Nursing (Adult)
BSc (Hons)
Key facts
UCAS code
(Oxford based) B705 (Swindon based) B706
Start dates
September 2019 / September 2020
Course length
Full time: 3 years
Part time: 8 years maximum (limited part-time places available)
Department
Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery
Accreditation(s)
Approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
UCAS Tariff Points
112
Overview
Our Nursing (Adult) degree is approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Nurses are in high demand in the UK. Adult nurses need to demonstrate competence in the fundamentals of nursing care across the patient’s lifespan.
As healthcare delivery is changing, the ability to work flexibly with other professionals in health and social care is important.
You will gain direct care experiences with adults and families. And you’ll learn topics such as:
- family health and wellbeing
- adult with complex care needs
- global health
- therapeutic use of touch in healthcare settings
- approaches to challenging behaviour.
We offer a wide variety of practice experiences throughout Oxfordshire. These include hospital, community, private and voluntary sector settings.
We have excellent teaching facilities including dedicated space for simulated learning in clinical skills suites.
With this course you will gain the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for professional responsibility. You will graduate as a confident, professional practitioner.
How to apply
Typical offers
UCAS Tariff Points: 112
A Level: BBC
IB Points: 30
BTEC: DMM
Wherever possible we make our conditional offers using the UCAS Tariff. This combination of A-level grades would be just one way of achieving the UCAS Tariff points for this course.
Preferred subjects include: A Science subject
Pass the Access course with 60 credits overall; 45 at level 3 which should include 12 credits in Biology/Human Biology. English and maths level 2 credits will no longer be accepted as GCSE equivalencies. GCSE English and Maths are now required as separate qualifications. Functional skills will be accepted as GCSE equivalent.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and from both genders. Mature students are also encouraged to apply.
Entry requirements
Specific entry requirements
A Level: Grades BBC, or equivalent, (preferably including a science subject)
GCSE: 3 passes at Grade 4 (C), or above, including Mathematics, English Language and a Science subject.
Securing a place is subject to both a satisfactory DBS and an Occupational Health clearance. If neither clearance has been completed prior to enrolment or a DBS issue has been declared on application, then enrolment may not be possible.
If enrolment has been agreed, then continuation on the programme will be contingent on satisfactory clearances.
Please also see the University's general entry requirements.
Screening
All applicants will be screened for fitness to practise and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be made.
Selection process
All Oxford Brookes University Health and Social Care Programmes conduct Value Based Recruitment (VBR). We recognise that values and attitudes have the greatest impact on the quality of people's care and their experiences.
VBR is a way of helping our Programme recruitment teams to assess the values, motives and attitudes of those who wish to work with people in health and social care settings. When we refer to values we mean, for example, the values included in the NHS constitution.
VBR focuses on 'how' and 'why' an applicant makes choices in how they act and seeks to explore reasons for their behaviour. Further details about the VBR framework can be found here.
All shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview.
English language requirements
An IELTS score of 6.5 in all areas is required for ALL applicants whose first language is not English.
Please also see the University's standard English language requirements.
English requirements for visas
If you need a student visa to enter the UK you will need to meet the UK Visas and Immigration minimum language requirements as well as the University's requirements. Find out more about English language requirements.
Terms and Conditions of Enrolment
When you accept our offer, you agree to the Terms and Conditions of Enrolment. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.
Credit transfer
Many of our courses consider applications for entry with credit for prior learning. Each application is individually assessed by our credit entry tutors.
If you would like more information about whether or not you may be eligible for the award of credit, for example from an HND, partly-completed degree or foundation degree, please contact our Admissions team.
We operate the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). All undergraduate single modules are equivalent to 7.5 ECTS credits and double modules to 15 ECTS credits. More about ECTS credits.
Application process
Full time Home / EU applicants
Apply through UCASPart time Home / EU applicants
Apply direct to the UniversityInternational applicants
Apply direct to the UniversityFull time applicants can also apply through UCAS
Tuition fees
Questions about fees?
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Tuition fees
Please note tuition fees for Home/EU students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students in line with an inflationary amount determined by government. Tuition fees for International students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students.
Oxford Brookes University intends to maintain its fees for new and returning home and EU students at the maximum permitted level.
Please be aware that some courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees. Specific additional costs for this course, if any, are detailed below.
Financial support and scholarships
Additional costs
Extra costs
Costs that are NOT included in tuition fees are as follows:
- Books
- Binding dissertations
- Exchanges and elective modules
- Library loans and fines
- Living accommodation at university
- Graduation
- Photocopying
- Travel
Further information on additional costs for healthcare courses can be found here.
This list is not exhaustive and other course-specific costs may be incurred.
For the most up-to-date information on additional costs, please keep checking the website as we will update this as further information becomes available.
Learning and assessment
We have developed the curriculum in partnership with students, clinical partners, mentors, service users and carers.
Each year you will have placements in your field of practice. As well as some taught content specific to your nursing field. There is increasing specialisation as the course progresses. There is also a shift in focus on the complexity of nursing interventions, as indicated below.
Year 1 focuses on communities, health and wellbeing, lifespan and values.
In Year 2 you explore specific nursing interventions, working in partnership with patients and their families to meet care outcomes.
Year 3 focuses on complex care of people with multiple co-morbidities. And the need for integration of health and social care services to promote optimal health outcomes.
You can also pursue a personal interest through optional modules such as:
- health care elective
- global health
- independent study
- therapeutic use of touch in healthcare settings.
Study modules
Please note: As our courses are reviewed regularly as part of our quality assurance framework, the modules you can choose from may vary from that shown here. The structure of the course may also mean some modules are not available to you.
Learning and teaching
You’ll learn through experiences such as:
- experiential or practice learning
- mentoring, coaching and supervising
- active learning such as projects or role-play
- student-centred learning such as self-assessment, reading, or finding evidence
- online learning such as quizzes or specialist lectures
- use of technology such as social media, networking, mobile health (mHealth), or Electronic Patient Records (EPR)
- collaborative learning with other nursing students, other cultures, teams and agencies
- problem-based/solution-focused learning.
Simulation Based Education (SBE) enables you to role play in clinical situations. SBE activities take place in a safe learning environment which looks just like a real clinic or hospital.
Your practice experience will also include placements, such as:
- working within community health care teams (supported by a district nurse, health visitor or school nurse)
- working in acute settings within local Trusts.
Assessment
Assessment methods used on this course
All modules have an assessment component. We ask you to show how what you are learning enhances patient care.
Examples of assessments include:
- reflective essays
- presentations
- clinical examinations
- multiple choice examinations
- neighbourhood studies
- case studies.
You will be assessed for your practice learning during the Education in Nursing Practice modules. You must pass to fulfil the professional requirements to be eligible for registration as a Nurse.
During placements your work will be assessed by a mentor with the necessary qualifications to function as a practice assessor (NMC Pre-registration Standards (2010).
Study Abroad
You may be able to go on a European or international study exchange while you are at Brookes. Most exchanges take place in the second year. Although we will help as much as we can with your plans, ultimately you are responsible for organising and funding this study abroad.
After you graduate
Career prospects
The Adult Nursing course at Brookes has an excellent track record of employability (100% of our students are at work within six months of finishing the course, Unistats 2015).
Registered Adult Nurses have the opportunity, post-qualification, to develop their careers in many specialist settings, such as intensive care units, accident and emergency departments, operating theatres or specialist wards where medical or surgical treatment is given. They can also work in the community, within district or practice nursing, in industry, or in the private health care sector. Opportunities also exist to work abroad, for the Armed Forces or to specialise in research, nurse education or management.
The newly established Oxford Institute of Nursing and Allied Health Research (OxINAHR), can provide interested nursing graduates with a structured research career pathway opportunity, developed in partnership with local NHS partners
We also offer a range of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) / Learning Beyond Registration (LBR) opportunities for qualified nurses if you wish to undertake further study at post-qualifying and postgraduate level.
Further study
Nurses have to be effective lifelong learners because health care is becoming ever more complex as new treatment options and strategies are adopted. As a qualified nurse there are many opportunities to develop your skills through continuing professional development, which can range from short refresher sessions through to postgraduate study, including MPhils and PhDs.
All our courses aim to prepare you to be lifelong learners and there is a wide range of courses available at Oxford Brookes for continuing professional development (CPD).
Free language courses
Free language courses are available to full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students on many of our courses, and can be taken as a credit on some courses.
Information from Discover Uni
Programme Changes: On rare occasions we may need to make changes to our course programmes after they have been published on the website.
For more information, please visit our Changes to programmes page.