Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons)

<strong>Join one of Scotlands top nursing degrees solely focused on mental health. This thought-provoking Mental Health Nursing degree is designed to give you all the knowledge, skills and experiences you need to practice as a mental health nurse.</strong><br/><br/>This course is underpinned by a philosophy of values-based and relational nursing practice, with a strong focus on the delivery of research-informed, person-centred care in a mental health setting.<br/><br/><strong>Three year Honours degree</strong><br/><br/>This three year Mental Health Nursing degree is designed to give you all the knowledge, skills and experiences you need to practice as a mental health nurse. Student placements begin in the first term of year one, with <strong>50% of your learning happening in the university, and 50% happening in practice</strong>. <br/><br/>Uniquely, youll graduate with <strong>an honours degree after only three years</strong>, having explored topics such as psychological interventions, physical and mental health, professional working and leadership in nursing.<br/><br/><strong>Learning: 50% placement & 50% in the classroom</strong><br/><br/>Splitting your time between placements and the classroom means that everything you learn is integrated to aid your development. Youll complete around 2,300 hours of practice-based work by the end of your degree, and have experience of a diverse range of settings and situations.<br/><br/>We actively encourage you to build self-awareness and resilience through our interactive teaching methods, so youll have space and time for personal and professional reflection. Youll get a consistently high level of support from a team of tutors and lecturers who come from a variety of clinical backgrounds. This is to help prepare you for the challenges of working in this field.<br/><br/>We help you to become a reflective, self-aware and person-centred mental health practitioner. <br/><br/><strong>Recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council</strong><br/><br/>This Mental Health Nursing degree is recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) meaning you can register as a qualified nurse (mental health) when you graduate. <br/><br/>This degree ranked in the <strong>UK top 20 for Teaching Satisfaction</strong> (2023 Guardian University Guide) and also <strong>top in Scotland for Teaching Satisfaction</strong> (2023 National Student Survey).