Location
United Kingdom, - London
Dates
Starts Sep 2019 (1 year)
Course Type
Postgraduate Course
Accreditation
Yes (Details)
Language
English
Price
$37,618

Course Overview

Start your rewarding career in healthcare at King's College London. If you already have a degree in a different area and the right experience, you can qualify in just two years. Working as a children's nurse, no two days are ever the same. At King's, we equip you with the skills you need to deliver excellent care to children, young people and their families, build relationships, and understand how to use research.

Key benefits:

  • Our children's nursing students have fantastic placement opportunities caring for seriously ill children at world renowned paediatric hospitals such as Great Ormond Street or the Evelina London Children's Hospital
  • Receive interactive learning at the award-winning Simulation and Interactive learning Centre, which replicates both hospital and home care environments- including a six-bay children's ward, operating theatre and intensive care unit
  • We combine contemporary evidence and knowledge, expert skills and innovative approaches with the traditional core values that centre on the person and family, compassion and excellent communication to deliver a unique curriculum of teaching and assessment

Who should take this course

Bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours degree and 575 hours (approximately equivalent to four months FT) healthcare-related experience.

Applicants who have achieved a high 2:2 may still be considered, and will need to ensure they include their grades for each module for all years of study on their application, or attach a transcript from all years of study at the time of application.

It is highly desirable for applicants to have studied Biology or Human Science to GCSE level or equivalent.

Accreditation

MSc

Course content

Required Modules:

  • The Practice of Children's Nursing 1 (45 Credits)
  • The Practice of Children's Nursing 2 (45 Credits)

Fees:

  • Full time overseas fees:

About Course Provider

King's College London is one of the top 10 UK universities in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2018/19) and among the oldest in England.

King's vision is to make the world a better place, building on our history of pioneering research that has advanced and shaped modern life, such as: the discovery of the structure of DNA; research to better understand autism and develop life-changing therapies; informing air pollution awareness and policy; research that led to the development of radio, radar, television and mobile phones; and making maths available to the underprivileged. These are all ways that we are having a transformational impact on society.

Our intellectually rigorous teaching environment is coupled with a commitment to providing a rich and supportive student experience. We have more than 31,000 students (of whom nearly 12,800 are postgraduates, with 1,000 students enrolled in online masters courses) from 150 countries worldwide, meaning that students are part of a truly international community. Our 8,500 members of staff collaborate with students to help them get the most out of their degree. Many of our academics are also researchers working within and influencing their industries, meaning that students learn the latest thinking and understand its practical and contemporary relevance.

King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas'​, King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King's Health Partners. King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services.