Children's Nursing BSc (Hons)

The BSc (Hons) Children's Nursing prepares students for a gratifying career at the forefront of modern healthcare and leads to eligibility to apply for professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Students develop skills and interests in both general medicine and specialist areas to be a confident and compassionate child nurse. City students benefit from clinical placements at London’s leading hospitals and trusts, with placements in a range of settings allowing students to experience the many different environments and specialisms’ children’s nurses’ work in. Specialist placements include the internationally recognised acute children’s emergency department service at the Royal London and specialist Paediatric gastroenterology unit, the only unit of its kind in the UK. This course is taught through a combination of classroom theory, simulated practice and practice placements. City is home to state of the art clinical facilities including our specialist Clinical Skills Centre, a facility designed especially for students to clinical practice skills in a safe environment, before commencing placements. Career prospects are excellent for our Children's Nursing graduates - many secure employment within local London trusts and throughout the rest of the UK and 90% of our BSc (Hons) Children’s Nursing graduates are in employment or further study 15 months after completing the course (Discover Uni). This degree prepares you for a fulfilling and rewarding career at the forefront of modern healthcare. City is ranked 1st in London for student satisfaction in Nursing for two consecutive years (Complete University Guide 2020 and 2021). It is also ranked 2nd in London for Nursing (The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021).