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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2026/2027

Draft Edition - Due to be published Thursday 9th April 2026

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.
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Degree Programme Table: Nursing (BN) (UTNURSING01F)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Understanding the Person: Life Sciences and Nursing Care 1

Must be passed for professional purposes

NUST08019 40 credits
What is Health?: Society, Culture and Health 1

Must be passed for professional purposes

NUST08020 20 credits
What is Nursing?: Society, Culture and Health 1

Must be passed for professional purposes

NUST08021 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) A-W - Level(s) 7-8

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
British Sign Language Stage 1
LLLO07003 20 credits
British Sign Language Stage 2
LLLO07004 20 credits
Invitation to Sociology
SCIL08017 20 credits
Sociology 1b: Individuals and Society
SCIL08018 20 credits
Social Work: Making A Difference
SCWR08003 20 credits
From Research into Practice: Landmarks in Social Work Research
SCWR08005 20 credits
Working and Relating: Developing Your People Skills
SCWR08007 20 credits
Mapping Health and Illness Across Societies
SHSS08001 20 credits
Identity and Experience in Health
SHSS08002 20 credits
Contemporary Issues in Health and Wellbeing
SHSS08004 20 credits
Language and Communication in Health and Society
SHSS08005 20 credits
Introduction to Disability Studies (Pre-Honours)
SHSS08006 20 credits
Gender, Sexualities and Health
SHSS08008 20 credits
History of Science 1
STIS08005 20 credits
History of Western Medicine
STIS08009 20 credits
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y
AND

Challenge Courses: Engaging with complex problems through interdisciplinary collaboration

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Challenge Courses are designed to bring together students from different degree programmes to explore the complex issues facing the world today through interdisciplinary collaboration and creative thinking.

Working with each other and expert academics, students will gain new perspectives and develop important life skills highly valued by employers, such as teamwork, problem-solving and adaptability.
Our Changing World
BIME08006 20 credits
Sustainability and Social Responsibility (UG)
EDUA08116 20 credits
Wicked problems: Reason and Rhetoric
EDUA08126 20 credits
Understanding decolonisation in a globalised world
EDUA08127 20 credits
Sustainable Development Goals: History, Progress and Beyond 2030
EFIE08008 20 credits
Living in the Anthropocene
GESC08004 20 credits
Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World
SSPS08012 20 credits
Healthy Eating for People and Planet
VETS08016 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: August

Notes:
For progression from Year 2 to Year 3 Honours, students must pass either NUST08023 at 50%, or have a combined average of 50% across NUST08022 & NUST08024.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Mind and Body: Life Sciences and Nursing Care 2

Must be passed for professional purposes

NUST08023 40 credits
Mental Health: Life Sciences and Nursing Care 2

Must be passed for professional purposes

NUST08022 20 credits
Healthy Communities: Society, Culture and Health 2

Must be passed for professional purposes

NUST08024 20 credits
Innovations in healthcare: Society, Culture and Health 2
NUST08025 20 credits
Evidence and Enquiry: Research
NUST08026 20 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Pathophysiology and nursing care: Life Sciences and Nursing Care 3

Must be passed for professional purposes

NUST10054 20 credits
Nursing people with complex needs: Life Sciences and Nursing Care 3

Must be passed for professional purposes

NUST10053 20 credits
Working with data to inform nursing, health and social care research: Research
NUST10056 20 credits

Course options

Courses from School of Health in Social Science- Bachelor of Nursing with Honours- Level 10 (Year 3)

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please note that not all options are available every year and information about options will be made available for students entering the Honours year courses to facilitate advance planning.

Students are encouraged to balance their workload across semesters. Students are encouraged to take no more than 60 credits each semester. Students should speak to the Programme Team if they want to deviate from this.
Cancer Care
NUST10022 20 credits
Care of older people: relating theory and policy to practice
NUST10033 20 credits
Homeless and Inclusion Health: Global Challenges; Local Perspectives
NUST10051 20 credits
Culture and healthcare in the UK and International context: Society, Culture and Health 3
NUST10055 20 credits
Learning and Reflecting in a Nursing Attachment
NUST10064 20 credits
Ethical Values and Challenges in Care
SHSS10003 20 credits
Psychological Perspectives on Health and Care
SHSS10005 20 credits
Health, bodies and embodiment
SHSS10009 20 credits
Drug Policy and the Public Good
SHSS10011 20 credits
Introduction to Disability Studies
SHSS10012 20 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation: Research (Bachelor of Nursing with Honours)
NUST10059 40 credits
Clinical Decision Making: Life Sciences and Nursing Care 4

Must be passed for professional purposes

NUST10057 20 credits
Professionalism: Leading and managing in health and social care: Society, Culture and Health 4

Must be passed for professional purposes

NUST10058 20 credits

Course options

Courses from School of Health in Social Science- Bachelor of Nursing with Honours- Level 10 (Year 4)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please note that not all options are available every year and information about options will be made available for students entering the Honours year courses to facilitate advance planning.

Students are encouraged to balance their workload across semesters. Students are encouraged to take no more than 60 credits each semester. Students should speak to the Programme Team if they want to deviate from this.
Cancer Care
NUST10022 20 credits
Care of older people: relating theory and policy to practice
NUST10033 20 credits
Homeless and Inclusion Health: Global Challenges; Local Perspectives
NUST10051 20 credits
Ethical Values and Challenges in Care
SHSS10003 20 credits
Psychological Perspectives on Health and Care
SHSS10005 20 credits
Health, bodies and embodiment
SHSS10009 20 credits
Drug Policy and the Public Good
SHSS10011 20 credits
Introduction to Disability Studies
SHSS10012 20 credits
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