Nursing BSc (Hons)

Change lives, including yours by becoming a registered nurse. Study at the Black Country and Marches Institute of Technology, with placements available at local hospitals and community settings, and get a University of Worcester education.

Plus you’ll receive a payment of at least £5,000 a year towards living costs, which you won’t need to pay back.

The University of Worcester has been educating Nurses for almost three decades. Worcester trained Nurses are now working in roles across the NHS in hospitals and in the community, in clinical, research and leadership roles.

We educate our Nursing students to work collaboratively with other health professionals, service users and their families, respecting their rights, choices and wishes.

An Adult Nursing degree from Worcester will set you on the path to an exciting, interesting and rewarding career.

This course is delivered at Dudley College and the Black Country and Marches Institute of Technology by a specialist team of academics from the University of Worcester.

For more information and to apply, visit Nursing (Adult).

On this accredited course you’ll study theories backed up by substantial evidence, and then get the opportunity to apply this learning in professional practice



Year 1


Communication and professional values for health and well-being across the lifespan

Promoting health and well-being across the lifespan

Human anatomy and physiology for person centred care

Principles of adult nursing

Essential skills for practice learning in nursing 1

Practice learning in nursing 1



Year 2


Evidence-based practice in health and care

Person-centred assessment in adult nursing

Safe and effective care planning in adult nursing

Fundamentals of medicines management and therapeutics

Essential skills for practice learning in nursing 2

Practice learning in nursing 2



Year 3


Dissertation: Critical engagement with practice

Challenges and complexity in adult nursing

Leading and managing nursing care

Essential skills for practice learning in nursing 3

Practice learning in nursing 3

Teaching is a mix of interactive seminars, lectures, one-to-one tutorials and practical skills sessions. Your assessments will help prepare you for a career as a nurse, and include observations of professional skills, writing reflective essays, presenting, group discussions and creating a care plan.

This course will prepare you for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, so you can begin a rewarding career in adult nursing.

Most of our graduates go on to work in the NHS – but others find positions in private practice, social services, schools, the prison service or choose to work overseas.

In your final year we arrange mock interviews and CV writing workshops, and your personal academic tutor will support with career planning. We also invite employers in the region on to campus to meet you and discuss career opportunities. Our excellent reputation in the midlands region means that most of our graduates go on to work for local NHS trusts, often securing a job before they graduate.

Opportunities

Once you’ve qualified as an adult nurse, you could choose to specialise in a certain field such as operating theatres, drug rehabilitation, care for the elderly or intensive care.

With experience you could become a nursing sister, ward manager, team leader, or move into a management role like matron or director of nursing.

With future qualifications you could become an advanced nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist or nurse consultant. Or you may want to move into public health, teaching or clinical research. An adult nursing degree opens up lots of possibilities.

UCAS tariff points required: 112
Typical Offer
A-level BBC
BTEC National Extended Diploma DMM
T-level Merit

We do accept Access to HE Diplomas and other qualifications which may not exactly match the combinations above.

Funding may be available to support your learning as an adult (aged 19+) studying at Dudley College in the following circumstances:

• If the course is funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and they have given us permission to offer it at no cost to you and live in the WMCA area.
• If the course is part of the ‘Free Courses for Jobs’ government scheme and you are unemployed or working for a low wage.
• If the course is funded by the Department for Education (DfE) / WMCA and you meet certain criteria (such as this being the first qualification of this type and level you are studying, or unemployed, or working for a low wage).

Your personal circumstances and the funding available to you will be discussed at enrolment, if would useful if you bring evidence including proof of income / benefits; proof of age (i.e. driving licence); prior qualifications.

English & Maths: If you have not previously achieved GCSE grade C or above in English and/or maths, you can study these for free.