Top Up Degrees

These are special programmes designed specifically for nurses/midwives who have undertaken the Pre Registration Advanced Diploma in Nursing/Midwifery Studies at the University of Sheffield who want to convert their Advanced Diploma to a full honours, or a non honours degree.

Eligibility

You can only access the Top Up programme during the two years following your successful achievement of the Advanced Diploma in Nursing/Midwifery Studies. You must commence this programme of study before your time limit expires. Students undertake this programme of study for no more than 1 year part time.

Check your eligibility by viewing Top Up Application Deadlines.

Why do a top up degree?

Whilst having a degree will not guarantee you a job, it does imply that you have certain academic, organisational and management skills, which should influence your practice, and being a graduate in Nursing/Midwifery could enhance your promotion prospects in the future.

The programme will help you to develop a body of knowledge that will influence your practice and the practice of others. The degree offers you a unique opportunity to review the literature on an aspect of nursing/midwifery practice of your choice and consider its relevance and application to your practice role. If you choose the honours degree programme we will also encourage you to publish an article, based on your dissertation.

Having a degree at honours level will open the gates of opportunity to you in the future, whether in clinical practice, Nursing/Midwifery education, research or management.

Options

We offer the following two options for achieving a degree award for students who have been successful in their Advanced Diploma in Nursing/Midwifery Studies at the University of Sheffield.

Please select an option to find out more:

Option 1 - Taught
BMedSci (Hons) in Nursing Studies NURU100 (Part time)
BMedSci (Hons) in Midwifery Studies NURU09 (Part time)

Option 2 - Work-based
BMedSci in Nursing Studies (Non Honours) Course NURU135 (Part time)
BMedSci in Midwifery Studies (Non Honours) Course NURU136 (Part time)

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