King's College London

You’ll learn from some of the top practitioners and researchers in the field. Our teaching team are enthusiastic about training the next generation of nurses and they’ll do their best to help you thrive. In fact, many King’s graduates decide to come back to teach while working at local hospitals.

We match our teaching methods to the topic you’ll be studying. That means that lectures will only be a small part of your learning. You’ll do independent study, seminars and tutorials, as well as lots of practical work. We also encourage you to develop by yourself and reflect on your experience.

The course regularly evolves with the feedback we receive from students and clinical partners. That means our modules are constantly improving and always up to date.

Besides face-to-face teaching, we also use technology in a range of digital learning methods. This includes a virtual placement where you’ll do remote work like referrals, documentation, telephone calls with patients – just like you would in practice.

Simulation is a big part of your practical learning. In year one, this starts with essential skills like taking blood pressure or a pulse. Then, by the end of the course, you’ll be practising complex skills like taking an ECG.

You will spend around 20% of your time in scheduled learning, and around 30% of in guided independent study. The other 50% of your time will be on placement.

Clinical placements

Half of your course involves clinical placements with our partner healthcare providers. These include leading NHS Trusts, as well as private and voluntary organisations. We try to give you a wide range, across a broad geographical area, to give you as much experience as possible.

You’ll work similar shift patterns to the nurses working on your placements.

Learn more about Practice Learning Placements

Summer Vacation

During the first two years of the programme, your summer vacation will fall into one of two waves – either June/July or July/August. One wave will be your vacation, one will be a placement.

You can tell us your preference, but we can’t guarantee we’ll be able to meet this. That means it’s best not to make any commitments until you’ve found out the timings for your placement.