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Accessibility statement

We’re delighted to partner with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) to offer an alternative route for those wishing to pursue a career in nursing leading to registration as an adult or children and young people nurse.

This innovative pre-registration nursing degree programme is a blended programme whereby theory is delivered online, and students undertake practice placements in Oxford and Banbury. To be eligible for the programme students must be able to commute to these locations.

The course will take approximately three years to complete.

To find out more about the OU’s online learning visit our website and to find out more about the practical training and placements visit the OUH website.

Places are awarded following successful completion of an interview and assessment of personal values, matched to the requirements for sensitive nursing practices as defined by The NHS Constitution.

Each stage of the BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult)/BSc (Hons) Nursing (Children and Young People) totals 120 credits, made up of one 60-credit theory module delivered by the OU and one 60-credit practice-based module delivered by OUH.

You can find out more about these courses on our website.

Applications for our blended nursing programme are currently closed. Please check in the new year for when applications are open for 2027.

Fees are paid on a module-by-module basis – you won't have to pay for the whole of your qualification up front. At current prices, the total cost of your qualification would be £27,750*.

A wide range of flexible payment and funding options are available. You may also be eligible to receive an NHS Training Grant of £5,000 per academic year. See the NHS careers website for more information.

You can find out more about the funding options open to you in this guidance information. If you'd like to speak to someone about this programme please contact us on 0300 303 5303.

_{*The fee information provided here is valid for modules starting before 31 July 2026. Fees typically increase annually.}

You are not required (either by law or by The Open University) to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to join the Nursing programme. However, please be aware that, if you choose to remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 (or are medically exempt from such vaccination):

All healthcare students, as future professionals, have a responsibility to protect patients, service users, colleagues, their family, and themselves by getting vaccinated.