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- Foundation Degree Nursing Associate FdSc
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Qualification
Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc
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Location
Main Site
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
15-SEP-25
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Duration
2 Years
Course summary
- We are ranked in the top 10 in the UK for General Nursing (The Guardian University 大象传媒 2025).- This course will enable you to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Nursing Associate.- We won two awards at the 2023 Student Nursing Times Awards, including Nursing Associate Trainee of the Year. Pebbles Day won the award for her work supporting individuals with a variety of mental health needs.- You鈥檒l develop a range of specialist and transferable skills (including medicines management) through clinical placements in a variety of settings. You鈥檒l have the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in the fields of adult, child, mental health and learning disabilities.
About this courseAs a nursing associate, you鈥檒l deliver hands-on care to patients. You鈥檒l work alongside healthcare support workers (holding a care certificate) and fully qualified registered nurses, bridging the existing gap between the two roles.Through a combination of theoretical learning and practice placements, you鈥檒l develop a wide range of specialist and transferable clinical, care and interpersonal skills across all four fields of nursing.Practice placements will also give you the opportunity to gain a wide range of experiences through exposure to different health and care settings.Nursing associates will be a key part of the multidisciplinary workforce that鈥檚 needed to respond to the future needs of the public and patients.
Future SkillsEmbedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.
Career opportunitiesThis course will prepare you to work as a nursing associate and enhance your career in the health and social care sector. You may be able to progress to a shortened nursing degree course.
Application deadline
29 January
Modules
Tuition fees
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拢 15,600per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
Entry requirements
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QUALIFICATION TYPE
- A level
- Scottish Higher
- Scottish Advanced Higher
- UCAS Points
- AS
- Access to HE Diploma
- Extended Project
- HNC (BTEC)
- HND (BTEC)
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
- Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
- OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate
- OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
- OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate
- OCR Cambridge Technical Foundation Diploma
- OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma
- OCR Cambridge Technical Subsidiary Diploma
- Pearson BTEC 90-Credit Diploma (QCF)
- Pearson BTEC Certificate (QCF)
- Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF)
- Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- T Level
A level : DEE
Other A Level combinations possible to achieve 56 points.Minimum of 2 A Levels, can be combined with other Level 3 qualifications eg. AS levels/Extended Project to achieve 56 pointsGrade combinations below 56 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve 56 points
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University League Table
88th
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Campus address
Penrhyn Road Campus, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2EE, United Kingdom
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Subject ranking
17th out of 82 4
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Entry standards
/ Max 208144 69%15th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10097.0 97%45th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.06 77%25th
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