Nursing Associate at University Centre South Devon

Nursing Associate (FdSc, HENA) at University Centre South Devon asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southdevon.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~48 points

Open

below CCC

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check southdevon.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Came in with A-levels or Highers 40%, other higher education 40%, an Access course 10%.

Course

Award: Foundation Degree in Science
Code: HENA
Duration: 2 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) for the purpose of registration as a qualified nurse (adult). More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

70%

still studying

UK 70%

30%

left higher education

UK 28%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

10 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%93%

Learning opportunities67%90%

Assessment and feedback84%91%

Academic support73%90%

Organisation and management50%79%

Learning resources94%90%

Student voice58%80%

20 final-year students · 94% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

3 years

£21k5 years

£25k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Paignton, South West England, England
Postcode: TQ4 7EJ

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Subjects

health and social care social sciences

Campus

Campus: University Centre South Devon
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Health studies at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
Birmingham Newman University	Health and Social Care (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	48 points	under 96
Blackpool and the Fylde College	Adult Health and Social Care CertHE	48 points	—
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Health and Social Care (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	48 points	—
Chesterfield College	FDSC ASSISTANT PRACTITIONER (HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE) FD	48 points	—
DN Colleges Group	Assistant Practitioner Health and Social Care FdSc	48 points	—
University Centre Somerset	Assistant Practitioner (Health) Health and Social Care FdSc	48 points	—
University Centre South Devon	Nursing Associate this course	48 points	—
University College Birmingham	Health and Social Care with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	48 points	96–111
University of Bedfordshire	Integrated Health and Social Care with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	32 - 48 points	—
University of Cumbria	Health and Social Care (with Integrated Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	48 points	under 96
University of Gloucestershire	Health and Social Care CertHE	48 points	—

See all 197 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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