Children and Young People’s Nursing BSc (Hons)
University of NorthamptonWaterside Campus, Northampton
Course overview
Your Children and Young People’s Nursing journey starts now. Embark on your training as healthcare professionals and compassionate advocates for young people ranging from newborns to their transition into adulthood, ensuring physical recovery, as well as emotional and psychological wellbeing. We provide diverse opportunities in hospitals and the community, offering support, education and care to people accessing health services.
This professional training enables you to transform lives whilst offering profound personal fulfilment. Our comprehensive three-year degree programme prepares you for contemporary 24-hour service provision when caring for children and young people across all aspects of the health/ill health continuum. Experienced qualified Children and Young People’s Nurses delivering this programme will equip you with a range of clinical skills and theory to empower you with the knowledge to care with confidence and compassion.
Our qualification is recognised globally. Our three-year children’s nursing degree gives you the ability to cope with a demanding and satisfying profession, leading to a BSc (Hons) Children and Young People’s Nursing qualification and a registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Key highlights
- Leads to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Placement opportunities in hospitals and community settings
- Care for children from newborns to transition into adulthood
- Taught by experienced qualified Children and Young People's Nurses
- Prepares you for contemporary 24-hour children's health service provision
- Globally recognised qualification
Entry requirements
- A-level: BBC — BBC at A level BTEC level 3 Extended Diploma or National Diploma or Cambridge Technical at DMM A kitemarked Access to Higher Education course with 45 credits at Merit or above Successful completion of the first year of a…
- BTEC: DMM — BTEC level 3 Extended Diploma; or National Diploma or Cambridge Technical; A kitemar
- Access to HE Diploma — with 45 credits at Merit or above Successful completion of the first year of a relevant Foundation Degree Health and Social Care Diploma at Level 3 (advanced l
- T-level: Merit — …Diploma at Level 3 (advanced level) CACHE Diploma achieved at grade B or above T Level - Merit.
Scholarships
ICAEW Foundation Bursary
Three annual payments of £4,000
Up to £12,000John Lowe Accounting and Finance Scholarship
Scholarship is paid as £1,000 in the second and third years of study.
Up to £2,000Northampton Energy Elite Athlete Scholarship
This scheme offers the student athlete a support network enabling them to balance the demands of performance sport with academic study.
Reid Science, Engineering, and Computing Bursary
£500 per year of study
Up to £1,500TD Lewis Scholarship
The T D Lewis Scholarship provides both undergraduate and postgraduate students with financial awards of up to £1,000.
Up to £100The Chancellor's Fund
Up to £50The University of Northampton International Scholarship
The University of Northampton International Scholarship Scheme is a merit-based scholarship that provides up to a £4,000 reduction in tuition fees.
Wilson Endowment Scholarship
Successful students will receive three annual payments of £500, one for each year of study.
Up to £1,500
Careers this course leads to
- Registered Nurse (Children)
- Paediatric Staff Nurse
- Neonatal Nurse
- Community Children's Nurse
- School Nurse
- Health Visitor
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £20,000 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Northampton, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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