Everything you need to know...
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What is the fee?
International/EU: £17,155 per year
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How long will I study?
11 Months
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Where will I study?
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When do I start?
September 2025
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Course summary
- Gain a thorough understanding of global healthcare challenges.
- Develop knowledge, skills and values to enhance your employability.
- Build on your existing skills to become an effective healthcare professional.
- Share your knowledge and make a contribution to nursing practice.
This one year course has been designed for students who have completed a nursing diploma (or equivalent) overseas. You’ll enhance your skills while gaining a UK honours degree. You'll study modern nursing and its challenges in depth, while preparing to make a worthwhile contribution to the field.
How you learn
On this course you'll reflect on the challenges faced by modern nursing, developing the skills to innovate, lead and improve services. You’ll be encouraged to link the theory and practice of nursing. At the same time you'll help others to improve their own health, wellbeing and lives.
You’ll learn from positive and enthusiastic academic staff who have varied clinical expertise and experience. Throughout the course you'll engage in personal and professional development, with the opportunity to explore career paths.
You learn through
- workshops
- seminars
- simulation
- role play
- key skills practice
- active reflection
- discussion of case studies
- independent learning
Applied learning
Networking opportunities
Some of the modules undertaken on this course will be with UK nursing students. This provides further opportunities to explore global health issues from different perspectives.
Future careers
This course prepares you for a career in
- nursing
- further studies
- specialist nursing
- education
Where will I study?
You study at Collegiate Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.
Collegiate campus
Collegiate Campus can be found just off Ecclesall Road, a bustling student district.
Collegiate Campus map | Campus facilities
Collegiate library
Collegiate Library can be found just off Ecclesall Road. It's open 24 hours a day, every day.
Learn moreEquipment and facilities
On this course you work with
- simulated learning environments
- clinical suites
- Oxford Medical Simulation - Virtual Reality software
We’ve invested over £100m in new facilities to help you study how and when you want. This means 24-hour libraries and study spaces designed by our students.
Entry requirements
All students
Normally, applicants will hold a Diploma with 70% in all years and will have passed their placement year.
International students require an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each skill area.
Additional information for EU/International students
If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page.
For details of English language entry requirements (IELTS), please see the information for 'All students'.
Modules
Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.
Final year
Compulsory modules
Clinical Reasoning And Decision Making
Consolidating Nursing Practice
Public Health
Research 3: Using The Nursing Evidence
Undertaking Service Improvement
Fees and funding
International students
Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £17,155 per year.
Financial support for home/EU students
How tuition fees work, student loans and other financial support available.
Additional course costs
The links below allow you to view estimated general course additional costs, as well as costs associated with key activities on specific courses. These are estimates and are intended only as an indication of potential additional expenses. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.
General course additional costs
Additional costs for Health and Social Care (PDF, 165.7KB)Legal information
Any offer of a place to study is subject to your acceptance of the University’s Terms and Conditions and Student Regulations.
