Nursing courses

About Nursing Practice (child) in Staffordshire University

If you applied by the UCAS application deadline (29 January 2021), you will still be eligible to interview for this course and we will be in touch shortly to arrange a date/time for this.

If you didn’t submit an application by the deadline, please consider applying for entry in September 2022. You may also be interested in our other healthcare courses, where applications for this year are still open.

This innovative degree is perfect for those who have a passion to care for children and their families and will help you address children's changing healthcare needs.

• Clinical experience in a wide range of placement areas.
• Eligibility to register as a children’s nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery council
• Ability to gain graduate employment within a range of healthcare settings

Your placements will be in a variety of hospital and community settings within the NHS and independent sector. You will care for children aged from 0-18 years old, including healthy and acutely ill children, those with long term conditions and also children with complex needs.

This breadth of care will help you develop a range of clinical skills essential for nursing. You will need to travel to your placements and work a variety of shifts to ensure you gain the full range of learning experiences to meet the course requirements. Throughout your studies, your clinical mentors and enthusiastic tutors will support and encourage you to make the most out of your studies.

Entry requirements

To apply for an undergraduate (bachelors) degree you need one of the following qualifications:

• Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Standard 12/ XII with a minimum score of 65% overall

• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma with 28 points overall
• Successful completion of a relevant International Foundation Year from a recognised UK Institution
• For A-Level requirements, please see the ‘entry requirements’ section on the relevant course page

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