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Veterinary Nursing

  • Foundation Degree in Science
  • 3 Years
  • Full-Time
  • September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Brackenhurst Campus
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Course summary

This foundation degree combines a solid grounding in scientific theory with technical and practical learning. It is accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), enabling successful graduates to register as fully qualified veterinary nurses. The course covers all elements of a veterinary nurse’s role, including the provision of skilled supportive care for sick animals; undertaking theatre work, laboratory diagnostic tests and radiography; assisting in consultation rooms; ordering medication; and ward work, including the general care and treatment of in-patients.

During your course you will have opportunities to attend several contact days, the Nottingham Trent University congress and also visit specialist veterinary practices. Your contact days will give you the opportunity to practice practical skills, attend lectures from professional experts and have one-to-one tutorials with your course tutors. Our Nottingham Trent University congress includes a variety of sessions from external veterinary practitioners.

Modules

Course Modules

Year One

  • Animal Husbandry

  • Introduction to Animal Disease

  • Applied Functional Anatomy

  • Essential Veterinary Nursing Skills

  • Practice Administration and Communication Skills

  • Clinical Behaviour

  • Placement (approximately 12-week clinical placement)

Year Two

  • Applied Medical Nursing

  • Anaesthesia and Pain Management

  • Diagnostic Aids

  • Pharmacology and Complementary Therapies

  • Surgical Nursing and Theatre Practice

Final year

  • FdSc Veterinary Nursing Placement (approximately 37-week clinical placement)

Full module descriptions and details can be found on the course page on the NTU website.

https://www.ntu.ac.uk/course/animal-rural-and-environmental-sciences/ug/fdsc-veterinary-nursing?year=2027#module-information

This course has restrictions on who can apply.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Brackenhurst Campus

Study options

  • Foundation Degree in Science • Full-Time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

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:
D312
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
Brackenhurst Campus
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

This course has restrictions on who can apply.

This course is not accepting applications from students requiring a Student visa. For more information, please contact the course provider.

Apply by
13 January 2027

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:
D312
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
Brackenhurst Campus

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level

64 UCAS Tariff points from three A-Levels including an A-level grade C in a Science subject

T Level

We will consider T Levels for entry to this course, either as stand-alone qualifications or in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications, in accordance with the specified course tariff points.

UCAS Tariff
Offer: 64

64 UCAS Tariff points from three A-Levels or equivalent qualifications, including an A-level grade C in a Science subject

Access to HE Diploma

Pass your Access course with 60 credits overall with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3, including relevant science modules.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

**These must be achieved prior to submitting your application to us**
GCSE English Language grade C/4 or equivalent
GCSE Maths grade C/4 or equivalent
GCSE Science grade C/4 or equivalent

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

64 UCAS tariff points from your BTEC level 3 National Diploma and one A-Level or equivalent qualifications, including an A-level grade C in a Science subject

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

MPP from a BTEC Extended Diploma including relevant Science modules

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

64 UCAS tariff points from your BTEC level 3 National Extended Certificate and two A-levels or equivalent qualifications, including an A-level grade C in a Science subject

We also consider equivalent qualifications and combinations. Please contact Nottingham Trent University Admissions team for further information.

Additional entry requirements

Interview
Other
A total of two weeks' (70 hours) work experience in a small animal veterinary practice, completed after September 2022. Single days are considered, but full weeks are preferred. Weekend work will be accepted where practices offer a normal service, including surgery, on those days. A minimum of one week (35 hours) must be completed prior to application, with the additional week planned and completed before 30 April 2025. Details of this must be included on your work experience form or your application will be rejected.
Restricted Eligibility
This course is not eligible for International Students who require a Tier 4 Visa to study in the UK

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.

NTU makes contextual offers for this course to give everyone a fair chance to access their chosen degree.

Contextual offers are lower than our standard entry criteria or may be an unconditional offer for courses that require a portfolio. We also take individual circumstances into account when we receive results and may accept grades lower than our published criteria.

We use a range of data from UCAS to make our offers and more information on our approach is available at the link below.

Learn more on the Nottingham Trent 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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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

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

Tuition fees for 2027 entry are yet to be confirmed. As a guide and to enable you to plan your finances, the fees for Home undergraduate students for 2026 are £9790 .The current expectation is that the University may increase this for future and subsequent years of study in line with inflation and as specified by the Government.

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