A student nurse practising on a child mannikin in the skills lab
BSc (Hons)

Nursing (Children)

Prepare for a fulfilling career as a nurse for babies, children and young people with our accredited degree course.

Nursing really is a job for life. As a child nurse, you’ll make a difference to many people’s lives, including your own.

Study at ARU and gain the clinical knowledge, skills and confidence you need to succeed as a registered children’s nurse.

As well as developing your clinical skills, you’ll learn to communicate with young patients and their families, advocate for them, and place wellbeing at the centre of the care you deliver.

Why ARU?

  • Gain practical experience with 50% clinical placements in healthcare settings.

  • Get relevant, up-to-date training thanks to our partnerships with NHS Trusts.

  • Build your clinical skills in state-of-the-art simulation suites.

  • Benefit from wellbeing support, academic guidance, and career services.

  • Get a minimum of £5,000 per year non-repayable training grant.

  • Graduate ready to work as a registered children's nurse.

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Study at an award-winning university

We were named Times Higher Education University of the Year 2023. We've also been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework – a reflection of the outstanding education we offer our students.

Course options

Key facts

Looking for different course options?

Modules are subject to change and availability, and may vary by location. If you have the choice of optional modules, these are indicated with a *.

Year 1
  • Into ARU
  • Foundations of Communication and Professionalismfor Nursing
  • Fundamental Skills and Procedures for Nursing
  • Applied Health Science for Nursing Across the Lifespan
  • Epidemiology, Inequality, and Health Promotion for Nursing Across the Lifespan
  • Contemporary Nursing Practice 1
Year 2
  • Supporting a Patient Safety Culture in Nursing
  • Supporting Learning and Professional Development in Nursing
  • Contemporary Nursing Practice 2
  • Assessing and Planning Care Across the Lifespan
  • Coordinating and Leading Integrated Care in Interprofessional Settings
Year 3
  • Clinical Decision Making in the Acutely Unwell Child and Young Person
  • Applying public health to children and young people’s nursing
  • Contemporary Children and Young People’s Nursing Practice 3
  • Leading and managing quality in the care of children and young people
  • Managing the Care of Children and Young People with Complex Care Needs
Module details

At ARU, you’ll learn in small, supportive group sessions led by our highly experienced staff. They’ll also offer support while you’re on placement, along with your practice supervisors and assessors.

Facilities

  • Video still of a student nurse and lecturer talking in skills lab

    To help you prepare for your nursing interview at ARU, we've created a video with useful tips. Hear more from our lecturers and students.

  • A student nurse adjusting a drip in the skills lab

    From Year 1 you'll be out on placement, getting hands-on experience in hospitals and community healthcare teams.

  • Hands of a student nurse practising injecting a dummy in the skills lab

    As a nursing student at ARU, you'll use purpose-built skills labs and sophisticated healthcare equipment.

  • A student nurse in the skills lab, talking to another student nurse who has their back to the camera

    Nursing is far more than a career. As a nurse you'll make a difference to many people’s lives - including your own.

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  • Video still of a student nurse and lecturer talking in skills lab
  • A student nurse adjusting a drip in the skills lab
  • Hands of a student nurse practising injecting a dummy in the skills lab
  • A student nurse in the skills lab, talking to another student nurse who has their back to the camera
  • Video still of a student nurse and lecturer talking in skills lab
  • A student nurse adjusting a drip in the skills lab
  • Hands of a student nurse practising injecting a dummy in the skills lab
  • A student nurse in the skills lab, talking to another student nurse who has their back to the camera

As a nursing student at ARU, you'll benefit from purpose-built nursing skills labs offering the very best in experiential learning. You’ll use sophisticated equipment to simulate many aspects of a working hospital ward.

You’ll also learn from registered, practising tutors and lecturers who’ll make sure you’re being taught the latest techniques and give you the support you need to succeed.

Accreditation

Nursing & Midwifery Council

Our Nursing degree courses are validated by the NMC and you’ll be linked to one of our eight NHS healthcare trust partners for your placements.

Nursing and Midwifery Council logo

Careers

Nursing really is a job for life. As a child nurse, you’ll make a difference to many people’s lives, including your own.

Specialist children’s nurses can build careers in a variety of fields. You may choose to become a specialist nurse practitioner, a consultant nurse or a modern matron. Or you could take your education further still, conduct research or go into healthcare management.

All our nursing courses require approval from the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), so you’ll be eligible to apply for registration with them when you graduate. We work with employers to make sure you gain the knowledge, skills and abilities they need. They help us review what we teach and how we teach it – and they offer hands-on, practical opportunities to learn through your placements.

100% of our graduates were employed six months after completing their degrees, with many getting job offers from their placement areas.

Nurse (out of shot) taking a child's temperature

I had always wanted a career that was rewarding and enabled me to make a difference to other people’s lives. At ARU I immediately felt so welcomed.

Abbi

BSc (Hons) Child Nursing

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Two student nurses being given instructions on a dummy patient

Taster Days

If you want to know more about nursing at ARU, book your place at one of our Taster Days. Meet our lecturers and current students, explore the role of the nurse, find out more about our nursing courses and placements, and pick up tips for your application and interview.

Find out more about our Taster Days