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  4. Veterinary Nursing (Top-up) BSc Honours

Veterinary Nursing (Top-up) BSc Honours

2 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

Middlesex University London

Program Overview

Veterinary nurses work alongside veterinary surgeons to provide nursing care to various animals, positively impacting their lives. The current shortage of qualified veterinary nurses in the UK means that there are excellent job prospects for graduates. Pursuing a top-up degree in veterinary nursing can further expand career opportunities.

During the top-up degree program, you will deepen your knowledge of the legal, professional, and ethical aspects of veterinary nursing and how they are applied in providing veterinary care. You will also learn about the research process and the application of evidence-based medicine to veterinary nursing.

The program will also explore the principles of pharmacology and how they relate to patient care, making you eligible for Companion Animal Suitably Qualified Person (C-SQP) status. In addition, the project and dissertation modules will allow you to focus on specific areas of interest, with the guidance of experienced tutors. The program offers a wide range of elective modules that can be studied in-depth.

Program Key Stats

£15,100 per annum
£9,250 per annum


Eligibility Criteria

3.2
33
80

1100
23
6.0
72

Additional Information & Requirements

A level's with BBC grades. 112 UCAS Tariff Points including GCSE: Grade 4/C in English and Mathematics. BTEC DMM Good grades in IB is accepted. You must have competence in English language to study with us. The most commonly accepted evidence of English language ability is IELTS 6.0 (with minimum 5.5 in all components).  

Career Options

  • Due to the shortage of registered veterinary nurses
  • there
  • are numerous career opportunities available for professionals in veterinary practice and the wider animal welfare industry
  • Veterinary nurses are held in high regard
  • providing various job opportunities in this sector
  • You could progress your career in fields such as teaching
  • research
  • practice management
  • the pharmaceutical industry
  • or specialize in areas such as exotics nursing
  • There are also opportunities to advance your training through further postgraduate studies

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