Program Overview

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Adult Nursing BSc (Hons) Blended Learning

Course Overview

This degree combines flexible, interactive digital learning with practical clinical placements to lead you to professional registration and a rewarding career as an adult nurse.

Year of Entry

2025

Location

• Coventry University (Coventry)
• Coventry University (Vauxhall, London)
• CU Scarborough (Scarborough)

Study Mode

• Full-time
• Online/Blended

Duration

3 years full-time

Course Code

HU02

Start Date

• September 2025
• January 2026

Course Overview

Adult nurses work to improve people’s lives by offering comprehensive physical, emotional, mental and social support to people of all ages. This course aims to equip you with the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to independently address the diverse health and care needs of individuals across the lifespan.

Accreditation

This course is currently accredited by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC). Following changes that have been made to improve the course, we will apply for re-accreditation for entrants of 2025. If any changes occur with respect to our accreditation, we will notify applicants and students as soon as possible.

What You'll Study

You will:

• Study the knowledge, skills, behaviours and proficiencies required to meet the NMC professional standards. This enables you to apply for professional registration at the end of the course.
• Study the global context of healthcare, including legal and ethical obligations.
• Explore the importance of accountability in delivering quality care to diverse populations, including the need for inclusivity and high standards.
• Have the opportunity to develop leadership skills, so you can work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Be supported on your journey to becoming a reflexive learner, able to analyse your own experiences in practice.
• Explore care delivery in evidence-based literature, ensuring your learning is grounded in scientific research and best practice.

Modules

Year One

• Becoming a Professional Practitioner - 20 credits
• Evidence: Your Profession in a Global Context - 20 credits
• Nursing Assessment and Care Delivery – 20 credits
• Understanding Influences on Health and Care – 20 credits
• Placement 1: Introduction to Nursing Care – 20 credits
• Placement 2: Delivering Nursing Care – 20 credits

Year Two

• Therapeutic Interventions in Adult Nursing - 20 credits
• Complex Decision-Making within Adult Nursing Environments - 20 credits
• Exploring Knowledge Through Curiosity - 20 credits
• Enhanced Approaches in Delivering Holistic Care - 20 credits
• Placement 3: Delivering Enhanced Nursing Care - 20 credits
• Placement 4: Delivering Complex Holistic Nursing Care - 20 credits

Year Three

• Complex Care Coordination in Adult Nursing - 20 credits
• Leading for the Future as a Health and Care Professional - 20 credits
• The Evidence-based Practitioner: Professional Project - 20 credits
• Preparing for your Career in Nursing - 20 credits
• Placement 5: Coordinating Nursing Care – 20 credits
• Placement 6: Practising Autonomously – 20 credits

How You'll Learn

The course consists of 50 per cent academic or theory content and 50 per cent clinical or practice-based placements with practice providers. You are required to attend campus at least one day per module block for classroom-based clinical skills and practical teaching and to meet your peers.

Teaching Contact Hours

As a full-time undergraduate student, you will study modules totalling 120 credits each academic year. A typical 20-credit module requires a total of 200 hours study. This is made up of teaching contact hours, guided and independent study.

Assessment

This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module.

Assessment methods may include:

• Coursework
• Practice placement
• Formal examinations
• Virtual Simulated Placements (VSPs)
• Simulations
• Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)
• Presentations
• Vivas (discussions)

Entry Requirements

Typical entry requirements:

• UK
  • UCAS points: 112
  • A level: BBC. Excludes General Studies.
  • GCSE: GCSE maths, English and one science at grade 4 / C or Functional Skills Level 2, or other equivalent Level 2 awards.
  • BTEC: DMM in a Health, Sport or Science based subject.
  • Access Diploma: The Access to HE Diploma in Health or Science subject to include 24 Level 3 credits at Distinction in Health units. Plus GCSE English and Mathematics at grade 4 / C or above.
  • IB Diploma: 27 points to include 14 points at Higher level.

Fees and Funding

• Student: Full-time
• UK, Ireland*, Channel Islands or Isle of Man: £9,535 per year
• A non-repayable grant of £5,000 and extra payments worth up to £3,000 may be available to eligible students for each year of study.

Facilities

Our multi-million-pound Alison Gingell Building features a range of mock healthcare settings, including hospital wards, ambulance, therapy suites and community houses, giving you the opportunity to replicate real-life situations before you go on placement.

Careers and Opportunities

Once you have successfully completed the course you will be able to apply to register with the Nursing & Midwifery Council. This will enable you to apply for a variety of nursing roles in a range of care settings.

Placements

Satisfactory health clearance and enhanced criminal record disclosure is also required. As part of the health clearance checks, you will be required to provide information about your immunity and vaccination status. The information you provide will be used to determine your eligibility to go on placement(s). Placements are provided at the placement provider’s discretion. The University is, therefore, unable to guarantee the provision of placements or the location and type of placement offered.