Sept 2025 Entry
5 years
116 (plus 35 clinical/field credits)
- Applicants should check with the professional bodies in their own countries for licensing requirements.
- To facilitate the selection, please input your public examination results, such as HKDSE, HKCEE, HKAL, IGCSE, GCEAL, etc., by subject under the "Public Examination section" in eAdmission. You may refer to the equivalent of Chinese and English for details.
- Students will be awarded the following award upon successful completion of the graduation requirements:
- BSc (Hons) in Nursing
What's New
Programme Aims & Learning Outcomes
Our mission is to educate young people to pursue professional careers in nursing, one of the world’s most “caring” professions. This innovative academic programme develops students’ competency in delivering quality care, carrying out relevant research, and making significant contributions to the health of the community.
Students master skills in clinical reasoning, communication, and the use of technology. They also learn how to work efficiently alone and with other healthcare professionals to provide quality healthcare.
Programme Characteristics
PolyU was the first university in Hong Kong to provide a pre-registration degree programme in nursing. Our innovative approaches to learning and teaching enhance our students’ critical thinking and clinical decision making skills, and our graduates are both leaders in the nursing profession and responsible global citizens.
Our modern facilities include nursing therapeutics laboratories (equipped and furnished as virtual clinical wards with simulation laboratories and other new technologies such as VR Hospital), mental health nursing laboratories, the Yuen Yuen Institute Chinese Medicinal Nursing Laboratory, the Dorothy Wong Intensive Care Laboratory, Gerontological Nursing Laboratory, the Herbal Medicine Learning Centre, the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services, and the Yuen Yuen Institute Learning Resources Centre.
Field practice is arranged in a variety of healthcare settings, including hospitals, old age homes, day care centres, and other community centres. We also offer a wide range of overseas student exchange programmes. To obtain properly balanced and comprehensive clinical experiences, students have opportunities to adapt to a variety of practicum locations, environments and rotating work schedules.
Professional Recognition
The programme is accredited by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong, and graduates are eligible to apply for registration as Registered Nurses (General).
Career Prospects
Graduates are eligible to become Registered Nurses (General) in Hong Kong. They can find employment in numerous clinical and community settings or further pursue specialist areas of study.
The majority of graduates work in the health sector, either under the Hospital Authority or in private organisations such as private hospitals or old age homes. Some graduates undertake research work.
Other graduates pursue further studies. Many enrol in post-registration clinical training and education at local and overseas institutions.
Some graduates work overseas after obtaining the appropriate licences from foreign countries.
This is a five-year full-time programme leading to registration with the Nursing Council of Hong Kong as a Registered Nurse (General). The programme equips students to provide holistic care that encompasses safe, ethical, legal, and culturally sensitive nursing therapeutics delivered to clients of all ages and their families in various healthcare settings.
Students develop skills in critical inquiry, constantly acquiring new knowledge and using evidence to support their development of generic and all-round attributes such as critical thinking, problem solving and lifelong learning. The course is broad-based, with a strong emphasis on professional education and a flexible curriculum design. It has the following characteristics:
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A continuous focus on the philosophical underpinnings of the concepts of person, environment, health, nursing and caring along with an emphasis on clinical reasoning and person-centred care. The programme embraces introductory and applied subjects, as well as biological, social sciences, and humanities subjects, to develop students’ understanding of the biological and psychosocial dimensions of the human condition and healthcare. Students gain comprehensive foundational knowledge of anatomy, physiology, psychology, sociology, caring concepts, clinical reasoning, and decision making in action.
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Coverage of nursing therapeutics, child and adolescent health nursing, childbearing family nursing, adult nursing, mental health nursing, gerontological nursing, community health nursing, nursing therapeutics in Chinese medicine and nursing research.
- Supervised field studies allow students to integrate theory and practice.
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An Honours project with capstone experience enables students to apply their knowledge of nursing research and engage in evidence-based practice.
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A specific set of General University Requirement subjects, including Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Leadership Education and Development, Healthy Lifestyle, Language and Communication, Service Learning and Broadening subjects, provides our students with a broad knowledge base for holistic professional learning.
Information on the subjects offered can be found here.
116 (plus 35 clinical/field credits)
Mr Timothy LAI
MSc in Nursing, BSc(Hons) in Nursing, RN (HK), FHKAN (Surgery)
Please click here to view the entrance requirements for international applicants.
Other Information
- Preference will be given to those who are fluent in written English and Chinese, and in oral English and Cantonese. (For clinical placement, applicants are expected to communicate in Cantonese, including speaking and listening.)
- Students must pass a health check before clinical training.
For further programme information, please contact
the General Office, School of Nursing
(tel.: 2766 4369; fax: 2364 9663; email: sn.enquiry@polyu.edu.hk; website: sn.polyu.edu.hk)
My dream came true in 2017 when I enrolled in the PolyU School of Nursing. For the past four years, I learnt hard and soft nursing skills, such as communication skills, leadership, and cultural awareness. Those are essential skills for becoming competent nurses.
I enjoy the liberal and open learning environment in the School of Nursing. My teachers provide guidance to students of all types and my classmates are supportive. They have shaped my value. I underwent clinical placements and community health services in various local health care settings and the experiences have broadened my horizon. The School’s exchange programme gave an opportunity to visit Ningxia and Yangzhou, in Mainland China and meet the students to learn more about their local culture.
PolyU encourages invention and innovation. I received a scholarship to support developing my self-initiated mobile apps project. My team received an honorable mention in the one-minute video competition organised by the PolyU Health, Safety Environment Office. Our video ‘Rainbow Hands (七色彩虹手)’ uses seven colours in the rainbow to make the audience easily understand the concept of seven steps in hand hygiene. My life in PolyU is fruitful!
The five-year Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Nursing programme is more than nurturing students to become competent registered nurses.
The School cares about students’ learning experience. There is a broad range of subjects of study offered at the School that means we will be able to find the right mix of subjects to suit our interests. Interactive lectures and laboratory sessions have given me an enjoyable and effective learning experience. The clinical placement provides us with opportunities to link theories with real practice situations and patient expectations. I applied the knowledge and skills that I learnt in the clinical setting and the training helped improve my critical thinking and communication skills
Participating in the School’s overseas exchange programme was one of the best experiences in my university life. I made new friends with different cultural backgrounds and learnt more about the healthcare system in another country. The programme has broadened my horizon and cultivated my interest in global healthcare issues.
I did not have big dreams when I was young. All I wanted was to take good care of my parents when they grow old. Therefore, jobs in the medical field, such as nursing, have always been my first career choice. When it came to placing the priority in my JUPAS application, the PolyU Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Nursing programme was on top of my list.
Studying the nursing programme has made me understand the roles and duties of nurses. To date, nurses are no longer assistants to doctors. The three Hs-using our heads, hands and hearts, is the principle that guides our nursing practice. Knowledge, professional judgment, advanced nursing skills, and kind-heartedness are requisites to becoming a competent nurse.
Finally, I have to say thanks to our teachers and the professors for their guidance and encouragement, and our classmates for their support. Although there were some hard times during the study, we have learnt a lot.
Required
Please input your public examination results, such as HKDSE, HKCEE, HKAL, IGCSE, GCEAL, etc., by subject under the "Public Examination" section to your online application.
To evaluate the potential and interest of applicants in the programme, and to assess their language and communication skills and understanding of the nursing discipline.
About 1 hour
Suitable applicants may be invited to interviews.
Required
To evaluate the potential and interest of applicants in the programme, and to assess their language and communication skills and understanding of the nursing discipline.
About 1 hour
Suitable applicants may be invited to interviews.
