Adult Nursing BSc (Hons) Blended Learning
Study level: UndergraduateProfessionally Accredited Programmes

This degree combines flexible, fully interactive digital learning with practical clinical placements to lead you to an immensely rewarding adult nursing career within the United Kingdom.
Year of entry
Location
Coventry University (Coventry)
Coventry University (Vauxhall, London)
CU Scarborough (Scarborough)
Study mode
Full-time
Online/Blended
Duration
3 years full-time
Course code
B749
Start date
September 2023
January 2024
Course overview
- Fully accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) providing eligibility for registration as a nurse on successful completion of the course1.
- The course consists of 50% academic content, of which 95% is delivered flexibly online and 5% timetabled face-to-face sessions. The remaining 50% is placement-based learning, of which up to 25% will be simulated.
- Ranked 11th in the UK for Nursing and Midwifery in the Guardian University Guide 2022
- All home students on this course can apply for a minimum payment from the Government of £5,000 per year, with additional payments for students incurring childcare costs6.

Joint Top Modern University for Career Prospects
Guardian University Guide 2021 and 2022
5 QS Stars for Teaching and Facilities
QS Stars University Ratings
Top 5 UK Student City (Coventry)
QS Best Student Cities Index 2023Why you should study this course
If you consider yourself a caring and compassionate individual, adult nursing can be considered one of most rewarding professions you can choose to work in, as well as being challenging, varied and with excellent career prospects. As a qualified adult nurse, you will be able work with a wide spectrum of service users across a vast range of services and settings – from emergency departments, critical care, medical and surgical wards to hospices, nursing homes, general practice and in people's own homes.
- Nurses work with people in a wide variety of roles and settings. These include monitoring seriously ill and deteriorating patients, caring for those with long term conditions, caring for people who are dying at home and in hospital, supporting family members, and promoting the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. The work can be intense but is rewarding. This course has been designed to develop professionals who are not only highly skilled but also caring, compassionate, effective communicators and have the capacity to be emotionally resilient. These principles are at the forefront of our teaching which aims to encompass theory, practice, and immersive learning.
- This course aims to prepare you for the dynamic and fast changing health and social care system, which should help you to develop into an adaptable, flexible, reflective, competent and compassionate practitioner. The blended learning approach is suited to well-motivated, digitally confident individuals who prefer the option to study flexibly during theory modules.
- We will encourage you to develop an in-depth understanding of the organisation and culture of modern health care systems, aiming to equip you with the confidence to be able to take a stronger role in the leadership and management of resources in delivering treatment and healthcare options to patients.
- Throughout your studies, in groups and individually, you will be asked to undertake profession-specific health and social care related projects and case studies. These may, for example, include an appraisal of the role of the nurse in ethical and legal decision-making or complex care planning and delivery via the multi-disciplinary team. You will also participate in activities such as group presentations demonstrating your understanding of research underpinning patient care.
- Blended degrees combine flexible, fully interactive digital learning with practical clinical placements and are designed to break down barriers for people wanting to get into nursing. The course consists of 50% academic or theory content and 50% clinical or practice-based placements with practice providers5. Students are required to attend university for approximately 5 days a year to attend classroom-based clinical skills and practical teaching and to meet your peers. This teaching will take place at either the university’s Coventry or London campuses. We believe this approach provides you with flexibility in your learning preferences and contextualises your learning, which will help you to develop the skills you will need in practice.
- Each academic year comprises two blocks of clinical placements with practice providers. Each block is 10 weeks in duration and is worth 400 hours in clinical practice. Our placement areas are spread across the following geographical regions: Coventry and Warwickshire, Luton, Dunstable and Bedfordshire, London and Scarborough. Places are limited depending on geographical placement provider so please note that you may be offered an alternative start date. Start dates of practice placements may be changed depending on availability of placements at that time. We are currently growing new relationships with placement providers. Please feel free to contact us in relation to placement area provision prior to application5.
- Equal value is placed on practice and theory. You will undertake 800 hours of placement each year in a variety of hospital and community settings and study a wide range of subjects as they apply to nursing including anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, psychology, sociology, and healthcare research methods.
- While the course has a clear focus on nursing adults, a key benefit of our curriculum is the notion of collaboration across all areas of health and social care. Your studies will be complemented with significant insights into mental health, learning disability and children and young people’s nursing; looking at specific issues and challenges faced to broaden your knowledge and expertise.
Accredited by:

UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
The course is accredited1 by the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) for the 2023/24 intake and, providing you also meet the NMC requirements, on successful completion you will be eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (subject to additional costs).
More than just a degree
I was after something that would allow me to build relationships and get to know patients and what they were going through; the holistic approach of nursing was the real selling point for me. Studying one module at a time on the course is intense, but it suits my style. I also like the flexibility of the course - all the material is there for you to study whenever you have time, and it works really well around family life, work and childcare.

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What you'll study
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.
How you'll learn
This Adult Nursing BSc (Hons) Blended Learning course uses a wide variety of stimulating approaches to teaching for motivated online learners. Successful completion of all modules is mandatory to enable you to exit the programme with the knowledge, values, and skills to be able to work within integrated care settings and enhance the delivery of care for service users, their families and carers.
Gaining experience using simulation across a range of care settings is aimed at building your confidence and knowledge about how to act in these situations. You can practise and develop your clinical and interpersonal skills in a safe but realistic environment. We have also used actors or staff to enhance these experiences in scenarios which include breaking bad news, demonstrating emotional resilience, conflict, aggression, teaching, and child protection conferences.
As 50% of the course is practice-based, this requires 40 hours per week in placements however up to 25% of this may be in innovative Virtual Simulated Placements. During theory modules, teaching is mostly delivered in an asynchronous manner via the FutureLearn and Aula platforms (platforms are subject to change). You will have opportunity to engage in online discussions and contribute to interactive activities under the guidance of expert assistant professors and lecturers, and experienced nurse professionals and academics from a broad range of clinical backgrounds. At present we also host once weekly live online sessions for students to stay connected and have the opportunity to seek clarification and ask questions in real time, however the focus is very much on enabling flexibility for students in a break away from traditional timetabled classroom activities.
Teaching contact hours
The number of full-time contact hours is 40 hours per week as per the Nursing and Midwifery Council requirement. Theory modules involve self-directed study alongside weekly online sessions with the educator team. For Practice modules, this involves undertaking 40 hrs worth practice hours in clinical settings with practice providers.
The contact hours may be made up of a combination of face-to-face teaching, individual and group tutorials, and online classes and tutorials.
As an innovative and enterprising institution, the university may seek to utilise emerging technologies within the student experience. For all courses (whether on-campus, blended, or distance learning), the university may deliver certain contact hours and assessments via online technologies and methods.
Assessment
This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module.
Assessment methods include:
- Coursework
- Practice placement
- Formal examinations
- Virtual Simulated Placements
- Simulations
- Objective Structured Clinical Examinations
- Presentations
The Coventry University Group assessment strategy ensures that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.
International experience opportunities
Throughout the course, we aim to provide key insights into cultural diversity and global issues of significance to public health and all fields of nursing practice. For example, we look at what it means to be culturally competent within healthcare today.
You may have the opportunity to take part in collaborative online international learning projects (COIL) with our international collaborators where students learn about international differences in healthcare systems2 .
All the online tools that we have available to us such as future learn and the library are great, providing us with all the e-learning books to read, which has given me the relevant resources required. The online drop-in sessions are brilliant and just give a well-rounded overview of everything we have learnt to date, recapping on all the major topics of the week. I feel very well supported by colleagues.

Entry requirements
Typical offer for 2023/24 entry.
Fees and funding
2023/24 tuition fees.
Student | Full-time | Part-time |
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UK | £9,250 per year | Not available |
A non-repayable grant of £5,000 and extra payments worth up to £3,000 may be available to eligible home students for each year of study. Read more about this in the NHS Learning Support Fund information booklet.
For advice and guidance on tuition fees and student loans visit our Undergraduate Finance page and see The University’s Tuition Fee and Refund Terms and Conditions.
We offer a range of International scholarships to students all over the world. For more information, visit our International Scholarships page.
Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching, assessments, facilities and support services. There may be additional costs not covered by this fee such as accommodation and living costs, recommended reading books, stationery, printing and re-assessments should you need them. Find out what's included in your tuition costs.
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How do you know if you need to pay UK or international tuition fees?
We carry out an initial fee status assessment based on the information you provide in your application. Your fee status determines your tuition fees, and what financial support and scholarships may be available to you. The rules about who pays UK (home) or international (overseas) fees for higher education courses in England are set by the government's Department for Education. The regulations identify all the different categories of student who can insist on paying the home rate. The regulations can be difficult to understand, so the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) has provided fee status guidance to help you identify whether you are eligible to pay the home or overseas rate.
If you meet all the criteria required by any one category, including any residence requirements, your institution must charge you the home rate. You only need to find one category that you fit into.
Facilities
Careers and opportunities
On graduating successfully from this course, and providing you also meet the NMC requirements, you can apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), additional costs apply. Successful registration enables you to practise immediately.
Coventry University is committed to preparing you for your future career and aims to give you a competitive edge in the graduate job market. The university's Talent Team provides a wide range of support services to help you plan and prepare for your career.
Where our graduates work
Many of our Adult Nursing graduates find employment as qualified nurses in the NHS with a growing emphasis on community settings, in acute hospitals, military nursing, in the private and independent healthcare sector, in private hospitals, nursing or care homes. As your career progresses a number of options may open to you for example as a lecturer or specialist practitioner, advanced nurse practitioner, consultant nurse or manager.
How to apply
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UK students
Full-time students applying to start in September 2023 can apply for this course through UCAS from 6 September 2022. Read our application pages to find out your next steps to apply.
Part-time students should apply directly to the university.
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Disclaimers
1Accreditations
The majority of our courses have been formally recognised by professional bodies, which means the courses have been reviewed and tested to ensure they reach a set standard. In some instances, studying on an accredited course can give you additional benefits such as exemptions from professional exams (subject to availability, fees may apply). Accreditations, partnerships, exemptions and memberships shall be renewed in accordance with the relevant bodies’ standard review process and subject to the university maintaining the same high standards of course delivery.
2UK and international opportunities
Please note that we are unable to guarantee any UK or International opportunities (whether required or optional) such as internships, work experience, field trips, conferences, placements or study abroad opportunities and that all such opportunities may be subject to additional costs (which could include, but is not limited to, equipment, materials, bench fees, studio or facilities hire, travel, accommodation and visas), competitive application, availability and/or meeting any applicable travel COVID and visa requirements. To ensure that you fully understand the visa requirements, please contact the International Office.
3Tuition fees
The University will charge the tuition fees that are stated in the above table for the first Academic Year of study. The University will review tuition fees each year. For Home Students, if Parliament permit an increase in tuition fees, the University may increase fees for each subsequent year of study in line with any such changes. Note that any increase is expected to be in line with inflation.
For International Students, we may increase fees each year but such increases will be no more than 5% above inflation. If you defer your course start date or have to extend your studies beyond the normal duration of the course (e.g. to repeat a year or resit examinations) the University reserves the right to charge you fees at a higher rate and/or in accordance with any legislative changes during the additional period of study.
4Facilities
Facilities are subject to availability. Due to the ongoing restrictions relating to COVID-19, some facilities (including some teaching and learning spaces) may vary from those advertised and may have reduced availability or restrictions on their use.
5Placements
Satisfactory health clearance and enhanced criminal record disclosure is also required. As part of the health clearance checks you will be required to provide information about your immunity and vaccination status. You will also be required to provide information about your COVID-19 vaccination status. We therefore recommend that you are fully vaccinated including the COVID-19 vaccine. The information you provide will be used to determine your eligibility to go on placement(s). Placements are provided at the placement provider’s discretion. The University is therefore unable to guarantee the provision of placements or the location and type of placement offered.
6NHS payment
The rules may be subject to review by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in the future and as a result may change. Please therefore check the NHSBSA website for up-to-date information before applying.
Student Contract
By accepting your offer of a place and enrolling with us, a Student Contract will be formed between you and the university. The 2022/23 Contract is currently being updated so please revisit this page before submitting your application. The Contract details your rights and the obligations you will be bound by during your time as a student and contains the obligations that the university will owe to you. You should read the Contract before you accept an offer of a place and before you enrol at the university.
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