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Nursing with Registration as a Children's Nurse

Entry requirements


A level

A,B,B

Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels. Must include five GCSEs grade 4/C including English Language, Maths and Science. We can accept equivalent qualifications to meet GCSE requirements.

Access to HE Diploma

D:30,M:15,P:0

Access to HE Diploma in either Health & Social Care, Nursing and Midwifery, Science, or similar. Numeracy/Literacy modules studied within an Access to HE diploma are not accepted for this programme to meet the GCSE/IGCSE requirements.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

D3,M2,M2

Please note that Global Perspectives is not accepted by King’s as one of your Pre-U Principal subjects. Combinations of Pre-U principal subjects and other qualifications (such as A-levels) will be considered. Must include five GCSEs grade C including English Language, Maths and Science. We can accept equivalent qualifications to meet GCSE requirements.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

All applicants must obtain or have obtained a minimum of five GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including Science, English and Mathematics. We can accept equivalent qualifications to meet GCSE requirements.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

34

Including 6,5,5 at Higher Level. Note the total point score of 34 includes TOK/EE.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H1,H2,H2,H2,H2,H2

Must include five GCSEs grade 4/C including English Language, Maths and Science. We can accept equivalent qualifications to meet GCSE requirements.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma

DDD

DDD in either Health & Social Care or Applied Science.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDD

DDD in Health & Social Care or Applied Science.

Scottish Advanced Higher

A,B

Must be combined with three Scottish Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject. Applicants must offer either 5 subjects including Mathematics , English and Science at Credit Level Standard grades at 1 or 2/Intermediate 2 grade C, or recognised equivalent.

Scottish Higher

A,B,B

Must be combined with two Scottish Advanced Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.

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87-128

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About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Nursing

Start your rewarding career in healthcare at King's College London. Discover for yourself why King's nursing graduates are so sought after. This course will give you the practical skills and the theoretical knowledge to succeed wherever you choose to work.

And our partnerships with prestigious NHS trusts mean your rewarding career starts as soon as you arrive.

**Key benefits**
- Study in London, working at prominent organisations like Great Ormond Street Hospital or Evelina London Children's Hospital, gaining experience with a diverse patient population

- Get hands-on in our state-of-the-art simulation centre with its six-bay children's ward, operating theatre, and intensive care unit

- Put King's on your CV - we're No.1 in the UK for nursing and No.2 in the world (QS World University Rankings 2019)

- Our study courses are delivered by internationally renowned clinicians and academics with a strong focus on promoting evidence-based care and appreciation of translational research.

- Opportunities to take an elective to study in the UK or abroad during Year 2.

- 99 per cent of our graduates find successful employment.

Please see our online prospectus for further details on this programme: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

King's College London, University of London

Department:

Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery

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What students say


How do students rate their degree experience?

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Nursing

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Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

98%
UK students
2%
International students
8%
Male students
92%
Female students
72%
2:1 or above
10%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
B
B

After graduation


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Nursing (non-specific)

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£26,000
high
Average annual salary
99%
low
Employed or in further education
97%
med
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

98%
Nursing and midwifery professionals
1%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
1%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers

19,890 nursing qualifications were awarded in 2015, making it much the most popular degree in the country. Despite that, we have a serious shortage of nurses - estimates suggest that we're over 20,000 nurses short - that is only set to continue. So it's no surprise to see that the very large majority of nursing graduates go on to become nurses, and that starting salaries are pretty competitive. There are lots of different specialties to choose from (including midwifery), and the most common by far is adult nursing, but the typical end result for graduates is the same — they go on to become nurses (or midwives). That’s not to say that you can’t do anything else. Some nursing graduates get other jobs - usually, but not always, in health or caring professions, or management, and with nurses in such demand, there are always going to be options for you. Do be aware that even this doesn't necessarily guarantee you can get the exact nursing job you want exactly where you want though - some flexibility in type of job and location will still help your career.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Nursing (non-specific)

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£33k

£33k

£35k

£35k

£37k

£37k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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