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Primary, Community and Social Care Nursing (Adult) BSc(Hons)

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Start Dates

20 September 2027

Duration

3 years full-time

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120-112 points

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About this course

Overview

Why choose Huddersfield for this course?

  • This is one of the first pre-registration nursing courses in the UK that focuses on primary, community and social care nursing.
  • Gain confidence using our state-of-the-art skills labs and immersive simulation facilities on our National Health Innovation Campus.
  • You’ll learn from experienced health professionals and service users whose real-world insights bring teaching to life.

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This sector-leading Primary, Community and Social Care Nursing (Adult) BSc(Hons) has been designed to prepare you for a rewarding career delivering care in community, primary care and social care settings. Aligned with the NHS 10 Year Plan and wider healthcare priorities, the course has a strong focus on prevention, long-term conditions, personalised care and reducing health inequalities, reflecting the changing future of healthcare, where more care is being delivered closer to people’s homes and within local communities. 

If you’re compassionate, curious and motivated to make a difference beyond hospital settings, this course will help you build the skills, experience and confidence to support individuals, families and communities with diverse and long-term health needs, while working collaboratively across integrated health and care services. 

On successful completion of the course, you’ll be eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Registered Nurse (Adult), opening the door to a wide range of career opportunities. 

On this course, you’ll learn how to respond to the physical, cognitive, and mental health needs of adult patients and service users across their lifespan.  You’ll consider how health inequalities and social justice impact on people’s lives.  You’ll have the opportunity to gain key clinical skills and engage in simulation-based learning within a safe environment. 

You’ll utilise human patient simulators to enhance your confidence, competence and understanding of patient care, and undertake clinical placements in various settings throughout the NHS, as well as in the voluntary and private sectors. Throughout your course, you’ll learn the fundamentals of nursing care and progress to understand complex needs and leadership and management. You'll develop a range of skills, including communication and decision-making, whilst maintaining professional values. 

Why study Primary, Community and Social Care Nursing (Adult) BSc(Hons) 

  • Adult nursing is a varied field of nursing which opens doors to a range of exciting career opportunities. Regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), this course has strong partnerships with NHS Trusts and private, social care and voluntary organisations.
  • You’ll be taught and supported by experienced lecturers, who combine their knowledge, experience, and skillset to deliver high-quality teaching in line with current practice. 
  • You’ll also be guided by experienced practice supervisors and assessors within practice, helping you to develop your nursing skills and build your confidence, to become a competent, caring, and compassionate nurse.
  • The University’s Daphne Steele Building on the site of the National Health Innovation campus is now open, where Adult Nursing students can benefit from specialist clinical simulation facilities.  

Our Public Partnership Group (PPG) and Health and Wellbeing Academy work together to support your development as a compassionate, person-centred professional. You’ll engage with service users and carers through lectures, discussions, and simulations. Their lived experiences will help to build your communication skills, empathy, and the critical thinking needed to deliver outstanding care across diverse communities. Our Health and Wellbeing Academy offers hands-on placement opportunities through initiatives like Get Set Goal and Restart a Heart. These experiences will help you build skills in communication, public health, leadership, and teamwork while making a real impact in the community. 

Students on this course may be eligible to receive a non-repayable grant of at least £5,000 each year – find out more on the NHS Learning Support Fund Website. 

Not quite ready to start Primary, Community and Social Care Nursing (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.

Who can apply?

Entry Requirements

BBB-BBC at 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.
DDM-DMM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma.
Merit at T Level.
NCFE CACHE Technical Level 3 Extended Diploma/Level 3 Extended Diploma at Grade B.
Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits 15 at Distinction, 30 at Merit.
120-112 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.

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 level 3 qualifications for direct entry to this degree you may be able to apply to our Health Foundation Pathway leading to a BSc(Hons) Degree.

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.

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 also need 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 contacted 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.

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% credits for the award to be conferred through accreditation of prior learning.

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.

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.

We offer a range of fair access opportunities and support to help students progress to higher education. You may also be able to earn extra UCAS points. For more details, please see our Contextual Admissions Guidance.

What will you learn?

Course Details

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.

This module provides the opportunity for you to develop the fundamental knowledge and skills required to care specifically for adults, as well as people of all ages from conception to end of life, with a range of physical, mental health and cognitive care needs. You’ll learn about the principles of holistic assessment and management of well and sick people of all ages. You’ll gain an understanding of development through the lifespan by exploring the principles of anatomy and physiology. You’ll also be introduced to pharmacology and medicines administration.

This module provides the opportunity for you to develop the fundamental skills of nursing practice including personal hygiene, infection control, undertaking observations and basic life support. You’ll complete a practice learning experience where you’ll put the theory you’ve learnt into practice.

This module provides you with a further opportunity to develop the fundamental skills of nursing practice including personal hygiene, infection control, undertaking observations and basic life support. You’ll complete a practice learning experience, where you’ll put the theory you’ve learnt into practice.

This module introduces you to the nature of knowledge and how it supports evidenced-based nursing practice. You’ll learn how to search for and read evidence to identify its value and relevance to nursing practice. You’ll explore how to evaluate published research and will be introduced to the concept of ethics within healthcare research. You’ll also have the opportunity to develop and use a variety of transferable skills including literature searching, critical appraisal of evidence and application of evidence to your own and the nursing practice of others.

This module builds on the year one Becoming a Professional and supports you to develop the professional knowledge and transferable skills needed to become a Registered Nurse. You'll gain an understanding of professional, legal, and ethical frameworks, and their role in your clinical decision-making. You'll also develop the knowledge, understanding and skills required for effective leadership, management, and teamworking to enable you to positively influence management, decisions, and care delivery of patients and service-users in your care.

This module builds on the knowledge and skills you developed in Year 1. You’ll expand your range of assessment skills and apply them to more complex adult care encounters, using your knowledge to recognise deterioration and begin to identify appropriate interventions to meet the care needs for people with a range of complex physical, mental health and cognitive care needs. You’ll plan care needs and begin to formulate care plans to meet the needs of individuals and groups of people in your care.

This module builds on the Understanding Knowledge and Evidence for Nursing module in Year 1, by introducing you to the design of research studies, including literature reviews and empirical studies. You’ll have the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills of research methods and design, preparing you to undertake a study relevant to adult nursing in Year 3. You’ll learn about research ethics, data collection, analysis and research approaches including qualitative, qualitative and mixed method studies, literature reviews undertaken systematically, systematic reviews and audits. For those apprentices with a Nursing Associate qualification, this module may not be required. If so, you would spend this time back on base with your employer.

This module provides you with the opportunity to develop a wider range of skills of nursing practice including cannulation and phlebotomy. You’ll complete a practice learning experience, where you’ll put the theory you’ve learnt into practice.

This module provides you with the opportunity to further develop your skills of nursing practice including cannulation and phlebotomy. You’ll complete a practice learning experience, where you’ll put the theory you’ve learnt into practice.

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, undertake the role of teacher to individuals and groups, as well as the role of practice supervisor for future nurses.

This module builds on the knowledge and skills developed in Year 1 and 2, enabling you to further develop your critical understanding of assessment skills to recognise and respond appropriately to the deteriorating patient. You’ll have the opportunity to expand your skills and apply them to managing and coordinating the care of adults with a range of conditions varying in complexity and in a range of settings under minimal supervision. The module also assists you to develop skills in advanced care management and complex discharge or transfer planning.

This module provides the opportunity for you to gain fundamental skills of nursing practice including intravenous medicine administration. You’ll complete a practice learning experience where you’ll put the theory you’ve learnt into practice.

You’ll be supported in supervised practice in placement areas to develop your knowledge and skills related to practice. Simulated placement learning will focus on preparation for placement; mandatory skills and transition to registered nurse. Both formative and summative assessment will be provided with initial, intermediate, and final interviews in practice. Lectures will provide opportunities for preparation and support before and during placement.

This module builds on the evidence and research modules in Year 1 and 2, enabling you to systematically undertake a literature review or a small scale research project based on the research proposal developed in Year 2. You’ll have the opportunity to develop a detailed literature review report or research study report. You’ll use one of a variety of approaches including qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods or a review of literature undertaken in a systematic way, within the adult nursing field. You’ll also be involved in data collection and analysis.

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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 to obtain registration. Each year you'll complete two blocks of placement, which may include simulation.

You’ll have the opportunity to gain experience across healthcare environments, including NHS Trusts, primary care networks, community and social care services, nursing homes, and private and voluntary organisations. This course places a strong emphasis on primary, community and social care placements, while giving you experience in hospital settings. You’ll take part in neighbourhood-based learning through initiatives supported by our Health and Wellbeing Academy. Simulated practice learning will also help you build confidence for real healthcare environments.

You'll be supervised throughout your practical experiences by a qualified professional who will provide you with any required help and advice. To provide you with the broadest professional experience possible, practice experiences are generally offered across West Yorkshire and occasionally beyond, covering 24-hour care including evening, weekend and night shifts.

Please note that you will be required to travel to and during your placements. Your placement areas could be up to 90 minutes travel (on public transport) from the University. You could be placed anywhere within the wider Calderdale, Kirklees, and Wakefield metropolitan districts of West Yorkshire and include both hospital and community-based placements. You need to think very carefully about how you’ll travel across this region for your placements with awareness that when in placement, you’ll often be required to start a shift at 7.00am and may not finish until 8.00pm. Your placements will also incorporate nightshifts and weekend working.

Where could this lead you?

Your Career

After graduating from this course as a Registered Nurse, you’ll be prepared for careers across community nursing, primary care and social care settings. These may include GP practices, health centres, clinics, rehabilitation units, community hospitals, residential care homes and wider community-based services.

After further training, future career development opportunities involve working in specialist roles in acute and primary care such as advanced clinical practice, as well as specialist roles in respiratory, diabetes, end of life care, health visiting, school nursing, district nursing and many others. There is also the opportunity to develop in management, education and research roles.

How much will it cost?

Fees and Finance

£10,050 per year

This information is for Home students applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2027/28.

Modules credits can range from 15 to 60, dependent on the content of the module. Read more about total credits required for a range of degrees, to allow you to calculate the potential total cost.

Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X) and/or Government policy. 

From January 2027 the UK government is launching a new student funding system for people starting university education. Read more about the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE).

For detailed information please visit https://www.hud.ac.uk/study/fees/

£19,800 per year

This is the tuition fee for 2026/27 entry. Tuition fees for 2027/28 will be published once the information becomes available.

This information is for international students applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2026/27.

Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X) and/or Government policy. 

For detailed information please visit https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/fees-and-funding/

Placement Funding:

Throughout your studies placements may incur additional costs for accommodation, parking and travel. You may be able to claim costs back through the Learning Support Fund (LSF).

We strongly encourage you to read the information available on the NHS Learning Support Fund Website to understand your eligibility and how the LSF works: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-learning-support-fund-lsf

Uniform:

Students receive an initial set of uniforms required for placement. After these have been issued, any additional uniforms may incur a cost. In 2025/26, one extra set costs approximately £30.

Students studying eligible courses may receive a non-replayable grant of at least £5,000 per year.

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