Program Overview

International Foundation – helping you to develop specialist knowledge, language and study skills, this intensive one-year study abroad pathway program will bridge the gap between high school and undergraduate study.

Prepare for entry to Year 1 of an undergraduate degree in a range of subjects including biomedical sciences, computing, engineering, nursing, pharmacy and science at Queen's University Belfast.

Leading to:- Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Professional Nursing Children and Young People

This three-year degree programme integrates theory and practice, preparing our students to be world-class practitioners in the field of Children & Young People's Nursing. Students on this programme will begin in September 2024.

Our highly-trained lecturing staff are actively engaged in areas of speciality practice. Our personal tutor system for student support is very well regarded, and we were awarded the Best Student Experience award in the 2021 Student Nursing Times Awards.

Queens University Belfast is the only Northern Ireland institution that offers Children's & Young People's Nursing which provides generalist and specialist care from birth to 19 years and young adulthood. Children's & Young People's Nurses provide a unique contribution to the care of children, young people and their families across a range of care environments including transition to adult services. With in-depth knowledge and understanding of growth and development, anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology and nursing care, Children's & Young People's nurses are also involved in supporting children and young people with long term conditions, learning disabilities or mental health issues.

By the end of this Programme, you will:

• Deliver safe and effective care which is child and young person centred which is reflective of their physical, psychosocial, spiritual and cultural needs, across a range of settings
• Safeguard the child and young person
• Consider the child or young person as an active partner in their health care
• Value the family as a partner in care
• Be an active team member using appropriate models of care