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Postgraduate programme
Offered by NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY
Programme overview
Are you looking for the best way to gain a degree in nursing science that will take you to the next level in providing care to patients?
This course allows you, in just one year of full-time study, to turn your existing nursing diploma into an honours degree. People who join the course are normally already registered as nurses, either in the UK or another country.
Please note that this is an academic-based course with no placement component, and successfully completing this course will not lead to a nursing registration within the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in the UK.
Why Choose Northumbria to Study Nursing Science?
- General Nursing at Northumbria is ranked 2nd in the UK by Guardian University Guide 2026.
- Northumbria’s research in Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy is ranked 8th in the UK for research power, out of 91 submissions (REF, 2021). This is a rise of 13 places from 21st in 2014.
- 99% of our Nursing graduates are in highly skilled employment or further study 15 months after graduation (Guardian University Guide, 2026).
ON-CAMPUS: NEWCASTLE
96-112
£9,790
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