Nursing Foundation Year
- Nursing and midwifery
- Undergraduate
- Foundation
This Nursing Foundation Year will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence you need to progress onto your journey towards a BSc (Hons) Nursing degree in your chosen field.
Prepare for a successful career in Nursing
Build essential skills for degree-level study
This foundation year helps you prepare for your degree in Nursing, providing you with essential skills for success.
This foundation year is available with four of our Undergraduate BSc (Hons) Nursing courses:
- Adult
- Children's
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Health
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Why choose this course
We recognise that there are many routes to success at degree level. This foundation year option provides an entry route for students from a wide range of backgrounds who may not have the traditional entry qualifications to join the first year of a nursing degree.
This foundation year will help you develop both personally and professionally, providing you with the tools to begin your journey towards becoming a competent, sensitive professional who can perform effectively in a variety of settings and work in collaboration with other professionals.
You will develop practical, technical and communication skills, and apply knowledge to real-life problems.
You will gain awareness of the attitudes and behaviours required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to succeed on a professional programme, and in your future career. You will also learn about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) and how these link to healthcare.
What’s more, Kingston’s TEF Gold award recognises our commitment to teaching excellence, ensuring you receive quality support throughout your studies.
Apply for this course
Select your chosen degree programme and apply for the including foundation year course. The corresponding UCAS codes are listed below.
- Adult Nursing BSc (Hons)
UCAS code: B74F - Children's Nursing BSc (Hons)
UCAS code: B73F - Learning Disabilities Nursing BSc (Hons)
UCAS code: B76F - Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons)
UCAS code: B75F
Kingston University is top in London for Nursing and Midwifery (The Complete University Guide 2026).
Top University in London for General Nursing, The Guardian University Guide 2026.
Course content
This foundation year provides a supportive environment in which you can build your confidence, whilst developing the academic, numeracy and practical skills alongside the subject knowledge you need to progress onto the degree of your choice.
In the Project-Based Learning Module you will carry out a project where you focus on a real-world scenario relating to healthcare.
Foundation year
Core modules
What career opportunities does this course offer?
Success on the course will allow you to progress to Year 1 of your chosen degree at Kingston University. Visit your degree course pages to find out more about your future career opportunities.
Future Skills
Our Future Skills programme is embedded within all our undergraduate courses and throughout the whole Kingston experience. These skills will help you to become a future-proof graduate by equipping you with the skills most valued by employers, such as problem-solving, digital competency and adaptability.
As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills. You’ll also understand how to demonstrate and articulate to employers how these future skills give you the edge.
Teaching and assessment
Teaching uses a variety of approaches including lectures, seminars and tutorials, workshops and laboratory practical work. Sessions are designed to be active, involving students undertaking small projects and working in groups to solve problems. The use of technology to enhance learning is an important way in which students are supported. There is particular emphasis placed on developing study skills that will help mature applicants who are returning to education.
Assessment includes a mixture of coursework and examination. Coursework may take the form of report writing, examinations, practical data reports, case studies and presentations with emphasis on real world problems. The style of assessment provides a natural progression to Year 1 of your chosen degree.
Fees and funding
Additional course costs
Depending on the programme of study, there may be extra costs that are not covered by tuition fees which students will need to consider when planning their studies. Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching, assessment and operating University facilities such as the library, access to shared IT equipment and other support services. Accommodation and living costs are not included in our fees.
Where a course has additional expenses, we make every effort to highlight them. These may include optional field trips, materials (e.g. art, design, engineering), security checks such as DBS, uniforms, specialist clothing or professional memberships.
Facilities at Kingston Hill
There is a wide range of facilities at our Kingston Hill campus, where this course is based.
Kingston Hill is a leafy, hillside campus, situated about three miles from Kingston town centre. It is a quiet, secure place to study, with easy access to London, meaning it offers the best of all worlds to our students.
Library
One of the highlights of the Kingston Hill campus is the modern library, called the Nightingale Centre after Florence Nightingale, who was a regular visitor to Kingston Hill.
The library provides a spacious and attractive place for students to meet and study. It features a cafe, more PCs and zoned study areas. Long opening hours give you plenty of access to specialist education books, journals and online resources.
Computer and online facilities
There are many computers (PCs and Macs) available for you to use across the Kingston Hill campus when you need a place to study. Access to the wireless network across the campus means you can also work from your laptop or mobile device.
Using IT to support your studies is crucial. Kingston has an innovative virtual learning environment called Canvas. This allows you to access course materials and contact fellow students and staff while away from the campus.
What are the facilities like?
When you join Kingston University, you will have access to a wide range of facilities and resources designed to support your studies. Use the virtual tour below to explore some of the facilities and learning environments that students within this subject area may experience during their studies.
Course changes and regulations
The information on this page reflects the currently intended course structure and module details. To improve your student experience and the quality of your degree, we may review and change the material information of this course. Find out more about course changes
Programme Specifications for the course are published ahead of each academic year.
Regulations governing this course can be found on our website.
