Bachelor’s degree
Veterinary Nursing (Top-up) BSc (Hons)
Wrexham University · Veterinary Nursing, Wrexham University · No campus · institution based in United Kingdom
- Official award
- BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing (Top-up)BSc
- Pathway
- Veterinary nursingStated for United Kingdom
- Format
- Hybrid1 YR (FT) 2 YRS (PT)
- Tuition
- Not published
Hybrid program
About this program
Level 6 top-up degree for existing Registered Veterinary Nurses, one year full-time or two years part-time, with delivery described as online and blended; not currently recruiting international students.
- Subject
- Veterinary nursing
- Department
- Veterinary Nursing, Wrexham University
- Awarding body
- Wrexham 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 top-up is for existing Registered Veterinary Nurses (post-qualification top-up).“This Level 6 top-up programme will enable existing RVNs to advance their knowledge and skills to enable progression to more specialised and senior roles.”Source
- Prior degree required
- Not published
- International applicants and graduates
- The top-up is not currently recruiting international students.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Existing professional qualification required | 1 YR (FT) 2 YRS (PT) | – | Registered Veterinary Nurse with the RCVSSource |
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
- HybridPart online and part in person (campus attendance, laboratory work, attendance-based exams or clinical placements). A hybrid program is never described as fully online.
- Online instruction
- Blended with required campus elements
- 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
- Registered Veterinary Nurse with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons or international equivalent
- Live attendance
- Live attendance not published
- International enrolment
- No
- Enrollment restrictions
- This course isn't currently recruiting international students.
- Study mode
- Full-time, Part-time
- Duration
- 1 YR (FT) 2 YRS (PT)
- Intakes
- September 2027
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
- Foundation Degree in Veterinary Nursing (equivalent / international equivalent); Level 3 Diploma (equivalent or international equivalent)
- Prior degree
- Registered Veterinary Nurse with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons or international equivalent
- International applicants
- This course isn't currently recruiting international students.
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
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.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, travel, placement expenses and insurance are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, animal or veterinary experience requirement, clinical placement details, whether a prior degree is required, 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)