Nursing Studies Hons (Adult) BSc (Hons)

Course Overview - Nursing Studies Hons (Adult) BSc (Hons)

Adult nurses operate as confident, competent and compassionate practitioners, engaging in values based nursing.

Become a Registered Nurse and develop skills to improve health and wellbeing of individuals, their families and communities. With a fully-equipped simulated ward area on campus and close to Scotland’s leading hospitals, studying at GCU gives you access to excellent facilities.

The Interprofessional Clinical Simulation Centre, a fully equipped simulated home and hospital environment, situated on campus, is used to provide opportunities for the development...

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

15/09/2025

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
Cowcaddens Road
Glasgow
G4 0BA

Application Details

Course Code

B700

Institution Code

G42

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

Scottish Higher

B,B,B,C

Must include Higher English or Essay based subject plus National 5 Maths or Application of Maths and National 5 in a science subject at C or above

Access to HE Diploma

D:9,M:33,P:3

Access to HE Diploma with minimum of 60 credits with 45 at level 3 Access to HE Diploma in Health or Care – Requires GCSE Maths/Science and English C/4 if not included in Access Diploma.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

28

IB Diploma of 28 with specific scores of SL 4 in a science subject and Maths and English A at SL or HL at Grade 5 or English B at SL Grade 6 or HL at Grade 5

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM

Applied Science, Biological/Biomedical Science or Health Care related at DMM and GCSE English, Maths and a Science subject at C/4

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H2,H3,H3,H3

Must include English or Essay based subject, plus Ordinary level Maths and a Science at minimum O3/O4

Scottish HNC

Pass

HNC in Healthcare Practice with Essential Skills for Care Practice with graded unit A.   Any Science or Health based HNC’s with Graded unit A.  If the HNC does not include SCQF level 5 Numeracy, then Nat 5 C in Maths or equivalent is required.  No advanced entry with HNC

Foundation Apprenticeship (SCQF Level 6)

Pass

Accepted as equivalent to one Higher at grade B as part of the overall grade profile of Highers required for entry. Any essential subjects at Higher should still be achieved in addition to the Foundation Apprenticeship.

A level

B,C,C

preferably including a science subject Plus GCSE English, Maths and a Science subject at C/4

T Level

M

Health and Science: Science  Health and Science: Healthcare Science  Health and Science: Health  Education and Childcare  plus GCSE English, Maths and a Science at C/4

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Fees and funding

Scotland £1,820
England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland £9,250
EU, International £15,200

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