Adult Nursing BSc (Hons)
University of Bedfordshire
Key Course Facts
Course Description
Study areas including health across the lifespan; physical and mental health; professional practice; legislation and ethics; assessment and management of patients; leadership, management and service improvement.
Develop the practical skills, knowledge, attitudes, skills and behaviours needed to nurse adults professionally and compassionately.
Gain significant practical experience on a course comprising 50% theoretical learning and 50% practical learning – with some of the highest graduate employment rates in the country.
Benefit from a course that will lead you to a challenging and rewarding career as a registered adult nurse in a range of healthcare environments, including community hospital and residential settings, and can provide a route to specialised clinical practice, management or education.
This course enables you to learn in a variety of ways in academic, simulated and actual practice settings. You will experience 50% of your time in practice, supervised by practitioners, who are trained to support your learning, learning to provide care and experience a diverse range of practice settings. 50% of your time will be university based, learning in the classroom, in individual study and simulated practice environments.
You will engage in a Service Improvement Project that will enable you to develop the skills to make a real change to the quality of service provision in practice. You will have support for your learning in theory and practice from a team of lecturers, all of whom are experienced, registered nurses.
Graduates from this course have the knowledge and skills to care for adults in varied multi-professional contexts, collaborating with health colleagues and other services to deliver high quality, evidence based, compassionate nursing care to adults.
Student Reviews
Below you can see course specific reviews for 50 graduates of Adult Nursing BSc (Hons) at University of Bedfordshire for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Adult Nursing.
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Salary
Salary of Graduates of Adult Nursing BSc (Hons) at University of Bedfordshire
Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Adult Nursing BSc (Hons) at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.
| 15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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| Median salary | £25000 | £25500 | £28000 |
| 25-75 percentile range | £24000 - £25000 | £19500 - £29000 | £21000 - £32500 |
All Adult Nursing courses of University of Bedfordshire
Salary of all UK Graduates of Adult Nursing
| 15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median salary | £25031 | £25438 | £27931 |
| 25-75 percentile range | £24016 - £25131 | £19412 - £29648 | £20644 - £33341 |
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Jobs & Career Perspectives
15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.
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Current jobs
Job in line with future plans
Utilise skills from studies
Work is meaningful
Required skill level of job after 15 months
% Skilled jobs
Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Adult Nursing BSc (Hons) at University of Bedfordshire
| 95% | Nursing Professionals |
Entry Requirements / Admissions
Minimum Required UCAS Tariff
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course
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Qualification requirements
112 - 120 UCAS Tariff points
In addition applicants should have or be working towards five GCSEs at grade 4 (or grade C if taken before 2016) including English language or English literature and mathematics (or equivalent). We will consider alternative qualifications but please note that NVQ Level 3 and A Level General Studies are not accepted. If you would like to check if you would be qualified for our course please contact the Admissions Team.
Requirements for international students / English requirements
IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)
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- 5.0
- Foundation / Pathway Courses
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- 6.0
- Graduate Degrees
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- 6.0
- Undergraduate Degrees
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still be able to join Adult Nursing, BSc (Hons).
Costs
Tuition Fees Adult Nursing BSc (Hons)
| EU | £9250 | year 1 |
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| England UK | £9250 | year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | year 1 |
| Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
| International | £13200 | year 1 |
Additional fee information
Average student cost of living in the UK
| Rent | £518 |
| Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
| Supermarket shopping | £81 |
| Clothing | £35 |
| Eating out | £33 |
| Alcohol | £27 |
| Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
| Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
| Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
| Transport within city | £17 |
| Self-care / sports | £20 |
| Stationary / books | £13 |
| Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
| Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
| Insurance | £51 |
| Other | £95 |
| Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
How to apply
Application deadline:
January 1, 2024
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Possible Entry Points:
- year 1 (Default entry point)
University Rankings
Positions of University of Bedfordshire in top UK and global rankings.
Rankings of University of Bedfordshire in related subject specific rankings.
Medicine & Health
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- #63
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- Nursing
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CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
[Published 13 June, 2022]
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About University of Bedfordshire
The University of Bedfordshire is a publicly funded university located in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England. One of the main campuses, in Luton, is home to the university’s Business, Media, Art & Design, Science, Computing, Law, Psychology, and Social Sciences schools. The Bedford campus is just a twenty minute walk from the town centre, and is home to the Primary Education, Secondary Education, Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences, and Tourism schools.
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Nursing (Child) BSc (Hons) | University of Worcester | 50% | 1% | 5% | £9250 | £13100 | 126 | Worcester | On campus Full-time | |
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Nursing (Child) BN (Hons) | Cardiff University | 84% | 0% | 0% | £9000 | £22950 | 179 | Cardiff | On campus Full-time | |
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Nursing (Children's) with Foundation Year BN (Hons) | University of Keele | 53% | 0% | 0% | £9250 | £19800 | 137 | Newcastle under Lyme | On campus Full-time | |
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Nursing (Adult) BSc (Hons) | Canterbury Christ Church University | 61% | 1% | 3% | £9250 | £14500 | 125 | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
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Nursing (Children) BSc (Hons) | The University of Nottingham | 51% | 0% | 3% | £92650 | £26500 | 149 | Nottingham | On campus Full-time | |
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Nursing (Learning Disability) BSc (Hons) | University of Keele | 67% | 0% | 0% | £9250 | £24000 | 138 | Newcastle under Lyme | On campus Full-time | |
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Adult Nursing (September) BSc (Hons) | Birmingham City University | 57% | 0% | 6% | £9250 | £12000 | 122 | Birmingham | On campus Full-time | |
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Nursing (Adult) (Harrogate and District NHS Trust) BSc (Hons) | University of Bradford | 43% | 2% | 3% | £9250 £9250 | £20118 £21124 | 142 | Bradford | On campus Full-time | |
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Nursing (Children's) BSc (Hons) | University of Keele | 53% | 0% | 0% | £9250 | £24000 | 137 | Newcastle under Lyme | On campus Full-time | |
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Nursing BN (Hons) | University of Glasgow | 92% | 5% | 2% | £27750 | £95800 | 197 | Glasgow | On campus Full-time |
Ranking publishers
The University League Tables
- Published:
- 13 June, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject:
- Entry Standards 26%
Student Satisfaction 26%
Research Quality 22%
Graduate Prospects 26%