Professional Practice (Top-Up) BSc (Hons)

Our Professional Practice (Top-up) course is a full-time one year course that enables overseas internationally registered nurses, who hold a Level 5 diploma qualification, to top-up and achieve a prestigious UK undergraduate honours degree.<br/><br/>With a focus on UK healthcare delivery, the course will enhance your clinical, evidence-based practice, management and leadership skills. <br/><br/>The course is delivered from our West London campus, enabling you to be immersed in UK culture, access our state-of-the-art learning facilities and network with students from different countries.<br/><br/>Completion of this course will enhance your continuing professional development and career opportunities. Please note, it does not provide eligibility to apply to register with the NMC as a nurse. <br/><br/>If you are currently registered with the NMC as a nurse, employed in the UK and wishing to top-up to an honours degree, you should access our BSc (Hons) Clinical Practice (Level 6 only).<br/><br/>What youll study<br/>The course modules have been devised to enhance your clinical knowledge in relation to both physical and mental health and to further your understanding of the evidence base which informs care delivery. They will also develop your management and leadership skills and provide an opportunity to gain an understanding of UK healthcare policy.<br/><br/>Our state-of-the-art simulation centre will enable you to apply your classroom-based learning within a real-world simulated setting. Guided reflection will promote application of your learning to your role as a registered nurse, in your home country. There are no placements on this course.

It's not too late to study at a top 30 UK university (The Guardian University Guide 2025). <br/><br/>UWL's world-class facilities and outstanding teaching will give you all the tools you need to succeed. Musicians can rehearse in performance rooms, audio recording spaces and a 200 seat black box studio. Pilots can brave the storm in the Boeing 737 flight simulator. Lawyers can perfect their argument in the mock courtrooms, and chefs can whip up delicious creations in industry-standard kitchens and serve real customers at Pillars, the student-run fine-dining restaurant located on campus.<br/><br/>You'll also be learning in the world's best student city (2025 QS Best Student Cities) - think Saturday afternoons in Covent Garden, study sessions in the British Library and live concerts in the O2 arena. With scholarships and bursaries reserved for Clearing applicants, no ambition is out of reach!