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Nursing (Adult)

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 22 September 2025
  • Undergraduate
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Course summary

Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.

Home fee-paying students can access a non-repayable maintenance grant of at least £5,000 per year. You may also be eligible for additional financial support based on your circumstances. Learn more at www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/health-and-social-care/fees-and-funding

Course summary

  • Gain the knowledge, skills and values to provide competent nursing care.

  • Develop a strong professional identity to prepare for future leadership roles.

  • Broaden your knowledge alongside other health and social care professionals.

  • Learn from enthusiastic academic staff who have a variety of clinical expertise.

  • Benefit from real-world experience with placements and hands-on practicals.

This unique course offers you an exciting opportunity to become a fully qualified nurse, transforming the lives of individuals and communities. You’ll gain a wide range of skills and experience while considering the relationship between healthcare professionals and service users. You’ll graduate as a reflective and highly employable professional.

How you learn

On this course you’ll learn from academic staff who have a variety of clinical expertise and experience. You’ll apply your theoretical study directly to your practice setting, using the knowledge, skills and attributes you’ve gained. The course is a blend of theory and hands-on practical work, giving you the opportunity to practise what you learn in both simulated and real-world settings.

Nurses are an integral part of a multidisciplinary team. You’ll have the chance to learn and collaborate with students from other health and social care courses, helping you deliver person-centred care, with an understanding of how other professionals contribute to the person's journey through health and social care services.

Key themes

In the first year you’ll establish the fundamentals of nursing in your chosen field, further developing your knowledge, skills and attitudes through a variety of placement learning experiences.

In your second year you’ll build on these fundamental skills by exploring the complexity of care provided to adults and children who use services, as well as their carers.

In your final year you’ll consolidate your knowledge, attitudes and skills by leading nursing care in diverse settings.

Applied learning

Live projects

You’ll apply your learning in our specialist labs, practice facilities, simulation environments and workshops – as well as externally through field trips, educational visits and digital technologies. You’ll also have loan access to specialist equipment so you can work on or off-campus, and you’ll be supported by lecturers and technical experts.

You’ll practise your learning in a range of settings where nurses care for adults, children and young people. You’ll take part in all activities that contribute to your training and demonstrate the responsibilities involved.

Work placements

You’ll gain real-world experience through placements, projects, and voluntary activities. These take place in work settings, through online interfaces and within the university.

There’s also an optional placement where you can arrange an experience – nationally or internationally – to meet your personal professional development needs and support your employability.

You’ll be supervised and supported by practice supervisors, practice assessors, link lecturers and academic assessors – enabling you to learn and safely achieve proficiency and autonomy in your professional role.

Field trips

Previous field trips have included time in refugee camps in Greece, working with community projects in India, and learning clinical skills with nursing students from the US. Others include working with local schools and charity organisations to create a health promotion campaign as part of Simulated Practice Learning.

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.

Year 1
Compulsory modules

Collaboration For Individual And Community Wellbeing | Practical (100%)
Fundamentals Of Nursing Practice | Coursework (100%)
Part 1 Placement
Personal And Professional Development | Coursework (100%)
Sciences For Nursing Practice | Practical (100%)

Year 2
Compulsory modules

Applied Sciences For Nursing Practice | Coursework (100%)
Assessing And Addressing Complexity In Practice | Practical (100%)
Developing Nursing Practice | Coursework (100%)
Evidence And Enquiry For Practice | Coursework (100%)
Part 2 Placement | Exam (100%)

Final Year
Compulsory modules

Complexity & Leadership In Professional Practice | Coursework (100%)
Consolidating Sciences For Nursing Practice | Coursework (100%)
One Credit Module – Bsc (Hons) Nursing
Part 3 Placement | Exam (100%)
The Advancing Professional | Coursework (100%)
Transition To Registration In Adult Nursing Practice | Coursework (100%)

Assessment method

Coursework | Exam | Practical

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Nursing and Midwifery Council

This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 22 September 2025

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
B740
Institution code:
S21
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
B740
Institution code:
S21
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

There are no qualification requirements for this course.

This course has places available in clearing.
We will offer flexibility on our usual entry requirements for clearing applicants.
Please call us on 0330 024 6390 to check your options and apply.

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Health checks
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SCREENING: You will need to undertake occupational health screening to determine your suitability to undertake the course. This will be provided by the University free of charge. As part of this assessment you are expected to provide all relevant, truthful and accurate information to ensure a safe environment for yourself and service users. IMMUNISATIONS: You must undertake a programme of immunisations as required by the Department of Health and meet the immunisation and immunity requirements of placement providers. This will be provided by the University free of charge. Please obtain details of your immunisation history from your doctor so you can submit this during your Occupational Health Screening.
Interview
If you are shortlisted, we will invite you to an online interview. To confirm your identity on the day please bring a valid form of photo ID with you, preferably a passport or photo driving licence. View our interview guidance to ensure you understand the interviews process and how you can prepare for this: https://www.shu.ac.uk/campaigns/guidance-for-health-and-social-care-selection-events
Other
Please note that this information is subject to change without notice by Sheffield Hallam University.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)7You will need an IELTS score of 7.0 with a minimum of 7.0 in reading, listening and speaking and 6.5 in writing, or a recognised equivalent.
If your level of English language is currently below IELTS 7.0 we recommend you consider an appropriate Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve the required level of English.

Please click the following link to find out more about English language requirements for this coursehttps://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/Nursing-and-midwifery/BSc-Honours-Nursing-Adult/Full-time

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

When you apply to Hallam, we consider your personal circumstances as well as your grades, experience and personal statement. In some cases, we will make you a contextual offer. Contextual offers ensure that all applicants have a fair chance of getting a place, regardless of their background.

Learn more on the Sheffield Hallam University website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Our tuition fee for UK students on full-time undergraduate courses in 2025/26 is £9,535 per year. These fees are regulated by the UK government and therefore subject to change in future years.

If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found at www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/terms-and-conditions-and-student-regulations.

Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £19,155, which includes an annual placement supplement of £2,000.

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