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Nursing (Adult) On Campus – Pre-registration MSc

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Overview

Overview

This new 2-year Adult Nursing Masters course is delivered on campus in West London and is designed for both home and international applicants who already have an undergraduate degree and healthcare experience.

Successful completion of the course means you will be eligible to register as an Adult Nurse, with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Home 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.

International students

This course welcomes international students, however, please note international students will need to be fully self-funded, as no bursaries are available to support fee payment.

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Select your desired study option, then pick a start date to see relevant course information:

Study options:
We support flexible study by offering some of our courses part-time or via distance learning. To give you real world experience before you graduate, we also offer some courses with a placement or internship. All available options are listed here. Your choices may affect some details of your course, such as the duration and cost per year. Please re-check the details on this page if you change your selection.

Start date:

If your desired start date is not available, try selecting a different study option.

Why study Nursing (Adult) On Campus – Pre-registration with us?

Why study Nursing (Adult) On Campus – Pre-registration with us?

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What our students say…

I have thoroughly enjoyed my course and have felt supported in each stage. I have been able to achieve grades well above my expectations and believe this is because the content is delivered by lecturers who are passionate about their subject. The placement opportunities provided has given me a wide range of experiences which enabled me to build skills for my future practice.

Amelia Deane
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Graduates are eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery council
This course has simulation centres in London and Reading
Course detail & modules

Course detail & modules

The course has been designed to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council Future Nurse: Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses (May 2018). These standards set out the knowledge and skills you will learn as the next generation of nurses.

This course aims to equip you with the clinical skills and evidence-based knowledge you need to face the challenges of modern adult nursing.

You will learn how to:

  • provide, lead, and coordinate care that is compassionate, and evidence-based
  • care for people with complex mental, physical, social, and behavioural needs
  • care for people in various healthcare settings
  • help promote health, protect health, and prevent ill health
  • care for people of different ages, backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs
  • care for people at the end of their life
  • think critically and apply your knowledge and skills
  • be emotionally intelligent and resilient, while managing your personal health and wellbeing.

Facilities and support

We will provide a supportive learning environment to help you gain confidence as you develop your skills. You will learn using high-tech, innovative resources – including a fully equipped simulation centre – that help make your classes fun and engaging. In addition, you benefit from:

  • teaching staff who are highly committed and specialists in their subjects
  • a personal tutor to guide you through your course as well as access to the University’s mentoring service
  • regular personalised feedback on your progress in theory and practice components.

Practice learning

Placement learning is an essential part of your course and will give you practical experience so that you can apply what you learn in a real-world setting. This will include learning to care for people in hospitals, in their homes or within a community setting. As you will be working with people who require care for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you can expect to work days, weekends, bank holidays and night shifts. You will not receive payment for practice learning.

Practice placements will take place in the Trusts below and will be supported by practice-orientated simulation activities.

  • Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
  • London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

This course's April 2025 start date is subject to approval by the University of West London and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

 

Compulsory modules

Compulsory modules

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

You need:

  • undergraduate degree at grade 2:1 or above in a health or science-related subject*
  • GCSE English and Maths (grade 9 - 4 / A* - C) or Level 2 equivalents

*If your undergraduate degree is not in a healthcare-related subject we would require significant healthcare experience (this is in addition to the recognition of prior learning practice hours detailed below).

If English isn't your first language you also need to meet our English language requirements:

  • a minimum of IELTS 7.0 in speaking, reading and listening and 6.5 in writing, or
  • OET (Occupational English Test) at least at grade C+ in the writing section and at least a grade B in the reading, listening and speaking sections.
Additional requirements
  • all applicants will need to show evidence of 1000hrs of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) on entry (x500hrs theory and x500hrs approximately 4 months of formal healthcare experience verified by a nursing registrant) - an RPL mapping tool has been devised to assist you with this
  • this formal healthcare experience must be verified by a nurse registered with the NMC and completed within the last two years
  • completion of a 2-week online non-credited cultural competence programme to prepare you to learn and work in the NHS.

All offers are subject to the following:

Reference, Occupational Health and DBS check
Information for home applicants
  1. References: You will be asked to provide a satisfactory reference (this cannot be from a friend or a relative) along with your application form.
  2. A satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and occupational health checks. Find out more about the occupational health clearance requirements, tests and immunisations (pdf, 723kb).
Information for international applicants:
  1. References: You will be asked to provide two satisfactory references (these cannot be from a friend or a relative) along with your application form.
  2. Satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance: All applicants with an offer to study this course will be required to be enhanced DBS cleared prior to admission to the course. For international applicants this will be undertaken in the country the international applicant is from and prior to coming to the UK. The country of origin will issue a Certificate of Good Character to the international applicant following a successful criminal record check. For some countries, this is part of the visa process to apply for study. Some countries, however, may not have a functioning criminal record regime to undertake a criminal record check or issue a “Certificate of Good Character” for the purposes of DBS clearance. If it is not possible for an applicant to obtain a Certificate of Good Character, then it is unlikely they will be able to obtain the correct clearances to come on the course. For further information on the application process for obtaining a Certificate of Character if you are an international applicant, please see Guidance on the application process for criminal records checks overseas - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 
  3. Occupational health clearance: International applicants recruited from overseas must complete the online occupational health questionnaire in their country of residence and submit this with a written declaration. Should any further screening and/or vaccinations be required, this will be carried out in the UK by the UWLs Occupational Health provider (at no additional cost to the applicant). Immunisations are mandatory in order to undertake the practice placement component within the course. Find out more about the occupational health clearance requirements, tests and immunisations (PDF, 745.31 KB) (PDF, 745.31 KB) (pdf, 723kb)
Selection Process (both home and international applicants)

If you have the qualifications for this course, you will be asked to attend an individual values-based online interview with an academic, clinician and service user/carer (where available).

You will also need to complete a portfolio for Evidencing Graduate and Transferable Skills, which is required for entry and be able to evidence 500 hours of formal ‘hands-on’ healthcare experience, signed off by a registrant (see above).

Experience and recent study

We recommend you should have experience of studying in the past five years.

7.0 IELTS or above

You need to meet our English language requirements:

  • a minimum of IELTS 7.0 in speaking, reading and listening and 6.5 in writing, or
  • OET (Occupational English Test) at least at grade C+ in the writing section and at least a grade B in the reading, listening and speaking sections.

You also need academic qualifications at the same level as UK applicants:

  • undergraduate degree at grade 2:1 or above in a health or science-related subject*
  • GCSE English and Maths (grade 9 - 4 / A* - C) or Level 2 equivalents

*If your undergraduate degree is not in a healthcare-related subject we would require significant healthcare experience (this is in addition to the recognition of prior learning practice hours detailed below).

In some countries where teaching is in English, we may accept local qualifications. Check for local equivalents.

Additional requirements
  • international students must already hold all academic qualifications (including IELTS/OET) and satisfy RPL criteria prior to applying. Evidence must be submitted with the application form. Failure to do so will result in an unsuccessful application.
  • all applicants will need to show evidence of 1000hrs of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) on entry (x500hrs theory and x500hrs approximately 4 months of formal healthcare experience verified by a nursing registrant). A RPL mapping tool has been devised to assist you with this
  • for international students based in the UK, this formal healthcare experience must be verified by a nurse registered with the NMC (if achieved in the UK) OR if achieved overseas must be verified by a nurse registered with an overseas regulatory body recognised within the UK. In both case this must have been completed within the last two years
  • for international students recruited from overseas this healthcare experience must be verified by a nurse registered with an overseas regulatory body recognised within the UK and completed within the last two years
  • completion of a 2-week online non-credited cultural competence programme to prepare you to learn and work in the NHS.
 
Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England

We recognise the important role that international health and care workers play in health and care service delivery in the UK and we are committed to and welcome overseas applications. The University, however, is bond by the Government’s guidance in relation to overseas recruitment of health and social care personnel as set out by the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England.

Under the Code of Practice, countries on the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List are graded red and amber, which means no active recruitment is permitted from those countries. We are therefore currently unable to recruit international students to this course from countries listed red and amber in the Code of Practice .

All offers are subject to the following:

Reference, Occupational Health and DBS check
Information for home applicants
  1. References: You will be asked to provide a satisfactory reference (this cannot be from a friend or a relative) along with your application form.
  2. A satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and occupational health checks. Find out more about the occupational health clearance requirements, tests and immunisations (pdf, 723kb).
Information for international applicants:
  1. References: You will be asked to provide two satisfactory references (these cannot be from a friend or a relative) along with your application form.
  2. Satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance: All applicants with an offer to study this course will be required to be enhanced DBS cleared prior to admission to the course. For international applicants this will be undertaken in the country the international applicant is from and prior to coming to the UK. The country of origin will issue a Certificate of Good Character to the international applicant following a successful criminal record check. For some countries, this is part of the visa process to apply for study. Some countries, however, may not have a functioning criminal record regime to undertake a criminal record check or issue a “Certificate of Good Character” for the purposes of DBS clearance. If it is not possible for an applicant to obtain a Certificate of Good Character, then it is unlikely they will be able to obtain the correct clearances to come on the course. For further information on the application process for obtaining a Certificate of Character if you are an international applicant, please see Guidance on the application process for criminal records checks overseas - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 
  3. Occupational health clearance: International applicants recruited from overseas must complete the online occupational health questionnaire in their country of residence and submit this with a written declaration. Should any further screening and/or vaccinations be required, this will be carried out in the UK by the UWLs Occupational Health provider (at no additional cost to the applicant). Immunisations are mandatory in order to undertake the practice placement component within the course. Find out more about the occupational health clearance requirements, tests and immunisations (PDF, 745.31 KB) (PDF, 745.31 KB) (pdf, 723kb)
Selection Process (both home and international applicants)

If you have the qualifications for this course, you will be asked to attend an individual values-based online interview with an academic, clinician and service user/carer (where available).

You will also need to complete a portfolio for Evidencing Graduate and Transferable Skills, which is required for entry and be able to evidence 500 hours of formal ‘hands-on’ healthcare experience, signed off by a registrant (see above).

Experience and recent study

We recommend you should have experience of studying in the past five years.

Fees & funding

Fees & funding

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  • Fees for the 2026/27 academic year and onwards may be subject to Government regulation and change.
  • Tuition fees are charged for each year of your course. If your course runs for two years or more, you will need to pay the fee for each academic year at the start of that year.
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Funding your studies

You are eligible to apply for the NHS Learning Support Fund, including a training grant of £5000. You may also qualify for additional financial support. Read the eligibility criteria and find out how to apply for the fund on www.healthcareers.nhs.uk. 

The funding will not need to be repaid and you can also access funding for tuition and maintenance loans from the Student Loans Company.

UWL also offers a range of scholarships and bursaries, including awards for nursing, midwifery and healthcare. which you may be eligible for.

Please visit our Help with Funding page for more general information and advice:

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Please note:

  • Fees for the 2026/27 academic year and onwards may be subject to Government regulation and change.
  • Tuition fees are charged for each year of your course. If your course runs for two years or more, you will need to pay the fee for each academic year at the start of that year.
  • If your course runs for less than two years, the cost above is for your full course and you will need to pay the full fee upfront.
  • If no fee is shown above then the fees for this course are not available yet. Please check again later for updates.

International students - funding your studies

Please note, international students must be fully self-funded. No bursaries are available to support fee payment.

Further information about funding and financial support for international students is available from the UK Council for International Student Affairs.

Financial support for international students
Teaching staff

Teaching staff

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Abigail Brooks

Abigail teaches pre-registration students enrolled in the B Nursing, FdSc Nursing Associate courses, and CPD Independent Prescribing modules. Abigail is also a Module leader, ASLT (Academic Support Link Tutor), AA (Academic Assessor) and PT (Personal Tutor).

Abigail teaches pre-registration students enrolled in the B Nursing, FdSc Nursing Associate courses, and CPD Independent Prescribing modules. Abigail is also a Module leader, ASLT (Academic Support Link Tutor), AA (Academic Assessor) and PT (Personal Tutor).

Study & career progression

Study & career progression

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As a successful graduate, you will be eligible to register with the NMC, as an adult nurse. Many of our graduates find work with local NHS Trusts or healthcare organisations.

Alternatively, you could continue your studies at UWL. This will help you to enhance your clinical knowledge and skills in a specialist area.

CNMH offers the following academic progression opportunities:

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Disclaimer

*Modern universities - defined as higher education institutions that were granted university status in, and subsequent to, 1992.

**The National Student Survey 2023 and 2024 - Average of answers to all questions by registered student population. Excludes specialist institutions.

Testimonials - our students or former students provided all of our testimonials - often a student from the course but sometimes another student. For example, the testimonial often comes from another UWL student when the course is new.

Optional modules - where optional modules are offered they will run subject to staff availability and viable student numbers opting to take the module.

Videos - all videos on our course pages were accurate at the time of filming. In some cases a new Course Leader has joined the University since the video was filmed.

Availability of placements - if you choose a course with placement/internship route we would like to advise you that if a placement/internship opportunity does not arise when you are expected to undertake the placement then the University will automatically transfer you to the non-internship route, this is to ensure you are still successful in being awarded a degree.