Adult Nursing

Please note applicants must be 18 years old by the course start date.

Train to become a registered nurse with our adult nursing degree. Build the clinical expertise, compassion, and skills to lead and deliver person-centred care.

From hospitals and emergency care to community services and specialist clinics, nurses help people when they need it most.

On this adult nursing degree, you’ll develop the confidence, resilience, and practical skills to care for adults across a wide range of healthcare settings. You’ll learn how to assess patient needs, make informed decisions under pressure, communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team, and deliver compassionate, person-centred care in fast-paced environments.

You’ll connect theory to practice through practical skills sessions in our Clinical Skills Suite facilities, immersive simulations, and hands-on placements. You'll spend 50% of your course on placement, where you’ll gain valuable experience in hospitals, community settings, GP practices, specialist services, and more.

As part of this nursing course, you’ll:

• Develop practical nursing skills in specialist facilities and simulated healthcare environments

• Have access to hands-on placements with our extensive links throughout Yorkshire, including Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and Leeds Community Healthcare Trust

• Build confidence in assessing, planning, and delivering safe, evidence-based care

• Explore physical health, long-term conditions, wellbeing, and patient-centred care

ACCREDITATIONS
Approved by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), this course maps your learning to the professional standards required to become a registered adult nurse. You’ll explore theory and practice across all four fields of nursing – adult, mental health, learning disabilities, and children’s nursing – preparing you for collaborative healthcare practice.

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Learn from experienced professionals
You’ll be taught by experienced healthcare practitioners and research-active staff who strive to bring current industry insight into your learning. Guest speakers, healthcare professionals, and people with lived experience will also help you explore different perspectives on care.

Expand your learning
Beyond placements, you’ll have opportunities to take part in community projects, healthcare initiatives, and employability events to build your confidence, broaden your experience, and prepare you for professional practice. These include:

• Working with the medical services at Leeds and Download festivals

• Headstart

• The final year Community Scheme

Working with the MINT initiative
We're working with the Men into Nursing Together initiative across our nursing courses. MINT is a national support network of healthcare professionals aiming to encourage greater diversity in nursing.

Why study the BSc Adult Nursing degree at Leeds Beckett University?

• 91.5% of BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing graduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation*

• Spend 50% of your time on placement, gaining valuable experience across hospitals, community settings, GP practices, and specialist services

• Develop your skills in immersive clinical facilities - 98% of students on BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing were positive about the availability of specialist facilities* *

• Build practical nursing, communication, leadership, and decision-making skills through authentic simulations and hands-on experience

• Graduate eligible to register with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), ready to begin your career as a qualified adult nurse

*Percentage of respondents from this course, HESA Graduate Outcomes 23-24
*National Student Survey 2026

<ul><li>Year 1 Core Modules:
<ul><li>Becoming a Nursing Student</li>
<li>Fundamentals of Nursing Science & Practice</li>
<li>Exploring Health & Wellbeing</li>
<li>Adult Practice Assessments 1 (non-credit bearing) </li></ul></li>

<li>Year 2 Core Modules:
<ul><li>Developing Professional Skills</li>
<li>Application of Nursing Science & Practice</li>
<li>Promoting Health & Wellbeing</li>
<li>Adult Practice Assessments 2 (non-credit bearing) </li></ul></li>

<li>Year 3 Core Modules:
<ul><li>Advancing Nursing Science & Practice</li>
<li>Population Health & Wellbeing</li>
<li>Transition to Registered Nurse</li>
<li>Adult Practice Assessments 3 (non-credit bearing) </li></ul></li>