Nursing with Registration as a Children's Nurse BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Nursing with Registration as a Children's Nurse BSc (Hons)
We want you to become the best nurse you can be. That means helping you gain more than a registration. Here, you’ll think about your future – what does a career as a children’s nurse look like for you? And how can we help you get there?
As part of our diverse community, you’ll learn what it means to deliver safe and effective care. And this starts in our simulation suite. Mirroring a real-life children’s ward, you’ll receive patient handovers and face different scenarios. It’s also the perfect place to familiarise yourself with the equipment you’ll use on placement.
We want you to become the best nurse you can be. That means helping you gain more than a registration. Here, you’ll think about your future – what does a career as a children’s nurse look like for you? And how can we help you get there?<br/><br/>As part of our diverse community, you’ll learn what it means to deliver safe and effective care. And this starts in our simulation suite. Mirroring a real-life children’s ward, you’ll receive patient handovers and face different scenarios. It’s also the perfect place to familiarise yourself with the equipment you’ll use on placement.<br/><br/>To help you gain experience, you’ll experience placements in different settings, from specialist wards to settings like schools or hospices. We’ll also give you the chance to do an elective placement and develop specialist knowledge with optional modules in areas like neonatal nursing and global health.<br/><br/>Quick to adapt and confident making decisions. These are just two reasons why employers hire our graduates. As you move into the final year of your degree, the focus will be on helping you move from student to newly registered nurse. You’ll leave us feeling ready to take on diverse challenges, whatever comes next.<br/><br/><strong>Key benefits</strong><br/>• You will be studying at the #1 university for nursing in the world (2025 QS World University Rankings).<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Decide whether you take an elective placement in the UK or abroad during year 2<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Become part of a diverse healthcare community and connect with students studying everything from medicine to midwifery<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Develop specialist knowledge in areas such as child protection and care of neonates with our choice of optional modules<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Delivered by a supportive team of researchers and clinicians with a diverse range of experience and expertise in children’s health<br/><br/><br/><br/>• A training grant of £5,000 from the NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF) is available, as well as financial support for placement travel or accommodation.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Please see our online prospectus for further details on this programme: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate
Course Information
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
B730
Institution Code
K60
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
A,B,B
Must be combined with two Scottish Advanced Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.
Access to HE Diploma
D:30,M:15,P:0
The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be 60 credits in total. The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be in a relevant subject - Health & Social Care, Nursing, Nursing & Midwifery, Science, or similar. Numeracy/Literacy modules studied within an Access to HE diploma are not accepted for this programme to meet the GCSE/IGCSE requirements.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
33
33 points overall or an aggregate score of 16 from three Higher Levels. Notes: The total point score of 33 includes TOK/EE. GCSE/IGCSE requirements can be met via IB Standard Level/Middle Years grade 4, if not studied/studying at Higher Level.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Please see our online prospectus for further details on our BTEC entry requirements.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H1,H2,H2,H2,H2,H2
Must include five GCSEs grade 4/C including English Language, Maths and Science. We can accept equivalent qualifications to meet GCSE requirements.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
All applicants must obtain or have obtained a minimum of five GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including Science, English and Mathematics. We can accept equivalent qualifications to meet GCSE requirements.
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
DDD
DDD in either Health & Social Care or Applied Science. Please see our online prospectus for further details on our CTEC entry requirements.
Scottish Advanced Higher
A,B
Must be combined with three Scottish Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject. Applicants must offer either 5 subjects including Mathematics , English and Science at Credit Level Standard grades at 1 or 2/Intermediate 2 grade C, or recognised equivalent.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D3,M2,M2
Please note that Global Perspectives is not accepted by King’s as one of your Pre-U Principal subjects. Combinations of Pre-U principal subjects and other qualifications (such as A-levels) will be considered. Must include five GCSEs grade C including English Language, Maths and Science. We can accept equivalent qualifications to meet GCSE requirements.
Leaving Certificate - Ordinary Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Not Accepted
A level
A,B,B
Must include five GCSEs grade 4/C including English Language, Maths and Science. We can accept equivalent qualifications to meet GCSE requirements. Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels.
T Level
D
Distinction overall and B in the Core component in Health
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands | £9,790 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
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