Belfast,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BSc Professional Nursing Children and Young People - Feb intake in Belfast United Kingdom | Queen's University Belfast
Queen's University Belfast
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Belfast United Kingdom
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree with Honours
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
20,800
(c. USD27,855.57)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
This three-year undergraduate program combines academic learning with hands-on experience, equipping students to become exceptional professionals in Children & Young People's Nursing. The course commences in February 2026.
Participants will divide their time equally between university-based instruction on cutting-edge nursing concepts and clinical techniques, and practical placements with our globally-renowned training partners across diverse healthcare environments in Northern Ireland.
Our expert faculty members maintain active roles in specialized practice areas. The program's acclaimed personal tutor support system contributed to our recognition with the Best Student Experience honor at the 2021 Student Nursing Times Awards.
As Northern Ireland's exclusive provider of Children's & Young People's Nursing education, Queens University Belfast prepares nurses to deliver comprehensive care from infancy through adolescence (up to age 19) and into early adulthood. These specialized nurses play a distinct role in supporting children, adolescents, and families across various care settings, including transitions to adult services. Their expertise encompasses developmental science, human biology, disease processes, and nursing interventions, enabling them to assist young patients with chronic illnesses, developmental challenges, or psychological needs.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
This information is prepared in advance of the academic year to which it relates and the grades stated should be treated as a guide only and entrance requirements are reviewed annually.
Overall academic background will be taken into account when considering applications and additional academic criteria may have to be applied at shortlisting, depending on the volume of applications.
All applicants (except Access/Foundation applicants) must normally have a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C / 4 to include English Language or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University, Mathematics and a Science subject (ie Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Double Award Science or Single Award Science). GCSE/BTEC Applied Science is not acceptable in lieu of GCSE Science.
Applicants offering Access/Foundation courses must also have a grade C / 4 in GCSE Mathematics and a Science subject (see above) or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University. Within an Access programme, a pass in the Mathematics module(s) and a pass in one Level 3 Biology or Chemistry or Physics module would fulfil the GCSE Mathematics and Science requirements.
A-level
BCC including a relevant Science (Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Life & Health Sciences, Mathematics or Physics)
OR
BBC where a relevant Science subject is not offered.
Irish Leaving Certificate
H3H3H3H4H4 at Higher Level where a relevant Science subject is offered (Biology, Chemistry or Physics)
OR
H3H3H3H3H4 at Higher Level where a relevant Science subject is not offered.
All applicants - if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics and a Science subject.
All applicants must have a minimum of 5 grade Cs / Merits in the Junior Certificate to include Mathematics and Science.
BTEC Level 3 Extended/National Extended Diploma
Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (QCF)
Successful completion of the BTEC Extended Diploma (180 credits at Level 3) with overall grades DDM.
Edexcel BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (RQF)
Successful completion of the BTEC National Extended Diploma (1080 GLH at Level 3) with overall grades DDM.
BTEC Higher National Diploma
Successful completion with a minimum of 12 Merits and 4 Passes in individual units. Must satisfy the GCSE Mathematics and Science requirements as above.
BTEC Higher National Certificate
Successful completion with a minimum of a Merit grade in each unit. Must satisfy the GCSE Mathematics and Science requirements as above.
An IELTS score of 7.0 with a minimum of 7.0 in Listening, Speaking and Reading, and a minimum of 6.5 in Writing or an equivalent acceptable
TOEFL IBT- 95 with minimum marks as follows:
Listening - 17
Reading - 18
Speaking - 20
Writing - 17
Overall academic background will be taken into account when considering applications and additional academic criteria may have to be applied at shortlisting, depending on the volume of applications.
All applicants (except Access/Foundation applicants) must normally have a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C / 4 to include English Language or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University, Mathematics and a Science subject (ie Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Double Award Science or Single Award Science). GCSE/BTEC Applied Science is not acceptable in lieu of GCSE Science.
Applicants offering Access/Foundation courses must also have a grade C / 4 in GCSE Mathematics and a Science subject (see above) or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University. Within an Access programme, a pass in the Mathematics module(s) and a pass in one Level 3 Biology or Chemistry or Physics module would fulfil the GCSE Mathematics and Science requirements.
A-level
BCC including a relevant Science (Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Life & Health Sciences, Mathematics or Physics)
OR
BBC where a relevant Science subject is not offered.
Irish Leaving Certificate
H3H3H3H4H4 at Higher Level where a relevant Science subject is offered (Biology, Chemistry or Physics)
OR
H3H3H3H3H4 at Higher Level where a relevant Science subject is not offered.
All applicants - if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics and a Science subject.
All applicants must have a minimum of 5 grade Cs / Merits in the Junior Certificate to include Mathematics and Science.
BTEC Level 3 Extended/National Extended Diploma
Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (QCF)
Successful completion of the BTEC Extended Diploma (180 credits at Level 3) with overall grades DDM.
Edexcel BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (RQF)
Successful completion of the BTEC National Extended Diploma (1080 GLH at Level 3) with overall grades DDM.
BTEC Higher National Diploma
Successful completion with a minimum of 12 Merits and 4 Passes in individual units. Must satisfy the GCSE Mathematics and Science requirements as above.
BTEC Higher National Certificate
Successful completion with a minimum of a Merit grade in each unit. Must satisfy the GCSE Mathematics and Science requirements as above.
An IELTS score of 7.0 with a minimum of 7.0 in Listening, Speaking and Reading, and a minimum of 6.5 in Writing or an equivalent acceptable
TOEFL IBT- 95 with minimum marks as follows:
Listening - 17
Reading - 18
Speaking - 20
Writing - 17
Tuition
GBP
20,800