
Nursing Associate FdSc
Course Overview - Nursing Associate FdSc
Nursing Associates bridge the gap between healthcare assistants and registered nurses and are an integral part of the nursing family, supporting healthcare teams with their clinical and administrative duties. This course enables students to develop their clinical knowledge, skills and professional attributes to be able to support registered nurses across all fields of nursing to help provide high-quality, safe, holistic care to patients and their families in their times of need.
• Eligibility to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Oppo...
Nursing Associates bridge the gap between healthcare assistants and registered nurses and are an integral part of the nursing family, supporting healthcare teams with their clinical and administrative duties. This course enables students to develop their clinical knowledge, skills and professional attributes to be able to support registered nurses across all fields of nursing to help provide high-quality, safe, holistic care to patients and their families in their times of need.<br/><br/><br/>• Eligibility to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Opportunity to further develop academic and healthcare career through transfer onto the BSc (Hons) Nursing degree programme or degree apprenticeship route.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Strong emphasis on application of new evidence-based knowledge to clinical practice.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• A student centred programme that values prior experiential learning.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Mapped against the Care Certificate Standards (Appendix 5).<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Available at the University of Plymouth, Plymouth campus, Truro School of Nursing – The Knowledge Spa site and the The Exeter School of Nursing.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• All modules include adult, mental health, child health and learning disability nursing perspectives.<br/><br/>
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
2 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Plymouth Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
B791
Institution Code
P60
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
64
64 to 96 UCAS points, to include a minimum of 2 A Levels.
Scottish Higher
64-96 points considered in combination
Access to HE Diploma
M:15,P:30
Health or Science related
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
24
26
With Science or Social Science related subjects.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MPP
MMM
Science or Health related BTEC
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English and Maths at a Grade C/4
A level
D,D,E
C,C,C
T Level
Pass (D or E)
Pass (C and above)
Science/Health related
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
C
This would be accepted in combination of other level 3 qualifications
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
C
This would be accepted in combination of other level 3 qualifications
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
---|---|---|---|
England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands | £9,250 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |