Start date
22 September 2025
12 January 2026
Duration
3 years full-time
Places available (subject to change)
40
About the course
Reasons to study
- Regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), this blended learning adult nurse course gives you the opportunity to study flexibly around life commitments, thanks to digital technologies.
- You’ll learn key clinical skills through simulated-based learning, on-campus sessions in the clinical skills labs, as well as undertaking placements in a range of healthcare settings, including hospitals and other relevant health and social care settings. You’ll also borrow a clinical skills kit and become part of an online community.
- You’ll hear first-hand experiences and viewpoints from service users and carers, who are part of the Public Partnership Group.
Whether you’d like to provide care for adults in community or acute settings, this innovative blended learning nursing degree is designed to provide a great foundation for your future career and help you make a difference to people’s day-to-day lives.
This course has been designed for those who would like to become a nurse and are located within the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, Cheshire and Merseyside, North West, Cumbria or North Lincolnshire. If you are located outside these areas, please visit Health Education England for information on your nearest course provider.
Why study Nursing (Blended Learning) Adult BSc(Hons)
This course provides a flexible way to study the theoretical aspects of nursing, using mainly digital technologies and includes practical, hands-on experience. You’ll have the chance to learn flexibly around life commitments; you’ll be required to attend campus for a maximum of 20 days per year of the course. This provides the opportunity for you to apply your skills in a safe and controlled environment on our nursing wards, using patient simulators. You’ll also attend occupational health sessions and mandatory training, and you’ll undertake practice placements across the NHS and healthcare organisations in a setting close to home.
Regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), with strong partnerships with NHS Trusts, private and voluntary organisations, you’ll learn and be supported by experienced lecturers, practice supervisors and assessors, and those who know what it’s like to be an adult nurse
You can borrow a clinical skills kit at the start of your course, too, which will help you familiarise yourself with fundamental equipment you may use in practice. Clinical placements throughout the course, via a variety of settings, will also help you hone the skills you develop on campus. You’ll learn online through seminars and group work, and have the opportunity to become part of an online community where you can showcase your work, collaborate with peers, and establish relationships with tutors. You’ll also learn through independent, self-directed study, developing confidence in your self- discipline and organisational skills.
The University’s new Daphne Steele Building is now open on the site of the National Health Innovation campus, enabling our Nursing Blended Learning (Adult) BSc(Hons) students to benefit from specialist clinical teaching facilities and world-leading research facilities.
Following successful completion of this Nursing (Blended Learning) degree course, you could apply to register with the NMC and work as a registered nurse for adults.
Students studying this course may be eligible to receive a non-repayable grant of at least £5,000 each year. Further information is available on the NHS Learning Support Fund Website.
Not quite ready to start Nursing (Blended Learning) Adult BSc(Hons)? Successful completion of our Health Foundation Pathway leading to a BSc(Hons) Degree will equip you with the foundation knowledge to study Adult Nursing.
Course detail
Core modules:
Becoming a Professional – Adult Nursing (Blended Learning)
This module involves exploring your development as a professional, examining your personal and professional attitudes and beliefs, as well as relating these to your future professional role as an adult nurse. You’ll gain an understanding about how you can develop as a learner and maintain your physical and mental health, so you are able to promote and support people with their health. You’ll also learn how to manage the transition to university and explore ethical and professional codes underpinning adult nursing.
Introduction to Adult Nursing (Blended Learning)
Nursing Practice 1 (Blended Learning)
Nursing Practice 2 (Blended Learning)
Understanding Knowledge and Evidence for Nursing (Blended Learning)
Core modules:
Developing as a Professional (Blended Learning)
This module builds on the Becoming a Professional module in Year 1 and provides the opportunity for you to develop the professional and transferable knowledge and skills required to become a Registered Nurse. You’ll gain an understanding of professional, legal, and ethical knowledge and frameworks, and their role in your clinical decision-making. You’ll also have the opportunity to develop your understanding and skills for effective team working, leadership and management to enable you to positively influence care delivery, decisions and management for people in your care.
Developing Critical Knowledge and Skills in Adult Nursing (Blended Learning)
Developing Research Knowledge and Evidence for Adult Nursing Practice (Blended Learning)
Nursing Practice 3 (Blended Learning)
Nursing Practice 4 (Blended Learning)
Core modules:
Being a Professional (Blended Learning)
This module builds on professionally themed modules in Year 1 and 2 to consolidate your preparation to become a qualified nurse. You’ll have the opportunity to develop future nurse leader skills to prepare you to positively influence care beyond the organisation to a national and global level. You’ll also have the chance to develop skills in promoting quality care and service improvements across and beyond the organisation. The module prepares you to undertake the role of teacher to individuals and groups, as well as the role of practice supervisor for future nurses.
Enhancing Knowledge and Skills in Adult Nursing (Blended Learning)
Using Evidence and Research to Enhance Adult Nursing Practice (Blended Learning)
Nursing Practice 5 (Blended Learning)
Nursing Practice 6 (Blended Learning)
An average of 8% of the study time on this course is spent with your tutors (either face to face or online) in lectures, seminars, tutorials etc and 51% is spent on placement. You'll be taught by a team who really understand what it is like be an adult nurse and are able to demonstrate the latest techniques and procedures, whilst supporting you to put these skills and qualities into practice.
Learning and teaching on this course involves online seminars and group work, as well as on campus activities, for example clinical skills simulated practice. Learners are expected to work independently with the materials provided. This offers some flexibility about time of study but involves a commitment to self directed and self organised learning.
The modules have been designed to embed transferable skills and enable you to progressively increase your knowledge and confidence. You will have the opportunity to engage in immersive situated activities through simulation-based learning (SBL) supported by facilitation. You can expect to attend University campus up to 20 days per year for various teaching and learning activities. Your studies will also be supported by the University's virtual learning environment.
The assessment methods on the course are varied and involve a combination of coursework, practice/proficiency-based learning, reports, presentations, and examinations. The nature of assessment varies between modules mirroring the modes of communication expected of graduates in this field, such as the ability to present to a range of audiences and provide reports to enhance the quality of care.
Feedback (usually written) is normally provided on all coursework submissions within three term time weeks – unless the submission was made towards the end of the session in which case feedback would be available on request after the formal publication of results. Feedback on exam performance/final coursework is available on request after the publication of results.
Laboratory sessions, classroom based learning and the use of simulated patients enable you to practice your skills in a safe and controlled environment. You’ll undertake practice placement experiences, where you’ll learn and be assessed in a real practice setting, under the supervision of appropriately qualified practice supervisors, practice assessors and academic assessors. You’ll be assessed whilst on placement through a Practice Assessment Document (PAD).
Throughout the course you’ll also have access to a Personal Development Plan, where you can identify your strengths and weaknesses, construct a record of achievement documenting the acquisition of knowledge, skills and competencies, as well as reflect and act upon your personal, professional, academic and long term career goals.
Further information
Once you’ve submitted your application form to UCAS you may be invited to attend an interview.
Whether you are starting the course in September or January, your breaks will be interspersed throughout the year depending on what stage you have reached in the three year course. Timetables are normally available one month before registration. This is a full-time blended learning course, so you may have to engage every day of the week.
Your course is made up of modules and each module is worth a number of credits. Each year you study core modules to the value of 120 credits, adding up to 360 credits in total for a bachelor’s qualification.
If you achieve 120 credits for the current stage you are at, you may progress to the next stage of your course, subject to any professional, statutory or regulatory body guidelines.
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The University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in all three aspects of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023. We were the only university in Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West to achieve Gold ratings in all three aspects of the TEF among those announced in September 2023. In fact only 13 Universities, out of the 96 that were announced in September 2023, were Gold in all three ratings.
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Further proof of teaching excellence: our staff rank in the top three in England for the proportion who hold doctorates, who have higher degrees, and hold teaching qualifications (HESA 2024). So, you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best.
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We are joint first in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 23 since 2008 (2024 data).
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We won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award, recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (Higher Education Academy, 2017).
Read more about academic staff at the University of Huddersfield
At Huddersfield, you'll study the Global Professional Award (GPA) alongside your degree* so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is. On completion of the Award, you'll receive a GPA certificate from the University of Huddersfield, alongside the specialist subject skills and knowledge you gain as part of your degree, which may help to set you apart from other graduates.
Giving students access to the Global Professional Award is one of the reasons the University won ‘Best University Employability Strategy’ award at the National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021. Find out more on the Global Professional Award webpage.
*full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.
Entry requirements
BBB-BBCat A Level . If you are studying A Level Science, the endorsement for practical work is essential and a requirement for entry to our degree course. |
120-112 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications. If you are studying A Level Science, the endorsement for practical work is essential and a requirement for entry to our degree course. |
Merit at T Level |
DDM-DMM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma. |
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This course has been designed for those who would like to become a nurse and are located within the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, Cheshire and Merseyside, North West, Cumbria or North Lincolnshire. If you are located outside these areas please visit Health Education England for information on your nearest course provider.
In addition, you must have GCSE English Language or English Literature and Maths at grade 4 or above, or grade C or above if awarded under the previous GCSE grading scheme, or Ofqual regulated Level 2 Functional Skills in Maths and English.
If you do not have the appropriate qualifications for direct entry to this degree you may be able to apply to our Health Foundation Pathway leading to a BSc(Hons) Degree.
If you do not have the appropriate qualifications for direct entry to this degree you may be able to apply to our Health Foundation Pathway.
You must demonstrate that you have a broad understanding of adult nursing, as well as relevant work experience (employment or voluntary) highlighting your transferable skills.
You must have access to a computer with a reliable internet connection and the ability to access and use online study guidance and support as this course is delivered through distance learning.
Offers will be subject to an interview and references. Please note all the information provided in support of your application may be checked and must be verifiable as a true record.
You’ll need a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and occupational health clearances prior to registration on the course. We arrange these as part of the application process. You'll be required to sign a self-declaration at the start of each year and at the end of the course. All police contact during the course must be reported to the course leader as a matter of urgency and may lead to suspension or termination. We will request an Overseas Police Check if you have lived in a country outside of the UK for 6 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years before applying to us and whilst aged 18 or over.
Placement providers for this course may require you to have received a number of vaccinations, unless medically exempt, and provide evidence of these. As a student on a course with a clinical or healthcare placement, we strongly recommend that you complete any courses of vaccinations required under current guidelines for your future profession. Failure to do so may result in your inability to undertake a placement in certain clinical settings, therefore impacting upon your academic progression, and may result in academic failure of your course.
You must meet the NMC (2018c) entry requirements in respect of literacy and numeracy, good character and good health.
You may be eligible to gain accreditation for your prior learning towards this course. Please note that the course you are applying for is regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) which allows a maximum of 50% of credits for the award to be conferred through accreditation of prior learning.
If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.5 overall with no element lower than 6.0, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements page.
If you have alternative qualifications, including the nursing associate foundation degree, you may wish to contact us for advice before applying. Please note places are limited and attainment of the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee an interview or offer. You must include details of any previous study. Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.
Placements
Nothing can really replicate working in the real-world, which is why practice placements are essential and a compulsory part of the course. The Nursing and Midwifery Council require you to complete the minimum of 2300 hours over the three years in order to obtain registration. Each year you'll complete two blocks of placement.
You'll have the opportunity to complete your practice learning experiences in a range of healthcare environments including NHS Trusts, private and voluntary organisations such as hospices, nursing homes and community settings. You'll be supervised during your practical experiences by a variety of professionals/experts in the area of care who will provide you with any required help and advice. In order to provide you with the broadest professional experience possible, practice experiences generally cover 24 hour care including evening, weekend and night shifts.
Please note that you will be required to travel to and during your placements. For more information visit our placements page.
“My first year placements were enjoyable and interesting. They provided an insight into the roles of a nurse and healthcare assistant, and how they work together. I feel the placements will benefit my career as I learn so much and provide the opportunity to put theory into practice.”
Kirsten Wiles, Currently studying Nursing (Blended Learning) Adult BSc(Hons)
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Student support
At the University of Huddersfield, you'll find support networks and services to help you get ahead in your studies and social life. Whether you study at undergraduate or postgraduate level, you'll soon discover that you're never far away from our dedicated staff and resources to help you to navigate through your personal student journey. Find out more about all our support services.
Important information
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