Adult Nursing with Foundation Year - BNurs (Hons)

If you are interested in joining us in April 2024, find out more about our new Adult Nursing Applicant Support Scheme where we will assist you with application cost support and interview travel cost support.

Our Adult Nursing course adopts a person centred approach to enable you to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to provide safe and effective nursing care.

It will enable you, if successful, to apply to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to practise as a registered Adult Nurse in a range of diverse health and social care settings. As a student on this course, the experience you gain will allow you to pursue a range of pathways, in addition you will also have exposure to patients from other areas including mental health and learning disability, as well as children’s nursing. The opportunities you have coming into nursing are vast: working clinically, becoming a manager, working in a research environment, working abroad and in education.

Full-time (4 years)

Prepare for foundation pathway Applicants who wish to access this course will be required to attend and pass a compulsory one day Prepare for foundation programme This programme is where you will be able to showcase your keen interest or recent experience in the subject As well as come to visit the university and meet the staff involved in the programme This compulsory programme is designed to introduce you to studying a health professional course answer your questions meet staff and fellow students You will take part in a variety of exciting subject related activities that will prepare you to kick start your academic experience with us should you secure an offer Before attending the Prepare for foundation programme we wish to make you aware that you will be asked to complete an assessment task which will be used as part of the event Further information on the requirements of this task will be provided to applicants who have been shortlisted for this course Interview If you are successful in passing this programme you will be required to attend an interview with faculty staff GCSE requirements You are required to hold GCSE English language and maths grades 94AC or equivalent Equivalent qualifications include the following at Level 2 Functional Skills Key Skills Learn direct Equivalency Test If you have not achieved your Level 2 qualifications you are eligible to take our University equivalency course The course for this programme are free of charge and can be taken completely online Our Admissions team will confirm in your offer if you are required to take one of these assessments IELTS - Overall Score of 6.0 with no component less than 5.5 TOEFL IBT - Overall Score of 60 with no component score less than 20.