarships
BNU Asylum Seeker Scholarship
BNU Refugee Scholarship
International Early Payment Discount
One-off Early Payment fee reduction of £500 available to all applicants paying overseas fees. The full tuition fee charged must be at least £15,000.
Up to £500Postgraduate Fee Discount
50% fee waiver per year. 10% fee waiver per year for September 2025 intake only.
Vice Chancellor’s International Student Scholarship
One off fee reduction of £1,500, £3,000 or £5,000 available to all applicants paying overseas fees on their first year of study.
Career opportunities
Graduates of the BSc Adult Nursing with Foundation Year programme can pursue job roles such as:
- Registered Adult Nurse (NHS)
- Emergency Care Nurse
- District Nurse
- Surgical Ward Nurse
- Elderly Care Nurse
Cost of study
The tuition fee for the BSc Adult Nursing with Foundation is £15,150 per year for international students in the 2025/26 academic year. Tuition fees are reviewed annually and may change.
Admission
Interested applicants can apply for the course through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). For guidance, contact AHZ's trained counsellors.
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