Children and Young People’s Nursing BSc (Hons)

University of Northampton

United Kingdom, Northampton

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University of Northampton

United Kingdom , Northampton

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

B702

Campuses

Waterside

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 18,200 / year

Next Intake September-2026

Children and Young People’s Nursing BSc (Hons)

About

Overview

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).

Our programme is structured to provide you with a strong foundation in nursing children and young people, equipping you with effective practical skills with a blended approach to learning. You are supported throughout the paediatric course by a dynamic, highly skilled team of tutors and practitioners within practice and beyond.

Top 10 For Nursing & Midwifery

Our nursing and midwifery courses are joined top 10 in the Daily Mail University League table for 2025.

Top 19 For Student Satisfaction

Children and Young People’s Nursing is top 19 for student satisfaction in the Best UK University Guardian League table for 2025.

Whatever your ambitions, we’re here to help you to achieve them. We’ll support you to identify the skills you’re learning during your child nursing degree, find your strengths and secure practical experience so that when it comes to applying for jobs or further study you’ll feel confident in standing out from the crowd.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

BCC at A level
BTEC level 3 Extended Diploma or
National Diploma or Cambridge Technical at DMM
A kitemarked Access to Higher Education course with 30 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 level)
CACHE Diploma achieved at grade B or above
T Level – Pass (with a C in Core or above).

We welcome applications for child nursing courses from students with a mix of A levels and BTEC/Cambridge Technical qualifications.

Please note that we may consider other qualifications not listed above on an individual basis, please contact our Admissions team to discuss these in further detail: admissions@northampton.ac.uk

The following are essential requirements for all pre-registration BSc nursing programmes:

Applicants must be 18 years old by the 2nd month of commencing pre-registration nursing programmes and all applicants must have 10 years of consecutive education.

All applicants must have:
- English Language and Maths GCSEs at C/4 or above (or a recognised equivalency e.g. Level 2 Key/ Level 2 Functional Skills).
All offers of a place on the programme are subject to:
- successful Occupational Health Screening,
- satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) report, and
- successful interview by the University.
English Language Requirements

All International and EU students applying for a children and young people’s nursing course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:
- IELTS 7.0 with no lower than 7.0 in Reading, Listening and Speaking as well as no lower than 6.5 in Writing for study at the undergraduate level.
For more information on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) English language entry criteria, please follow the NMC website.

For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.

English Program Requirements

English Language Requirements

All International and EU students applying for a children and young people’s nursing course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:

IELTS 7.0 with no lower than 7.0 in Reading, Listening and Speaking as well as no lower than 6.5 in Writing for study at the undergraduate level.

For more information on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) English language entry criteria, please follow the NMC website.

For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.

Career

Careers and Employability

There are many avenues you can choose once you are registered as a children and young people’s nurse on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register. You can choose to work in acute settings such as: a children’s ward, children’s emergency department, theatres, neonates.

Alternatively, you may choose to work in the community as: a health visitor, school nurse, community children’s nurse, within a special educational needs school.

There are many other specialist roles within children and young people’s nursing too such as: children and adolescent mental health service, research nurse, intensive care, and clinical nurse specialist.

For further information on the range of careers and opportunities available within healthcare, visit the NHS careers website or take the NHS Career quiz to discover what professions best suit you.

Master’s Opportunities

Our postgraduate courses are a great way to enhance the skills you have already learnt. Benefit from our 20% alumni discount on Master’s fees to give you a CV that will catch the eye of employers.

Successful completion of this course could lead on to one of our postgraduate programmes: PGDip Specialist Community Public Health Nursing, MSc Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Top-Up), MSc Public Health, MSc Advanced Clinical Practice.

At the University of Northampton, we offer a range of short courses and continuing professional development (CPD) programmes. These will enable you to learn new skills, progress into specialisms or take on new responsibilities.