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Children's Nursing BNurs (Hons)
Children's Nursing BNurs (Hons)

Children's Nursing BNurs (Hons)

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  • Level:3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

English Requirements

Your Qualification

Entry to Standard Degree Programmes

(Some courses have higher English language requirements so please check on application)

Wolverhampton English Proficiency Exam (WEPE)

6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any component

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any component

Presessional English Award from the University of Wolverhampton

If you have not obtained the correct IELTS / WEPE score for your degree course, you may wish to take a Pre-sessional English language course first.

The pre-sessional course will help you to improve and develop your English language and academic skills and will prepare you for your degree programme at the University of Wolverhampton

Trinity College London

ISE 11

B2 pass

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)

Level B2 and 165 overall with no less than 162 in any subskill 

Cambridge English : Proficiency (CPE)

Pass

Cambridge. ESOL Skills for Life Level 2

Pass in all three modes

City & Guilds International ESOL (IESOL) Diploma (9992)

Level 1 (B2)

Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)

54 with no less than 51 in all skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking)

Test of English as a Foreign Language) TOEFL

79 overall with no less than 19 in all four skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking)

European Baccalaureate

With Language 1 or Language 2

L60% overall

60% in English (Language 1)

70% in English (Language 2)

Anglia Certificate of English as a Foreign Language

( Proficiency level)

(acCEPT)

Pass

Speaking must be included

W1A Academic writing (Writing Section A pre-April 2015) must be included

 

Anglia Certificate of English as a Foreign Language

(Advanced Level)

Pass (12.5) in all skills

Speaking must be included.

Please contact us for advice if speaking is not included

IGCSE English as a First Language (Cambridge)

Grade C with minimum B2 in all components      Supplementary Certifying Statement showing CEFR breakdown must be provided by candidates

Edexcel IGCSE

Grade B with spoken English B

IGCSE English as a Second Language  (Cambridge)

Grade C

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma

(post 2011) (Standard level)

Pass, grade 5 for English at Standard Level in Language B (English) and Language A (Literature)

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma (post 2011) (Higher Level)

Pass, grade 4 for English at Higher Level In Language B (English)

Other Requirements

Applicants will also be required to provide satisfactory personal statement and reference (academic or employer).

Those meeting the entry requirements may be shortlisted for interview. 

Read further information regarding interview preparation

Previous Study

Please note we will not accept applicants onto our professional courses who have been unsuccessful on professional courses at other institutions of higher education

Course Information

Children's nursing is a rewarding career involving caring for new-born babies in intensive care to looking after young people, whilst offering support to family members. The care they provide can span across a wide range of needs from the sick new-born baby to the young person who has a chronic disease. Wherever children require care, including their home, school, a residential setting or in hospital.

WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?

The field of Children & Young Peoples nursing enables you to develop the knowledge and skills to provide safe and effective nursing care to children and young people. This enables you to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a registered Child Nurse in a variety of health care settings. It will educate you to a high clinical, professional and academic standard ready to practice in the 21st century. This is a professional vocational award that carefully integrates theory and practice, with 50% of the programme delivered in practice and 50% within the University.

Nursing is a demanding vocation which requires hard work, commitment, the ability to problem solve, work independently and as part of a team.

INTAKES: September and March

WHERE: Walsall or Burton Campus 

*Please note if you choose to have placements in the Burton area, in year 1 you can study some theory modules at our Burton Campus, but your child field module will be studied at Walsall Campus. In years 2 and 3 you will study your theory modules at Walsall Campus.

For all other placement areas you will study all theory at Walsall Campus for all three years.

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In order to meet all of the requirements to register as a nurse you will need to fulfil a set number of hours of study which are compulsory this course has been specially designed to provide you with the opportunity to fulfill the requisite number of hours. These have been agreed as 4600 hours in three years. 50% of your course will be situated in the University and 50% in a variety of practice areas.

Some academic modules will be core modules which will mean all students will study together, and some are field specific which relate entirely to children and young people's nursing. In practice students attend a wide range of placements enabling them to care for children and young people with different conditions. At the end of the third year you may opt to undertake a placement overseas.The modules will contain a range of key skills which are essential for successful lifelong learning in healthcare including communication, information computing technology, application of number, working with others, problem solving and how to improve your learning. With a variety of teaching and learning approaches available, this course will help you to develop the skills required to work within, and respond to the healthcare needs of children & young people in a variety of settings.

The Children & Young Peoples Nursing course is provided by a range of specialist lecturers who are committed to upholding the rights of children and young people, to achieve high levels of quality health care through the education and development of student nurses. Ultimately we are committed to developing nurses who can work with children and young people across a range of different health & social care environments as well as contributing to care and interventions from other providers such as social care, education and youth justice.

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Pre Courses

Your IELTS 

level*

Your required

IELTS level

Start date

Finish date

Name of course

5.0

6.0

 22 June 2020

 11 September 2020

Pre-sessional English and Academic Skills : 11 weeks

5.5

6.0

 03 August 2020

 11 September 2020

Pre-sessional English & Academic Skills : 6 weeks

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Overseas Student Health Cover

Health Insurance_fee:£300/year

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