Program Overview

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Nursing with Registration as a Children’s Nurse BSc

Key information

Course type: Single honours Delivery mode: In person Study mode: Full time Required A-level: ABB Full entry requirements, including contextual requirements Duration: Three years Application status: Closed Start date: September 2025 Application deadline: 29 January 2025

Course Aims

• To provide you with the knowledge and understanding of how to maintain individual and professional accountability while practicing interdisciplinary working.
• An understanding of the concepts of equity, equality and diversity and how these apply when nursing children, young people and families with complex health and social care needs.
• Understanding of the psychological theory and its application to nursing practice and to understanding the relationship between mental, physical and emotional health.
• To provide you with an understanding of the methods, techniques and models of patient assessment as well as measurement and assessment of health deficit and health need.
• An understanding of the theory and practice of child, family and person-centred holistic practice.
• An understanding of the growing importance of technology in health care and delivery and the role of the nurse in delivering digital health.

Base campuses

• Waterloo Campus: Home of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery and facilities for other faculties
• Guy’s Campus: The Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, and the Institute of Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience are based at the riverside Guy's Campus, next to the Shard.

Awarding Institutions

• King's College London and Affiliates

Regulating bodies

• King's is regulated by the Office for Students

Entry requirements

Subject requirements

• Required subjects: No subject requirements.
• Preferred subjects: No preferred subjects. King's nursing and midwifery applicants come from a wide range of backgrounds and demonstrate strong academic achievement in a variety of ways. For this reason, we don't set any specific subject requirements for entry.

A-Levels

• Required grades: ABB
• Notes: If you are taking linear A-levels in England, you will be required to pass the practical endorsement in all Science subjects. This is with the exception of private candidates who are unable to take the practical component. We do not consider the EPQ at any point of the assessment process.

Contextual A-Level information

• BBB
• Notes: If you are taking linear A-levels in England, you will be required to pass the practical endorsement in all Science subjects. This is with the exception of private candidates who are unable to take the practical component. We do not consider the EPQ at any point of the assessment process.

International Baccalaureate Diploma

• 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.

Contextual International Baccalaureate information

• 32 points overall or an aggregate score of 15 from three Higher Levels.
• Notes: The total point score of 32 includes TOK/EE. GCSE/IGCSE requirements can be met via IB Standard Level/Middle Years grade 4, if not studied/studying at Higher Level.

GCSE/IGCSE Requirements

• Five GCSEs at grade 4/C including English Language, Mathematics and Science.
• Notes: Numeracy/Literacy modules studied within an Access to HE diploma are not accepted for this programme to meet the GCSE/IGCSE requirements.
• Functional Skills English level 2 at Pass and Functional Skills Mathematics Level 2 at Pass are considered equivalent to GCSE English Language and GCSE Mathematics and can be accepted towards the GCSE/IGCSE requirements.
• International equivalents can also be considered. If you are an international student who did not study GCSEs/IGCSEs as part of your qualifications, then we will look for evidence of equivalency in your studies.

Alternative accepted qualifications

• Access to HE Diploma
• BTEC Nationals/CTECs
• Cambridge Pre-U
• European Baccalaureate
• Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers

International applicants

Equivalent International qualifications

• Course specific subject requirements are indicated in subject requirements above

English language requirements

• English language band: B
• Notes: Please note that nationals of Majority English Speaking Countries (as defined by UKVI) who have successfully completed high school in the respective country, are not required to complete an English language test. For information on our English requirements and whether you need to complete an English language test, please see our English Language requirements page.

Selection process

T Levels

• For this course, we will consider the T Level in Health with:
  • Distinction overall and B in the Core Component or
  • Merit overall and B in the Core Component (contextual entry requirement)

Contextual consideration

• We make contextual offers for this programme, which can be found in the entry requirements. As part of the assessment process, we take into account contextual information to gain a more complete picture of each application. More information can be found on the Contextualised admissions website.

Criminal conviction disclosure

• Due to the nature of this programme, UCAS requires all applicants to declare on their UCAS application if they have any spent or unspent convictions, cautions or reprimands. All offers of a place, and continued enrolment, are made subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly Criminal Records Bureau) check.

Deferrals

• Applications can be submitted for deferred entry by choosing the appropriate year of entry on the UCAS application.
• If your circumstances change and, therefore, you need to request a deferral after an offer has been made, then we can generally permit these for this programme. However, each deferral request will be considered on a case-by-case basis and we reserve the right to decline any post-offer deferral request. Requests should be submitted via a message on King’s Apply with an explanation of the reason for making the request.

Foundation courses

• Applicants studying Foundation Year programmes in the UK are welcome to apply for this programme. Foundation programmes from other universities and further education providers in the UK are considered on a case-by-case basis. Whether or not we can consider a particular foundation year as suitable for study at King's depends on the content of the syllabus and modules studied. In the past we have accepted foundation programmes from a number of other institutions.

Graduates

• Our general entry requirements are based on A-level or equivalent. However, where an applicant is completing/has completed a degree, we are able to consider the degree study as part of the assessment of the application.

Occupational Health clearance

• Due to the nature of this programme, all offerholders will be required to complete the Occupational Health Clearance process. Once your application is firmly accepted, the application will be set-up for the Occupational Health Clearance checks. Information is usually sent out by the end of May/early June. Occupational Health Clearance is a requirement for enrolment onto our Nursing programmes.

Personal statement

• Your personal statement is one of the many factors in the overall assessment of your application, and is your opportunity to introduce yourself to the university and inform us of your commitment to the programme and how the programme fits into your career plans, as well as any work experience or extracurricular activities you have done. We are looking particularly for evidence of appropriate commitment to, and realistic appreciation of, the academic, physical and emotional demands of a Nursing degree programme and career.

Shortlisting

• When considering those students which will be shortlisted for interview the selectors consider the following; GCSE (or equivalent) performance, predicted or achieved A-level grades (or equivalent), the personal statement, and reference. These contribute to the shortlisting of candidates, and we do assess for this programme holistically, taking in to account all these factors and your performance in the context of your educational background.

The interview

• No offers are made without an interview. Interviews are held between November and May and you must be available for interview in order to be considered for admission. A large number of applications are received for Nursing and although we recognise that this is an anxious time for you, all applications are carefully considered and therefore you should not expect a decision post-interview until the cycle has completed in May.

Resits

• We are able to consider applicants who have retaken their qualifications, however, you should bear in mind that your application for this programme will be reviewed alongside other strong applicants who might be viewed more favourably if they achieved the required grades within a standard timeframe, for example, a two year period for A-levels. We will only consider second resits if there are significant mitigating circumstances. In these situations we still cannot guarantee that your application will be considered, but you should submit a Mitigating Circumstances form so that this can be considered alongside your application. Please note, we consider taking the same subject again at the same level, even within a different qualification, to be a resit.

Transfers

• We are unable to consider transfer applications during the current admissions cycle (for 2025 entry) for this programme.

Teaching methods - what to expect

• Classroom-based learning
• Independent Study
• Practical Work
• Seminars & Tutorials
• Lectures
• Clinical skills simulation

We use a comprehensive range of teaching and learning methods, each tailored to the current area of study, with simulation playing an increasingly significant role in clinical education. Formal lectures account for only a small proportion of the curriculum. Student-centred learning is pivotal to our philosophy, and our teaching methods support and encourage self-development and awareness through reflection on experience. We utilise practitioners, researchers and lecturers to deliver high- quality research-based teaching. We will use a delivery method that will ensure students have a rich, exciting experience from the start. Face to face teaching will be complemented and supported with innovative technology so that students also experience elements of digital learning and assessment.

You will spend approximately 20% of your time in scheduled learning and teaching activities, approximately 30% of your time in guided independent study, and approximately 50% of your time on placement. Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.

Clinical placements

The course includes an equal balance of theoretical learning and clinical placements with partner healthcare providers including leading NHS Trusts, private and voluntary organisations. The course is full-time, and students will work shift patterns similar to that of Registered Nurses. As a King's Nurse, you'll receive a rounded practice learning experience on placements located across a wide geographical area, find out more.

Summer Vacation

During the first two years of the programme, summer vacation will fall into one of two possible “waves”. The earlier wave falls across June/July, the later across July/August. During whichever wave students are not on vacation, they will be on placement. During the first term of each academic year, students will be invited to express a preference for one of these vacation waves (but the faculty cannot guarantee it will be met in all cases). For this reason, students are advised not to book holidays or other commitments in the summer until they are aware of their allocated vacation time.

Assessment

• Exams
• Coursework
• Practical assessment

The course includes an equal balance of theoretical learning and clinical placements with partner healthcare providers including leading NHS Trusts and private and voluntary organisations. The course is full-time, and you will be working shift patterns similar to that of qualified nurses. A variety of coursework, written and practical exams are used to assess you and your clinical practice learning.

Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and written/practical examinations. Forms of assessment may typically include written assignments such as essays and case studies, and examinations such as multiple-choice questions or a practical exam such as an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). You will also complete the Nursing Practice Assessment Document (PAD) throughout your programme as the record of your assessment of proficiency in practice. Coursework contributes approximately 60% and examinations approximately 40% to your final mark.

The study time and assessment methods detailed above are typical and give you a good indication of what to expect. However, they are subject to change.

Structure

Courses are divided into modules. Each year you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits.

This is a three-year degree course in which you will take a combination of required and optional modules to total 360 credits.

Required modules

• Foundations for Children's Nursing (60 credits)
• Fundamental Skills for Children's Nurse (30 credits)
• Becoming a Children's Nurse (15 credits)
• Practice Assessment Document - Year 1, Children's Nursing (0 credits)

Optional modules

• Students take 15 credit option module in Year 1. Modules available may include:
  • Wellbeing in London (15 Credits)
  • Childhood in London (15 credits)

Employability

We are the leading Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care in London, holding an excellent reputation for producing outstanding clinicians and world leaders in specialist areas.

Graduates who qualify from our courses also gain professional registration as a children’s nurse from the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Many of our qualifying children’s nurses go on to further study or gain employment in prominent London NHS Trusts, while others choose to work elsewhere in the UK and abroad.

There are varied choices of career destinations from hospitals to community, research, teaching and management. Whatever the chosen pathway, our Children’s Nursing graduates are well-prepared to face the challenges of a career in children’s nursing and the complexities of pioneering healthcare.

Destinations

Recent graduates have found employment within the following job roles and companies:

• Nurses who graduate from King's are actively recruited by both national and international employers. Many are involved in innovative practices and others work as independent nurses. Many return for further graduate study in midwifery or women's health.

Tuition Fees

Full time tuition fees UK

• The UK tuition fee for the academic year is currently £9,535 per year. This is based on the UK Government's cap.

Full time tuition fees International

• The International tuition fee for the academic year is £31,600 per year.
• Please note that the International tuition fee is subject to annual increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King's terms and conditions.

All International applicants to Undergraduate programmes are required to pay a deposit of £2000 against their first year's tuition fee. This deposit is payable when you firmly accept an unconditional offer to study with us, and will be offset against your tuition fees when you join King's.

Additional Costs

• Books if you choose to buy your own copies
• Clothing for optional course related events and competitions
• Library fees and fines
• Personal photocopies
• Printing course handouts
• Society membership fees
• Stationery
• Travel costs for travel around London and between campuses
• Any costs incurred as a result of working in a specific clinical setting where you are not employed
• Graduation costs
• For further information, please visit our fees and funding pages.

Funding

To find out more about bursaries, scholarships, grants, tuition fees, living expenses, student loans, and other financial help available at King's please visit the Fees and Funding section.