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Veterinary Nursing Science (top-up)

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 1 Years
  • Full-time
  • 15/09/2025
  • Undergraduate
Brackenhurst Campus
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Course summary

This course is designed to provide FdSc Veterinary Nursing graduates and experienced veterinary nurses the opportunity to develop their academic qualification to the level of an honours degree. You’ll be introduced to the concepts of critical thinking and reflection on the knowledge and experience you have gained in prior learning. You’ll study the effects of global disease on animal health and welfare, rehabilitation strategies, and anaesthetic techniques.

Having developed your skills as a veterinary nurse on an FdSc Veterinary Nursing course, this top-up degree will increase the depth of your knowledge in both first and second opinion practices. It will also increase awareness of issues relating to global veterinary medicine and the importance of evidence-based evaluation.

You will acquire greater knowledge and experience in the:

  • analysis of animal disease in the UK and abroad

  • critical care and rehabilitation in second opinion practices

  • critical evaluation of the management of medical and surgical cases.

You will also gain the knowledge and skills needed to undertake a clinical coach role.

Modules

<b>Year One</b>

  • Applied Critical Care Nursing
  • Exotic, Wildlife and Large Animal Nursing
  • Global Animal Disease
  • Advanced Practice in Veterinary Nursing
  • Evidence-Based Veterinary Nursing Project (equivalent to a dissertation)

Full module descriptions and details can be found on the course page on the NTU website.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Brackenhurst Campus

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 1 Years

Start dates

  • 15/09/2025

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
53D1
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
Brackenhurst Campus
Campus Code:
3
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
53D1
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
Brackenhurst Campus
Campus Code:
3

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not accepted

A level

Not accepted

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Not accepted

Access to HE Diploma

Not accepted

Scottish Higher

Not accepted

T Level

We will consider T Levels for entry to this course, either as stand-alone qualifications or in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications, in accordance with the specified course tariff points.

Entry Requirements:
To have successfully completed the FdSc Veterinary Nursing degree; or
to have completed a 240 credit Foundation Degree; or
to have completed a Level Five qualification. Be a registered veterinary nurse (you will need to be registered with the RCVS prior to enrolment).

Additional entry requirements

Interview

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

NTU makes contextual offers for this course to give everyone a fair chance to access their chosen degree.

Contextual offers are lower than our standard entry criteria or may be an unconditional offer for courses that require a portfolio. We also take individual circumstances into account when we receive results and may accept grades lower than our published criteria.

We use a range of data from UCAS to make our offers and more information on our approach is available at the link below.

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England£9535Year 1
Northern Ireland£9535Year 1
Scotland£9535Year 1
Wales£9535Year 1
International£17500Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Tuition fees are payable for each year that you are at University.

The level of tuition fees for the second and subsequent years of your undergraduate course may increase in line with inflation and as specified by the UK government.

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