60 monthsProgramme duration
17,200 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Veterinary Science
Degree
BSc
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Registered veterinary nurses are in high demand, with excellent employment opportunities. This course offers you a way to begin your journey into veterinary nursing.
- Alternative route: This course offers an alternative entry pathway onto our BSc Honours Veterinary Nursing if you don't meet the current entry requirements or are not quite ready to undertake degree-level study.
- Foundational study: The foundation year introduces you to key veterinary nursing topics and prepares you to study at degree level. Those who successfully pass the foundation year will continue on to the BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing programme.
- Highly rated: For the second year running, the Middlesex University/The College of Animal Welfare collaborative BSc (Hons) degree in Veterinary Nursing has been ranked No. 1 in the UK in the National Student Survey (NSS) results. We have also been ranked top 10 in the UK for Veterinary Medicine and 1st in the UK for graduate prospects (The Complete University Guide, 2026).
- Fully accredited: The course is accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS).
- Career-ready: You will gain a range of practical skills and techniques to launch a successful career in veterinary nursing, opening up potential employment opportunities in veterinary practices, research, zoos, universities, charities and pharmaceutical companies.
With our hands-on approach, guided by veterinary professionals, you’ll develop your clinical skills as you learn how to undertake a range of diagnostic tests, medical treatments and minor surgical procedures as well as the required underpinning theoretical knowledge.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Veterinary Science
Degree
BSc
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Registered veterinary nurses are in high demand, with excellent employment opportunities. This course offers you a way to begin your journey into veterinary nursing.
- Alternative route: This course offers an alternative entry pathway onto our BSc Honours Veterinary Nursing if you don't meet the current entry requirements or are not quite ready to undertake degree-level study.
- Foundational study: The foundation year introduces you to key veterinary nursing topics and prepares you to study at degree level. Those who successfully pass the foundation year will continue on to the BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing programme.
- Highly rated: For the second year running, the Middlesex University/The College of Animal Welfare collaborative BSc (Hons) degree in Veterinary Nursing has been ranked No. 1 in the UK in the National Student Survey (NSS) results. We have also been ranked top 10 in the UK for Veterinary Medicine and 1st in the UK for graduate prospects (The Complete University Guide, 2026).
- Fully accredited: The course is accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS).
- Career-ready: You will gain a range of practical skills and techniques to launch a successful career in veterinary nursing, opening up potential employment opportunities in veterinary practices, research, zoos, universities, charities and pharmaceutical companies.
With our hands-on approach, guided by veterinary professionals, you’ll develop your clinical skills as you learn how to undertake a range of diagnostic tests, medical treatments and minor surgical procedures as well as the required underpinning theoretical knowledge.
Admission Requirements
- BTEC - MMP
- Access requirements - Overall pass: must include 45 credits at level 3
- Combinations - A combination of A-Level, BTEC and other accepted qualifications that total the required UCAS Tariff points
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