| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2025-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
The Bachelor of Nursing (Child) program at Cardiff University is a three-year full-time program that prepares students for a career as a registered children's nurse. The program combines academic study with extensive clinical practice, equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to provide high-quality care to children and their families. Graduates of the program have excellent career outcomes, with 96% in work or doing further study 15 months after completing the program.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Overview:
The Bachelor of Nursing (Child) (BN) program at Cardiff University is a three-year full-time program designed to prepare students for a career as a registered children's nurse. The program combines academic study with extensive clinical practice, equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to provide high-quality care to children and their families.
Objectives:
- To provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles and practice of children's nursing.
- To develop students' critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- To equip students with the clinical skills and knowledge required to provide safe and effective care to children. Students will learn about the physical, emotional, and social needs of children, as well as the various factors that can impact their health and well-being. The program also places a strong emphasis on the importance of family-centered care and working collaboratively with other healthcare professionals.
Outline:
Program Content:
The BN program covers a wide range of topics, including:
- Anatomy and physiology
- Child development
- Child health assessment
- Child health promotion
- Child protection
- Pharmacology
- Nursing theory and practice
- Ethics and law
- Research methods
Program Structure:
The program is divided into three years, with each year consisting of two semesters.
Individual Modules:
The BN program includes a variety of modules, each focusing on a specific area of children's nursing. Some of the modules included in the program are:
- Healthy children in society
- Assessing needs and planning health care of children
- Becoming an accountable professional
- Applied sciences and health promotion in nursing
- Critical evaluation of evidence-based care
- Global health nursing
- Co-ordinating care of children in diverse environments
- Assessing and planning care of children with altered health
- Critical evaluation of evidence for service improvement
- Assessing and planning care of children with complex altered health
- Managing interventions and therapeutic care in children's nursing
- Quality, safety, and decision making in children's nursing care
Assessment:
Assessment Methods:
Students will be assessed through a variety of methods, including:
- Written assignments
- Presentations
- Clinical assessments
- Exams
Assessment Criteria:
Students will be assessed on their knowledge, skills, and abilities in relation to the learning outcomes of each module.
Teaching:
Teaching Methods:
The BN program uses a variety of teaching methods, including:
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Workshops
- Clinical simulations
- Problem-based learning
Faculty:
The BN program is taught by a team of experienced and qualified children's nurses. The program also emphasizes the importance of inter-professional education, providing students with the opportunity to learn alongside students from other healthcare disciplines.
Careers:
Potential Career Paths:
Graduates of the BN program can pursue a variety of career paths, including:
- Children's nurse
- Advanced nurse practitioner
- Health visitor
- Research nurse
- Ward manager
- Consultant nurse
- Lecturer
Career Opportunities:
Graduates of the BN program are in high demand and can find employment in a variety of settings, including:
- Hospitals
- Day care centers
- Child health clinics
- Schools
- Hospice
Career Outcomes:
Graduates of the BN program have excellent career outcomes, with 96% in work or doing further study 15 months after completing the program.
Other:
Welsh Language:
The BN program at Cardiff University is available in both English and Welsh. Students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh can request a Welsh-speaking personal tutor and access Welsh-speaking placement opportunities.
Living Costs:
Cardiff is a relatively affordable city to live in. The average cost of living for a student in Cardiff is around £1,200 per month.
Accommodation:
Cardiff University offers a range of accommodation options to suit all budgets. Students can choose to live in halls of residence, private rented accommodation, or with a host family.
Your tuition fees and how you pay them will depend on your fee status. Your fee status could be home, island or overseas. Learn how we decide your fee status Fees for home status We are currently awaiting confirmation on tuition fees for the 2025/26 academic year. The University reserves the right to increase tuition fees in the second and subsequent years of a course as permitted by law or Welsh Government policy. Where applicable we will notify you of any change in tuition fee by the end of June in the academic year before the one in which the fee will increase. Students from the EU, EEA and Switzerland Learn more about the undergraduate fees for students from the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. An NHS placement is a required part of this course. The NHS only makes placements available to students who are eligible to pay UK fees. Additional costs You will be responsible for meeting the costs of obtaining an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate as a requirement of your application. In addition, applicants are advised that there may be travel and accommodation costs associated with periods of practice placement. Students are provided with a uniform for placement; however, you will need to meet the cost of appropriate footwear. If you choose to take the practice opportunity overseas in year two this must be funded by yourself and should you choose to travel abroad for placement there may be additional vaccination costs. Course specific equipment
