Nursing BN (Hons)

Course Overview - Nursing BN (Hons)

The overall aim of this programme is to equip you with all the knowledge, skills and attributes you will need to meet the challenges of being a nurse in the changing context of healthcare and to succeed in the modern National Health Service. This degree provides students with lifelong learning and working opportunities as well as a strong focus on nursing leadership. You will gain valuable theoretical knowledge alongside practical experience. The cohorts are small and this helps to ensure that our students receive the support they require to help them to get the best out of the prog...

Course Information

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Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

28/09/2026

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
The Foundation Building
Brownlow Hill
Liverpool
L69 7ZX

Application Details

Course Code

B700

Institution Code

L41

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

B,B,B,B,B

BBBBB in Higher level plus BB at Advanced Higher level from a combination of Higher levels and advanced Higher levels with at least one Advanced Higher level Science subject from the following: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology or Mathematics.. .Consideration will only be given to Advanced Highers in different subjects to those of Highers. Accepted in addition to five National 5s graded upper A-C which must include English Language, Mathematics and a Science. Duplicate subjects are not accepted. Higher grades may be required from re-sit students. Duplicate subjects are not accepted. Higher grades may be required from re-sit students.

Access to HE Diploma

D:27,M:18

We consider Access Courses to be suitable for adult learners. It is required that all applicants attain 45 credits at Level 3 in Science or Health-Science related subjects. 27 credits must be at Distinction grade, the remaining 18 credits graded at merit or above. Will also require English and Maths at GCSE grade 4/C. Functional skills in Maths will be accepted. (Equivalents are not considered i.e. it is a requirement that GCSE awards should not be Applied against the Diploma.) Edge Hill literacy and numeracy at level 2 is also accepted.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

26

26 points overall with no score less than 4 or pass the IB Diploma plus 5,4,4 in 3 HL subjects

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

DDM

BTEC nationals are considered in addition to 3 GCSEs grades C/4, which must include English, Maths and a Science. BTEC National Extended Certificate: We will accept one National Extended Certificate at a minimum of Distinction. This must be accompanied by two A2 Levels at grade B. One A2 subject should preferably include a Biological Science. In total, between the two qualifications, three separate subjects must be taken. BTEC National Diploma We will accept in Health and Social Care or Applied Science graded at DM. This must be accompanied by one A2 level subject at grade B. In total between the two qualifications, two separate subjects must be taken. BTEC National Extended Diploma We will accept in Health and Social Care or Applied Science at a minimum of DDM.

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

H2,H2,H2,H3,H3,H3

6 Higher Level subjects to be gained at a single sitting. 4 subjects at H3 grade, plus 2 subjects at H4; to include English Language, Mathematics and Biology. Higher grades may be required from resit students. QQI/FETAC L5 is not accepted.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

3 GCSE subjects graded A*-C (grade 4) in English, Mathematics and a Science (Biology, Chemistry or Physics). Dual or Combined Science is also accepted.

Scottish Advanced Higher

B,B

BBBBB in Higher level plus BB at Advanced Higher level from a combination of Higher levels and advanced Higher levels with at least one Advanced Higher level Science subject from the following: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology or Mathematics.. .Consideration will only be given to Advanced Highers in different subjects to those of Highers. Accepted in addition to five National 5s graded upper A-C which must include English Language, Mathematics and a Science. Duplicate subjects are not accepted. Higher grades may be required from re-sit students. Duplicate subjects are not accepted. Higher grades may be required from re-sit students.

A level

B,B,C

BBC with a science subject, e.g. biology or a social science. For applicants studying A levels with English exam boards: Where a science has been taken at A level (Chemistry, Biology, Geology or Physics), a pass in the Science practical of each subject will be required.

T Level

M

T Levels in Health preferably with occupational specialism (supporting the adult nursing team) is accepted with an overall grade of Merit to include in the core.

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)

C

C in the Welsh Baccalaureate, plus BB at A level to include a Biological Science.

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