Bachelor’s degree
Veterinary Nursing Science (final year top-up) BSc (Hons)
Nottingham Trent University · Veterinary Nursing Centre, Brackenhurst Campus (School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences) · No campus · institution based in United Kingdom
- Official award
- BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing ScienceBSc
- Pathway
- Veterinary nursingStated for United Kingdom
- Format
- OnlineOne year (full-time), two years (part-time) – both delivered online
- Tuition
- £9,790per year, 2026/27 (guide)
About this program
Online final-year top-up degree for qualified veterinary nurses, taken over one year full-time or two years part-time; it does not itself lead to RCVS registration.
- Subject
- Veterinary nursing
- Department
- Veterinary Nursing Centre, Brackenhurst Campus (School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences)
- Awarding body
- Nottingham Trent University
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. An award title such as DVM, BVSc, BSc or MSc does not decide it, and no degree, accreditation or listing by itself grants permission to practise anywhere.
- Degree level
- Bachelor’s degreeA first degree. A bachelor’s title does not by itself show whether a program leads to veterinarian, nurse or technician roles: the study pathway is shown separately.
- Pathway
- Veterinary nursingPrograms preparing veterinary nurses. The role, title and regulation differ by country and are not interchangeable with veterinarians or technicians.
- Why we classify it this way
- The page states the course is designed for qualified veterinary nurses to build on existing qualifications (post-qualification top-up).“Designed for qualified veterinary nurses, this final-year top-up course enables you to build on your existing qualifications and graduate with a BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing Science.”Source
- Prior degree required
- No
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Existing professional qualification required | One year (full-time), two years (part-time) | – | RCVS-accredited veterinary nursing course studied at level 5Source |
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Program accreditation, evaluation status, professional-body recognition, eligibility toward registration, institutional recognition, directory listings and memberships are different things; none of them is automatic permission to practise, and recognition in one country does not guarantee registration in another.
No accreditation, recognition or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- OnlineAcademic instruction is online. Check the details for campus visits, laboratory work, attendance-based exams and mandatory clinical or workplace placements, which can still apply.
- Online instruction
- Online classroom instruction
- Mandatory campus attendance
- Not published
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not published
- Must already work in a veterinary setting
- Not published
- Placement site approval
- Not published
- Required professional status or prior education
- Applicants must have successfully completed an RCVS-accredited course in veterinary nursing and have studied at level 5.
- Live attendance
- Live attendance not published
- International enrolment
- Not published
- Study mode
- Full-time, Part-time
- Duration
- One year (full-time), two years (part-time) – both delivered online
- Credits
- 120 120 credits studied each yearCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Thesis or dissertation
- Evidence-Based Veterinary Nursing Project (equivalent to a dissertation), 40 credits
- Intakes
- September 2027
Source could not be re-checked automatically.
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Applicants must have successfully completed an RCVS-accredited course in veterinary nursing and have studied at level 5.
- Prior degree
- Level 5 veterinary nursing qualification
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Source could not be re-checked automatically.
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time tuition, UK students (guide fee for 2026/27; 2027 fees yet to be agreed)Tuition · mandatory | £9,790per year, 2026/27 (guide) | UK students | 19 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
| Part-time tuition, UK students (guide fee for 2026/27; 2027 fees yet to be agreed)Tuition · mandatory | £4,895per year, 2026/27 (guide) | UK students | 19 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, mandatory travel, placement expenses and insurance are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked; ask what is extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: animal or veterinary experience requirement, clinical placement details, accreditation or recognition record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)