University · Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nursing courses at Queen's University Belfast
Queen's University Belfast runs 2 approved pre-registration nursing courses, training children's nurses and mental health nurses, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Below: every course, the route and award each one leads to, the entry requirements where the university has published them, and how the offer compares with neighbouring providers.
What you can study here
Queen's University Belfast teaches 2 nursing fields and roles at pre-registration level, training children's nurses and mental health nurses. Every course listed on this page is approved by its regulator, which is what makes it count: finishing an approved course is what entitles you to apply for registration, and registration is what lets you hold the protected title and be appointed to the job.
The provision here is undergraduate, which is the standard route in from school or college. Expect a mix of taught university blocks and supervised clinical placement, with the placement weeks scheduled around the academic year rather than in the holidays.
No typical offer has been published in the open data for any course at this provider, so this page does not state one. Grades, tariff points and interview requirements change year to year and the university’s own course pages are the only reliable version — each course below links straight to its record. 2 courses carry a UCAS code, so they are applied for through the central system rather than direct to the university.
- Location
- Belfast
- Nation
- Northern Ireland
- Approved courses
- 2
- Professions taught
- 2
- Routes offered
- undergraduate degree
- Campus locations
- Belfast
Every nursing course at Queen's University Belfast
Side by side, so you can see where the routes and the course lengths actually differ.
| Course | Profession | Route | Award | Length | UCAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Nursing Children and Young People | Children's Nurse | BSc | BSc (Hons) | 3 years | B730 |
| Professional Nursing Mental Health Nursing | Mental Health Nurse | BSc | BSc (Hons) | 3 years | B760 |
Children's Nurse at Queen's University Belfast
Children's nurses care for patients from newborns through to adolescents, interpreting behaviour and non-verbal cues to spot rapid deterioration in children who cannot always describe their symptoms clearly.
Children's Nurse entry requirements at Queen's University Belfast · All children's nurses courses in the UK · How to become a children's nurse
Mental Health Nurse at Queen's University Belfast
Mental health nurses support and promote recovery for people experiencing a wide range of mental health conditions, from medication management to recommending therapies and structured social activities.
Mental Health Nurse entry requirements at Queen's University Belfast · All mental health nurses courses in the UK · How to become a mental health nurse
Paying for it in Northern Ireland
Student support for nursing courses is set nation by nation, so what applies here is decided by the fact that Queen's University Belfast is in Northern Ireland — not by the university.
Next steps
- All universities — Grouped by nation and region
- Every approved course — Compare providers side by side
- Compare training routes — Degree, master’s or apprenticeship
- Funding and bursaries — What you can claim while you study
- NHS pay bands — What the job pays once you qualify
Where this page’s data comes from
- Northern Ireland Department of Health nursing and midwifery bursaryDepartment of Health (Northern Ireland), as described on Queen's University Belfast's fees and finance pages · No licence or copyright statement located on the cited page · updated annual · checked 3 September 2026
- NMC approved programmes directoryNursing and Midwifery Council · NMC website terms and conditions (no open licence; personal/internal use only) · updated on-change · checked 3 September 2026
- NMC register data reports, pre-registration standards and registration codesNursing and Midwifery Council · NMC website terms and conditions (no open licence; clause 6.3 permits reproducing rules/standards/guidance only) · updated annual · checked 3 September 2026
- Royal College of Nursing membership and professional body informationRoyal College of Nursing · No open licence stated; RCN copyright · checked 3 September 2026
- NHS Health Careers role profiles, pay guide and course finderNHS England (Health Careers) · No open licence stated; NHS England (Health Careers) copyright, all rights reserved · updated on-change · checked 3 September 2026
- Skills England apprenticeship standards (Registered Nurse Degree, Nursing Associate)Skills England (Department for Education); formerly Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education · Open Government Licence v3.0 · updated on-change · checked 3 September 2026Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- NHS Learning Support Fund guidanceDepartment of Health and Social Care (administered by NHS Business Services Authority) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · updated annual · checked 3 September 2026Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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