With Nursing degrees - what's the difference between Bnurs and Bsc?

You can do a Nursing degree that is either Bnurs or BSc, what's the difference? Is Bnurs more rigorous than BSc because most of the more prestigious universities that offer a Nursing course do Bnurs, and the ex-polytechnics do the BSc. Is there any major difference?

Thanks

Reply 1

iolaus

6

There isn't a difference - just some call it one some the other - it's often just called a BNurs as it's a mixture of a science and an art

Reply 2

InArduisFouette

21

to my knowledge there are or have been in the Uk Nursing degrees whether pre-r post reg leading to all sorts of differently titled degrees

for instance most North Trent / UoSheffield graduates will have a BMedSci as the post -reg bachelors offered by UoS to top up diploma / advanced diploma was a BMedSci(hons) -

at one time SHU undergrad pre-reg was a BA(hons)

other places give out plain BSc(hons) others have various abbreviations for Bachelor of Nursing

Reply 3

crammy lass

Im gonna be doing BA

Reply 4

LittleNurse

The BNurs is known for being more academic. So if you're planning on going into nursing research, something academic, or something that's quite competitive then the BNurs may be better for you. There's more anatomy and science-based modules.
The BSc is still a really good degree but it's often more practically based which suits some people and some vocations better.

Reply 5

tfpm80

11

Original post by LittleNurse

The BNurs is known for being more academic. So if you're planning on going into nursing research, something academic, or something that's quite competitive then the BNurs may be better for you. There's more anatomy and science-based modules.
The BSc is still a really good degree but it's often more practically based which suits some people and some vocations better.

sounds kind of counter intuitive to have the BNursing as the more academic and about science and the Bachelor of science to be more about Practical work

With Nursing degrees - what's the difference between Bnurs and Bsc?

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