Nursing

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Start your nursing career with authentic experiences and unique facilities on your doorstep.

Studying nursing at UEA gives you the support you need to thrive in a field full of opportunities.

All our courses have the NHS Constitution at their core and give you the perfect balance of theory and practice. You’ll develop the knowledge you need to be a nursing professional through blended learning, and you’ll build your practical skills in our high-tech on-campus facilities and out on diverse placements.

You’ll get wellbeing and academic support from our experienced and enthusiastic staff, who are acknowledged experts in their fields and committed to helping you succeed.

We offer undergraduate courses in adult nursing, children and young people’s nursing and mental health nursing.

If you already have an undergraduate degree (in any subject) or are working in the sector, our Master’s courses - MSc Adult Nursing and MSc Mental Health Nursing offer you routes to become a Registered Nurse within two years.

Or if you already work in Health or Social care, our apprenticeship courses offer routes to become a Registered Nurse or Nursing Associate alongside your employment.

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Why choose Nursing at UEA?

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2025/26 - September - 2025 entry

BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing

Join our supportive and dynamic student nursing community and begin your journey to becoming a highly sought-after healthcare professional. You’ll study everything you need to provide high-quality care to adults of all ages. Ours is a versatile Adult Nursing course which will allow your future adult nursing career to be as varied or as specialised as you choose, opening doors to a wide range of rewarding roles.

2025/26 - September - 2025 entry

BSc (Hons) Children and Young People's Nursing

Learn to excel in an important and highly valued area of nursing in order to positively impact the health of children, young people and their families. You’ll develop knowledge and skills in order to support and care for infants, children and young people’s physical and mental well-being, learning how to promote healthy development and lifestyles amongst service users. This course will prepare you for a successful career in this challenging, diverse and rewarding profession.

2025/26 - September - 2025 entry

BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing

The demand for mental health nurses is at an all-time high. At UEA, our goal is to teach you to deliver the best mental health care, providing you with service-user contact from the outset, and setting you on the path to becoming a qualified mental health nurse, ready to support the wellbeing of individuals and their families. Your work will empower others to manage their conditions and work towards recovery through person-centered assessment and care – it's challenging but important and rewarding work.

2024/25 - February - 2025 entry

MSc Mental Health Nursing - Preregistration (February Start)

Learn to support the mental wellbeing of people of every age on UEA’s MSc Mental Health Nursing degree. You'll be caring for people recovering from acute illness or living with a disability, and gain experience in a variety of settings while working alongside other health and social care professionals. The course provides you with a fast-track into the nursing profession.

2025/26 - February - 2026 entry

MSc Mental Health Nursing - Preregistration (February Start)

Unlock your potential and make a difference with UEA’s MSc Mental Health Nursing degree. You’ll learn to support the mental wellbeing of people of all ages on this rewarding degree. You'll be caring for people recovering from acute illness or living with a disability. You’ll gain invaluable experience in a variety of settings while working alongside other health and social care professionals. This course provides you with a fast-track into the nursing profession.

2024/25 - February - 2025 entry

MSc Adult Nursing - Preregistration (February Start)

Our innovative, accelerated Adult Nursing (pre-registration) course is ideal if you already have a degree and are looking for a fast-track into the nursing profession. Exposing you to theory and practice, our Master’s programme will build on your prior life experience and graduate attributes and enable you to qualify as an Adult nurse in just two years.

2025/26 - February - 2026 entry

MSc Adult Nursing - Preregistration (February Start)

Our innovative, accelerated Adult Nursing (pre-registration) course is ideal if you already have a degree and are looking for a fast-track into the nursing profession. Exposing you to theory and practice, our rewarding Master’s programme will build on your prior life experience and graduate attributes and enable you to qualify as an adult nurse in just two years.

Accreditation

All our nursing courses are accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Pathways into Nursing at UEA

Find out more about the courses we offer, how to apply and where these can lead after you graduate.

Earn while you learn with an Apprenticeship

Apprenticeships are an alternative route into nursing, where learners can earn a salary whilst doing a degree.

If you are already working in health and social care settings and are interested in either the Foundation Degree in Health Care (Nursing Associate Apprenticeship), or the Nursing Degree Apprenticeship, please contact your employer to see career options.

What can I do with my Nursing degree?

Hear from our Nursing graduate, Louise, about her experience studying at UEA and opportunities after graduation.

Discover diverse careers and opportunities

Doing a Nursing degree at UEA can set you up for a whole range of career pathways, within and beyond the NHS. After graduation you could:

Specialise in a particular area, for example primary care, children and young people’s palliative care, forensic health care, gastroenterology
Move into leadership and management
Grow within academia and research
Set up your own business as a nurse entrepreneur

Nursing can take you into all sorts of different environments, including hospitals, GP surgeries, schools, care homes, hospices, and into people’s homes. Your skills might also take you on an international adventure - past graduates have moved into nursing roles in the RAF and even on cruise ships.

Authentic experiences in unique facilities

You’ll have everything you need for your nursing studies on our UEA campus.

The Edith Cavell Building plays host to simulations in our immersive classroom, including our ‘incident days’. You’ll test your clinical skills and critical thinking in an environment set up to replicate a real hospital incident. 360 video technology means everything’s recorded for you to review, reflect and learn from.

You’ll also be able to visit our Anatomy Lab during simulated skills weeks, to reinforce your anatomy and physiology learning.

Follow your curiosity through a variety of placements

From the start of all our degrees, our placement pathways support you to plan your clinical experience across your time at UEA.

Our local and regional partners include hospital and community trusts, GP surgeries and mental health providers, and we have connections with universities around the world.

We’ll help you into placements that fit with your interests, location and circumstances. If you’re on our apprenticeships or master’s courses, we’ll also look at your past learning experience to make sure your placements give you something new.

You might stay close to home, or our BSc students have the option to explore an opportunity abroad. Wherever you go, you’ll be supported to thrive.

Learn from experts acknowledged for excellence

Our nursing courses are supported by teams of experienced teaching and research staff. You’ll learn from staff who have contributed to international journals and research projects, and written some of your own course textbooks.

Within the faculty we have three research centres, looking at healthy wellbeing and ageing, dementia and sleep. A number of our staff are also UEA graduates.

You’ll be supported and encouraged to follow your own path, whether that’s undertaking original research, presenting your work at a conference, or getting work published.

Find out more about research in the School of Health Sciences.

Your Course Directors

Mrs Lorraine Randlesome

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Mrs Lorraine Randlesome

Lecturer in Nursing Sciences (Adult), School of Health Sciences

Mrs Ellie-May Taylor

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Mrs Ellie-May Taylor

Lecturer in Children & Young Peoples Health and Nursing, School of Health Sciences

Dr Paul Linsley

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Dr Paul Linsley

Associate Professor in Nursing Sciences, School of Health Sciences
Member, Lifespan Health

Dr Nickey Rooke

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Dr Nickey Rooke

Associate Professor in Adult Nursing (Adult), School of Health Sciences

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We also hold regular webinars on a broad range of topics about university, like personal statements, student finance, and life as a student.

All Nursing courses Subject tasters and webinars

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