Paediatric and child-focused nursing is among the most rewarding careers out there.
You'll learn to work and communicate with children and their families – often in difficult, demanding situations – and you’ll develop the skills and experience needed to take your next steps as a healthcare professional with this hands-on degree.
Students studying this course will also receive a payment of at least £5,000 a year. This doesn't need to be paid back and is in addition to any financial support received through your student loan1.
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Joint 4th in the UK
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About this course
Experience outstanding nursing education at the University of Hull, supported by our state-of-the-art health facilities and hands-on approach to learning. A recent £28 million investment in our campus ensures you have access to the latest simulation technology and real-world training environments.
Our children's nursing team is there to support you throughout your degree, and your course is divided equally between class-based learning and on mentored clinical placements to give you the unique, professional insight into the diverse care needs of both healthy and sick children, and their families.
Our degree is also approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), so you’ll be able to register as a qualified nurse when you graduate.
Discover more about health placements - learn why they matter, explore potential destinations, and hear first-hand feedback from fellow health students.
Don’t have the qualifications you need for this course? Our part-time, flexible University Certificate in Health and Social Care Practice has no formal entry requirements - and can open the door to a career as a nurse, midwife, operating department practitioner, paramedic, or social worker.
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Module options
Each year, you’ll study modules worth a certain number of credits, and you need 120 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits – so you’ll study six modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more. In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 120. Some modules are compulsory, some are optional, so you can build a course that’s right for you.
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Fundamental Nursing Skills
Link theoretical knowledge with fundamental nursing skills in a safe clinical simulation environment giving you a firm grounding in preparation for clinical practice.
core
20 credits
Fundamentals of Professional Practice
Explore ethical, legal, and professional dimensions of nursing practice and use research skills as part of academic writing.
core
20 credits
Practice 1
Get your first taste of working in a healthcare environment with the support of a practice supervisor and practice assessor. Participate in people’s care with support and guidance from others.
core
30 credits
Promoting Health and Preventing Ill Health
Explore how the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age impact on their health and life experiences.
core
20 credits
Practice 2
Build on Practice 1 to become more confident and competent in participation in care with guidance and support from others.
core
30 credits
Developing Nursing Skills
Consolidate your clinical skills in a clinical simulation environment and extend and apply your knowledge of life and social sciences to nursing practice.
core
20 credits
Developing Professional Practice
Explore how nurses work within multidisciplinary teams, with patients and service users and their supporters to deliver safe, effective, meaningful care.
core
20 credits
Practice 3
Be an active participant in care under the guidance and supervision of practice supervisors and assessors.
core
30 credits
Meeting the Acute Healthcare Needs of Children and Young People
Develop the knowledge and skills needed to care for children and young people with acute healthcare needs.
core
20 credits
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BSc Child Nursing
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Featured academics
You’ll be taught by expert staff in some of the UK’s finest health facilities following our £28 million investment.
Our academics work closely with local partners to train the healthcare professionals of the future, as well as to conduct research that is at the forefront of its field and benefits the wellbeing of our local community and beyond.
Fiona Girling
Lecturer
Fiona Girling is an NMC Registered Child Nurse, Specialist Public Health Nurse and Community Practice Teacher within her field who, prior to joining higher education in 2022 worked in varying roles both within the hospital setting and community.
Karen Pattrick
Lecturer
Karen qualified as a children’s nurse in 2001 and worked on an acute medical unit before specialising in paediatric high dependency care. Initially seconded to the University of Hull to share her expertise, she now teaches full-time on our courses.
Entry Requirements
What do I need?
This course is currently available through Clearing, which means our entry requirements are a bit different to what they would normally be.
At Hull, you're a name not a number. During Clearing, we look at all of your qualifications and experience, not just your academic grades. We may be able to offer you a place whatever your situation. Get started by completing our eligibility checker, and find out immediately if you could study at the University of Hull.
Have questions? Our admissions team will be happy to help.
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Future prospects
By the end of your course, you’ll be ready to undertake the responsibilities of a health practitioner and eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Most of our graduates go on to work in the NHS – but others find positions overseas, in private practice, in the social services, the pharmaceutical industry, the Armed Forces, the prison service or in specialist areas such as drug rehabilitation.
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The standard way is to apply through UCAS. This will give you the chance to showcase your skills qualities and passion for the subject, as well as providing us with your academic qualifications.
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All modules presented on this course page are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.