Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Nursing Studies (Top-up)

The BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies degree is designed for international students who have completed a Nursing registration equivalent to Diploma level studies overseas and wish to study full time at Coventry University to explore the knowledge base which underpins nursing practice.

This academic programme provides an opportunity to explore the knowledge base which underpins nursing practice and to share learning with nurses from other parts of the world. The Course comprises of five mandatory modules and one optional module. Successful completion of six modules will lead to the award of BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies. The educational aims of the programme are:

• To increase the extent to which professional nursing practice in global healthcare is research based.
• To provide continuing professional education for nursing which complements and enhances the academic content of their initial training courses.
• To critically and rigorously analyse the relevant literature, which underpins the evidence base of nursing practice.
• To influence the strategic direction of patient care within a student’s own field of practice at national and/or international level.
• To facilitate continued professional development and the advancement of nursing practice.
• To develop graduates who will emerge with the capacity to be leaders within their own profession and to shape and direct policies through strategic thinking in the future.