Course options
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Qualification
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Location
Hendon Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
14-SEP-26
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Duration
2 Years
Course summary
This online, flexible course will enable you to develop skills, experience and knowledge to enhance your veterinary nursing career and continue your personal and professional development alongside existing commitments. You will develop critical thinking, analytical, problem solving and reflective skills enabling you to demonstrate competent and holistic veterinary nursing care in a range of veterinary settings. You will be encouraged to engage with life-long learning and develop transferable skills to enhance your veterinary nurse role. We have 145 years of experience delivering professional, creative and technical education that prepares students – like you – for success in global careers.
Why study Veterinary Nursing (Top-up) with usYou'll be taught by leading practitioners who will be on hand to support you throughout your studies, developing your understanding of the legal and professional codes of conduct relevant to veterinary nursing. You’ll explore how to communicate information to effectively support decision making and critically analyse and interpret data and appraise its value in the management of veterinary nursing care.You will also apply the principles of evidence based veterinary nursing, evaluate areas of responsibility and decision making and use reflection to appraise, evaluate and enhance veterinary nursing care. In the Quality Improvement modules you'll have the opportunity to explore your own specific interests, during which you'll be supported by experienced tutors and have the opportunity to interact with external speakers during the Veterinary Nursing Futures module.
Build your professional Veterinary Nursing skillsIn year one (full-time route) you will further your understanding of surgical and medical veterinary nursing, learn how to plan and deliver appropriate veterinary nursing care, study evidence-based veterinary nursing and explore the veterinary nursing profession and the role of veterinary nurse.In year two you will further your understanding of nursing emergency and critical care veterinary patients and those patients undergoing anaesthesia. You’ll have the opportunity to research an area of interest to you through the Quality Improvement modules.
Supporting you directlyYou'll be taught by an experienced teaching team with a wide range of expertise and professional experience. You'll also learn from guest lecturers at appropriate points in the programme. The course is taught via distance learning, which enables you to fit your study around existing commitments. Work is divided into credits of approximately 10 hours of study time. You will need to complete 120 credits per year, which are broken down into modules of 30 credits.
Application deadline
14/01/2026
Tuition fees
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£ 17,200per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
Middlesex University
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University League Table
113th
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Campus address
Middlesex University, Hendon Campus, The Burroughs, Barnet, Greater London, NW4 4BT, United Kingdom
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Subject ranking
10th out of 11 1
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Entry standards
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Graduate prospects
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Student satisfaction
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