Child Nursing (pre-registration) 24 months Postgraduate Program By University of Southampton |Top Universities
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Program Duration

24 monthsProgram duration

Application Deadline

26 Aug, 2025Application Deadline

Main Subject Area

NursingMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Nursing

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Become a Nurse, or expand your practice, and change patients' lives.
This postgraduate diploma in Child Nursing is designed for graduates and ambitious career changers who want to make a tangible difference to health outcomes. The course is also ideal if you’re already a qualified nurse and want to pursue a second field of registration.
You'll learn to provide world-leading* care and support to neonates, children, adolescents and their families. You'll graduate able to make complex decisions, evaluate practice, coordinate care, and advocate for your patients' needs.
After you've successfully completed this PG Diploma you can also ‘top up’ to a full MSc by completing the dissertation module.
*Nursing at Southampton is ranked 3rd in the UK, QS World Rankings by Subject 2024

Program overview

Main Subject

Nursing

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Become a Nurse, or expand your practice, and change patients' lives.
This postgraduate diploma in Child Nursing is designed for graduates and ambitious career changers who want to make a tangible difference to health outcomes. The course is also ideal if you’re already a qualified nurse and want to pursue a second field of registration.
You'll learn to provide world-leading* care and support to neonates, children, adolescents and their families. You'll graduate able to make complex decisions, evaluate practice, coordinate care, and advocate for your patients' needs.
After you've successfully completed this PG Diploma you can also ‘top up’ to a full MSc by completing the dissertation module.
*Nursing at Southampton is ranked 3rd in the UK, QS World Rankings by Subject 2024

Admission Requirements

UK 2.2 Bachelor Hons degree or above or an equivalent standard in other qualifications approved by the University, GCSE English language and maths 4-9 or A*-C. You will be required to successfully complete a Recognition of Prior Learning as a condition of entry to the programme. . Subject to satisfactory health and DBS checks. submit evidence of:990 hours of relevant theoretical learning from your first degree or employment and 110 hours of practice worked in a healthcare environment under the supervision of a registered healthcare professional.

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