Nursing undergraduate courses

Transform lives with a Nursing degree from Derby. Gain hands-on experience in state-of-the-art facilities and learn from leading healthcare professionals to build a rewarding career in nursing.

Find out about the best route for you with our Routes into Nursing guide.

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99^% in professional occupations 15 months after graduationThe Guardian University Guide 2024 (Adult Nursing and Nursing Associate)

_Top15for student satisfactionComplete University Guide 2025

_Top15for teaching National Student Survey 2024

_Top15for student experienceTimes and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025

_Top20for teaching qualityThe Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025

_Top20for Children's and Mental Health NursingGuardian University Guide 2025

Why study Nursing at Derby?

Accredited courses: Our Nursing degrees are approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), ensuring you’re eligible to register and practice as a nurse after graduation.
Flexible study options: Choose full-time, part-time, or apprenticeship pathways, with start dates in January or September.
World-class facilities: Train in our £1.5 million Clinical Skills Suite, featuring replica hospital wards and advanced simulation technology.

Facilities

NHS Standard mock hospital ward

The six bed hospital ward is complete with teaching facilities, a nurses station, patient bathroom, patient mobility equipment and simulated learning patients to provide a lifelike taste of working in...

Artificial patients

Providing realistic medical training, our Clinical Skills Suite has a number of high quality artificial patients from individual limbs to technically advanced simulation dolls, which can be programmed...

Immersive Interactive Simulation Suite

Our students can gain experience using our Immersive Interactive Simulation Suite which combines innovative technology, virtual reality, interactive 3D graphics and audio content to provide you with a...

Practical experience

Gain over 500 hours of clinical experience through placements in NHS Trusts, community clinics, and specialist care settings.

Use our Immersive Interactive Simulation Suite to develop confidence in real-world scenarios like operating theatres and ambulances.

Research and innovation

Be part of projects led by Derby’s Human Sciences Research Centre, focusing on compassion-based care and digital healthcare tools that enhance patient outcomes.
Opportunities to collaborate with researchers on impactful studies that shape the future of nursing.

Career opportunities

Graduates secure roles in hospitals, community nursing, and specialist areas like mental health or children’s nursing.
Our MSci Nursing programmes include leadership training, preparing you for senior roles in healthcare.

The University of Derby is a great university. You get to know all the tutors and they are always there to offer support if you need it. Nursing as a career is hard work but is so worth it when you get to help people at their most vulnerable state.

Claire Brown

BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult)

Florence Nightingale Foundation Academy Member

We were the very first Higher Education Institution to join the Florence Nightingale Foundation Academy as a member.

The Foundation’s principal focus is on improving health, clinical outcomes and patient experience, through building nursing and midwifery leadership capacity and capability. Our Nursing and Midwifery students will therefore have the opportunity to contribute to policy consultations, gain opportunities for elective placements, and enjoy access to leadership programmes including Nightingale Frontline, a peer group coaching service.