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**Studying adult and child nursing at ARU**
Take the first step towards your career as a registered nurse, with our NMC-validated integrated Masters course in Cambridge, Chelmsford or Peterborough. Study over four years and qualify in two fields of practice: adult and childrens nursing.
Gain the clinical knowledge, skills, confidence and accreditation you need to succeed as a qualified childrens and adult nurse, with our integrated Masters degree.
Our purpose-built nursing labs simulate many aspects of a working hospital ward. You’ll use sophisticated heal...
**Studying adult and child nursing at ARU**<br/><br/>Take the first step towards your career as a registered nurse, with our NMC-validated integrated Masters course in Cambridge, Chelmsford or Peterborough. Study over four years and qualify in two fields of practice: adult and childrens nursing.<br/><br/>Gain the clinical knowledge, skills, confidence and accreditation you need to succeed as a qualified childrens and adult nurse, with our integrated Masters degree.<br/><br/>Our purpose-built nursing labs simulate many aspects of a working hospital ward. You’ll use sophisticated healthcare equipment in safe and supportive small group sessions led by highly experienced staff.<br/><br/>You’ll also undertake placements in a range of health settings. You could find yourself caring for patients in their home, in GP surgeries, on a general children’s ward, paediatric A&E, and more.<br/><br/>Student nurses can take advantage of nursing training grants worth at least £5,000 per year.<br/><br/>Here at ARU, we’re dedicated to the continual improvement of healthcare and stand by the values of the NHS Constitution.<br/><br/>Our course will prepare you to become a highly skilled and sought-after health professional who’ll be welcomed in hospital and community settings. We’ll help you grow into a competent nurse and concentrate on developing your leadership skills.<br/><br/>We’re proud to have been shortlisted for Nurse Education Provider of the Year in 2023 by the Student Nursing Times. It speaks volumes about the quality of our teaching.<br/><br/>You’ll soon discover that ARU is a stimulating place to study nursing, with excellent facilities and registered, practising tutors who’ll make sure you’re being taught the latest techniques and give you the support you need to succeed. We make use of technology to support your learning too, with virtual reality scenarios or real time assessment.<br/><br/>Our Nursing and Midwifery Council validated course places equal value on clinical practice and theory. It’ll take you from university lectures and skills sessions to clinical placements. You may well find yourself at a GP surgery, attending home health visits or in hospital settings from a general childrens ward to paediatric A&E.<br/><br/>Placements last around seven to 12 weeks, with opportunities including health visiting, and hospital and community settings. There’s also the option of a self-funded overseas placement at the end of Year 2.<br/><br/>You’ll be linked to one of our NHS healthcare trust partners for your placements.<br/><br/><br/>- If you study in Cambridge or Peterborough, you’ll do your placements in or around Cambridge, Huntingdon or Peterborough.<br/><br/><br/>- If you study in Chelmsford, you’ll do your placements in or around Chelmsford, Southend, Basildon, Harlow or Colchester.<br/><br/><br/>We want to make sure you experience a variety of placements and that you graduate as an effective practitioner. Our placement maps will help you plan your travel before you start on the course.<br/><br/>On placement, you’ll be working shifts. This can mean early, late and night shifts, as well as working weekends and bank holidays. You’ll be supported by practice supervisors and assessors as well as staff from ARU.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, teaching usually takes place between 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday, and on campus time is supplemented by online learning and virtual lectures.<br/><br/>Each year, you’ll get allocated annual leave at set points to support you in balancing your course and relaxation time.<br/><br/>While studying Nursing (adult and children) at ARU, you’ll have the chance to share experiences with students from other courses, and to see how the professions work together to provide effective and seamless care.
At ARU, you’ll be supported from day one with wellbeing services, money advice and careers guidance to help you through university and beyond.
Their courses are built around real-world experience and the skills employers value. ARU are proud to be in the top 20% of UK universities for teaching quality (TEF 2023), and ranked #1 in the East of England for graduates in professional jobs (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2024). You'll have access to fantastic facilities thanks to £95m of investment - think SuperLabs, TV studios, law courts, mock hospital wards and more.
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At ARU, you’ll be supported from day one with wellbeing services, money advice and careers guidance to help you through university and beyond. <br/><br/>Their courses are built around real-world experience and the skills employers value. ARU are proud to be in the top 20% of UK universities for teaching quality (TEF 2023), and ranked #1 in the East of England for graduates in professional jobs (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2024). You'll have access to fantastic facilities thanks to £95m of investment - think SuperLabs, TV studios, law courts, mock hospital wards and more. <br/><br/>Wherever you're heading, ARU will help you get there.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Cambridge Campus
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
B748
Institution Code
A60
Points of Entry
Year 1
3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above, including English and Maths.
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