You’ll be taught by RCVS-Registered Veterinary Nurses, who will support you to complete your qualification and become a confident equine veterinary nurse. You may also have guest lectures from other industry professionals in the equine veterinary sector to strengthen your learning and professional networks.

Our Veterinary Nursing Clinical Skills Centre will enable you to refine your nursing skills in a simulated environment, before applying them to your patients in practice.

Alongside developing skills to provide outstanding nursing care, you’ll learn how to evaluate and apply research to what you do, using the latest scientific findings to problem solve and change ways of working for the better.

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons accreditation

This course is accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). This means that on graduation, you’ll be eligible to join the RCVS Register of Veterinary Nurses and practise as a Registered Veterinary Nurse. On joining the course, you’ll need to enrol as a Student Veterinary Nurse with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS).

Successful completion of the course will give eligibility to enter the RCVS Veterinary Nursing Register and allow you to legally practise as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in the UK.

Anyone considering a career as a veterinary nurse is recommended to read the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Fitness to Practise guidance which provides useful information about specific characteristics required to be accepted on an accredited course.

• UCAS tariff points | 64-80 UCAS tariff points. 

• A Levels | CDD-CC or equivalent from at least two full A Levels, to include Biology at grade D or above.  

• Vocational Awards | MPP-MMP in an Extended Diploma in a relevant subject. 

• Access | 64-80 UCAS tariff points in an Access to Higher Education Diploma. This must include nine level 3 credits at Pass in Biology. 

• International Baccalaureate | 64-80 UCAS tariff points in an IB Diploma, from at least two Highers at H3 or above. This must include Biology. 

• Scottish Highers | 64-80 UCAS tariff points from at least two Highers, to include Biology. You must have completed two years study at Higher Level.  

• Irish Leaving Certificate | 64-80 UCAS tariff points from at least two Highers, to include Biology. 

• T Level | An overall grade of Distinction, to include grade C or above in the Core component in a Science subject. T Level subjects considered are Animal Care and Management (Science Pathway), Healthcare Science and Science. Health will be considered on an individual basis. 

Additional Information 

We will interview all applicants that are shortlisted.  

You must have secured employment as a student veterinary nurse in a registered equine veterinary training practice to be considered for this course.  

In addition to the above, we require a minimum of five GCSEs at grade 9-4 (A*-C), to include English and Maths. We will consider equivalencies including but not limited to functional skills level 2, Irish Ordinary level, National 5s, IB standard level.  

We will consider combinations of level three qualifications. 

We welcome applications from individuals with equivalent, non-UK qualifications and mature students (over 21). 

We're committed to supporting you to fulfil your unique potential. You'll benefit from a strong support network from day one to be the best you can be. This will range from your lecturers, personal tutor and specialist academic support team (our Achievement and Success Centre) to dedicated wellbeing and employability (Innovation, Careers and Enterprise) centres.

Each year of your course will be made up of two semesters, within which you’ll study compulsory modules on different industry-focused topics.

Academic support