Veterinary Nursing (Top-up) BSc Honours

Overview

Why choose Veterinary Nursing (Top-up) BSc Honours at Middlesex?

We offer flexible study options ( full and part-time) and you will learn via online distance learning, to study around your work or other commitments.

Our students rate this course and the university highly as shown by our excellent results in the National Student Survey 2024. We also perform well in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings.

• Top-6 university in the UK (Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2024)
• 10th in the UK for overall student positivity (National Student Survey 2024)
• Number 1 in the UK for veterinary nursing (National Student Survey 2024)

What will you gain?

You’ll develop skills, experience and knowledge to enhance your veterinary nursing career and continue your personal and professional development. You will develop critical thinking, analytical, problem solving and reflective skills enabling you to demonstrate competent and holistic veterinary nursing care in a range of veterinary settings. You will be encouraged to engage with life-long learning and develop transferable skills to enhance your veterinary nurse role.

We have 145 years of experience delivering professional, creative and technical education that prepares students – like you – for success in global careers.

What you will learn

You'll develop your understanding of the legal and professional codes of conduct relevant to veterinary nursing, explore how to communicate information to effectively support decision making and critically analyse and interpret data and appraise its value in the management of veterinary nursing care. You will also apply the principles of evidence based veterinary nursing, evaluate areas of responsibility and decision making and use reflection to appraise, evaluate and enhance veterinary nursing care. In the Quality Improvement modules you'll have the opportunity to explore your own specific interests, during which you'll be supported by experienced tutors.

Careers

How can the BSc Veterinary Nursing (Top-up) support your career?

There is a current shortage of registered veterinary nurses according to the Royal College of The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), 2022, which means you'll have excellent career prospects after you graduate. Veterinary nurses are respected throughout the animal welfare sector, offering wider opportunities for registered veterinary nurses.

Graduate Job Roles

By topping up to BSc (Honours) level you could develop your career in fields such as teaching, research, practice management, the pharmaceutical industry or specialist areas such as exotics nursing. You could also choose to pursue further postgraduate training.

Transferable skills

You'll develop analytical and problem-solving abilities and be able to demonstrate the holistic assessment, planning and implementation of veterinary nursing care to a range of species.

You'll learn how to be a reflective practitioner with the skills required for autonomous practice, decision-making and team-working. You'll gain a variety of transferable skills which will enhance your veterinary career and continue your personal and professional development.

Employability support

Our employability service, MDX Works can help you to develop your employability skills and get some valuable work experience. We provide workshops, events and one-to-one support with job hunting, CVs, covering letters, interviews and networking. We also support you in securing part-time work, placements, internships, and volunteering opportunities, and offer an enterprise support service for those looking to start their own business.