Nursing undergraduate courses

Take your first step into a rewarding career on a course with a 98% employment record. Through our holistic learning programmes, we equip you with the skills and experience to deliver exceptional care as a confident, capable and compassionate nurse of the future.

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

Featured courses

Nursing (Adult) BSc (Hons)

Nursing Associate FdSc

Nursing (Children's) BSc (Hons)

Nursing (Learning Disabilities) BSc (Hons)

Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons)

Nursing Dual Award (Adult and Child) MSci

Nursing Undergraduate courses

Nursing Integrated Masters courses

Nursing Direct Entry courses

Direct Entry courses are open to applicants who already hold a foundation degree and are registered nursing associates.

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?

Develop an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of your chosen field of practice and recognise the principles of nursing across all fields.
All of our nursing degrees are accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), meaning you will be able to register and practise as a nurse when you graduate.
Hands-on learning techniques and excellent facilities including our £1.5million Clinical Skills Suite give you a great start towards a rewarding career.
Exceptional employment record shows that our nursing graduates are in high demand, with 98% of our nursing graduates in professional occupations 15 months after graduation (The Guardian University Guide 2025).

Accreditation

Facilities

Develop your skills in a safe environment in our industry-standard Clinical Skills Suite, including:

replica wards
counselling rooms
treatment rooms equipped with the latest clinical resources
immersive interactive simulation suite
artificial patients.

Practical sessions in our facilities allow you to develop your understanding of the pressures you could encounter and risks you may need to consider in practice.

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...

Work placements

Practical experience is a hallmark of our courses.

Drawing on our employer links, we offer work placements in a broad spectrum of health and social care environments in hospitals and community settings across the region.

Placements enable you to put your skills into practise and gain a full understanding of the demands and rewards of delivering exceptional nursing care.

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.

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.

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.