BN Children's Nursing
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Nursing (Child), focusing on the care of children, young people, and their families. Core topics include Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. An optional Study Abroad Immersive Year is available at level 5, and the programme requires practice learning placements across children's nursing and other fields to meet NMC registration standards. The NHS Learning Support Fund provides additional funding for eligible healthcare students.
Written by AI from the university's course page and module list. It can get details wrong, so check the official course page before you rely on it.
Entry requirements
UCAS points: 112 points A level: Typical offer - BCC/BBC IB: 26 Points
See the highest paying Nursing, Pharmacy & Allied Health degrees in the UK →
What students say
Based on about 27 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 84%
- Learning opportunities: 82%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 79%
- Organisation and management: 50%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 73%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Nursing Professionals: 90%
- Elementary occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 100%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 100%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 90%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 20 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- North West: 75%
- West Midlands: 15%
- Wales: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 65 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 73%
- Access course: 17%
- A degree: 2%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 3%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Exploring Professional Practice
- The Human Body, Health and Disease
- Psychology, Wellbeing and Society
- Person Centred Care
- Introduction to Person Centred Care
- 21st Century Nurse
- Practice Learning 1
- Applied Anatomy, Physiology and Integrated Pharmacology
- Interprofessional Research and Innovation
- Practice Learning 2a Children's Nursing
- Practice Learning 2b Children's Nursing
- Field Nursing 1 Children's Nursing
- Field Nursing 2 Children's Nursing
- Applied Sciences in Children's Nursing
- Study Abroad Immersive Year
- Advancing Leadership and Supervision
- Extended Project
- Prescribing Ready
- Practice Learning 3 Children's Nursing
- Numeracy Competency for Registration
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BN Children's Nursing at University of Chester earn?
The median salary is £31,000 after 15 months, £24,500 after 3 years, £33,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,000 and £40,500. The £33,000 median after five years is £500 more than the UK median for Children’s nursing.
What do graduates of BN Children's Nursing at University of Chester do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BN Children's Nursing at University of Chester?
84% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BN Children's Nursing at University of Chester?
The typical offer is BCC at A level, or 26 points in the IB. The average entrant had 98 UCAS points.
Does BN Children's Nursing at University of Chester include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BN Children's Nursing at University of Chester?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.