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Introduction

In a nutshell

Our Nursing Studies (Top Up) programme has been purposefully designed to enhance your skills as a registered nurse in your home country and allow you to top up your previous studies with Level 6 modules to achieve a BSc (Hons) degree in as little as a year.

This course builds on your nursing skills to help you develop your leadership, clinical decision-making, research skills and clinical skills. It also provides the additional culturalization needed to bridge the gap between working as a nurse in your home country and the UK, giving you confidence in your practice.

If you’re an international student who wants to work as a nurse within the UK, you will need to register separately with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). This programme will help to prepare you for the NMC registration by providing you with the academic and clinical skills the NMC are looking for and will test in their Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Once registered, you will be able to work as a nurse in the UK usually at Band 5 scale either within the NHS or another healthcare organisation. At this point, your career opportunities are the same as any nurse who has trained in the UK.

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You will:

Enhance your nursing skills through the development of your leadership and advanced clinical skills to become an empowered healthcare leader and decision maker.
Be supported by a personal tutor who will provide both academic and pastoral support as you adapt to studying and working in the UK.
Develop your English Language skills in timetabled sessions throughout the programme.
Get the opportunity to engage with the largest healthcare provider in the Northwest of England, and, like many of our students, you may be able to work part-time as a nursing assistant/care support worker alongside your studies.

International

students accepted

Nursing student checking a patients breathing

Nursing student conducting physiological observations with a stethoscope in hand

Nursing student fitting a nebulizer mask on a 'patient'

Nursing student uses a syringe to measure out medicine from a bottle

Three nursing students completing observation charts following assessment

This is for you if...

1.

You want a one-year programme that will top up your previous study to bachelor’s degree status in the UK.

2.

You are a registered nurse with a nursing qualification in your home country.

3.

You want to explore opportunities to work in the UK healthcare sector during and after your studies.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Requirements

What you need to know

APPLICANT PROFILE

You must be a qualified nurse, registered with the appropriate country regulatory body and have current experience. We will accept applications if you have a registration that has lapsed in the last six months.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

If you are an international student and not from a majority English speaking country, you will need IELTS 6.0 with no element below 5.5. We also accept a range of other English language qualifications. If you do not have the English language requirements, you could take the Pre-Sessional English course to gain entry onto this degree.

Which qualifications do I need?

Qualifications and experience

This is a post-qualifying top-up degree programme. All applicants must be qualified nurses (Diploma at Level 5 or equivalent), be registered with the appropriate in-country regulatory body, and have current experience.

Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL)

If you have relevant UK academic credits from modules that you have studied previously at the University of Salford or elsewhere, you may be able to apply for Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) and use your existing credits towards the programme.

Up to three modules (60 credits in total) can be used in this way. Please contact the programme team for further information:

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International Students

We accept qualifications from all around the world. Find your country to see a full list of entry requirements.

GCSE Requirements

It is preferred that applicants already hold grade 4 or grade C or above in English Language/Literature and Mathematics GCSE or an approved alternative qualification, prior to making their application. Applicants who are in the process of completing their GCSE English Language and Mathematics or level 2 equivalents may also be considered.

English Requirements

IELTSMin 6

English Program Requirements

Equivalent qualifications

English language requirements are shown on individual course pages. Generally, this is shown as an IELTS grade, however we accept a range of equivalent qualifications.

As a general guide:

For undergraduate courses we require IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum 5.5 in each component) or equivalent

For postgraduate courses, we require IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum 5.5 in each component) or equivalent

For the International Foundation Year, we require IELTS 4.5 (with a minimum 4.0 in each component) in UKVI IELTS for UKVI (Academic)

The approved equivalent qualifications list includes the following:

Secure English Language Tests (SELTs)

University of Salford English language courses

Regional-based qualifications

Majority English Speaking Countries as deemed by UKVI

Medium of English Institutions

Applicants who require a Student Route visa to study in the UK may require evidence of a Secure English Language test rather than an examination or qualification due to visa requirements, as deemed by the UK Government Home Office, Visa and Immigration (UKVI).

Career

Employment and stats

What about after uni?

A BSc (Hons) Degree is a requirement for many roles within the NHS and other health and social work organisations in the UK and worldwide.

All the modules within the Nursing Studies (Top Up) course reflect key requirements of successful nurses within the UK healthcare system and on completion of the programme, you will possess the key leadership attributes and clinical skills nurses in the UK need to succeed.

For international students who wish to work in the UK as a nurse before or after graduation, you will need to register independently with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Check the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) website for further details of how to register as a nurse for work in the UK.

Completion of this BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies (Top-up) programme will not lead to automatic registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Further study options

A taste of what you could become

A rounded practitioner

An influencer in your area of nursing practice

A future nursing practice researcher

A future leader in the healthcare workforce

and more...

Career Links

We work with over 100 health and social care organisations including the largest healthcare provider in the Northwest of England and although we cannot guarantee employment with these organisations, we can provide contact details and useful information that may assist you.

Until you are a registered nurse in the UK (NMC registration), you cannot work as a nurse, however, you can work part-time as a nursing assistant/care support worker while you are studying.

This experience will enhance your clinical and professional skills and provide additional preparation for your registration with the NMC if that is your choice. This may also lead to employment as a nurse with this care provider following registration with the NMC.

The teaching team also work closely with these organisations to be at the forefront of developments in the sectors to provide the most up-to-date practices in the course material.

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Fee Information

Tuition Fee

22,483 / years