Nursing with Registration as a Mental Health Nurse BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Nursing with Registration as a Mental Health Nurse BSc (Hons)
Are you self-aware, empathetic and patient? Join us to harness your strengths and meet the demand for mental health nurses as issues in this area skyrocket. You’ll become part of a community curious about how the mind works. As well as providing physical care, you’ll learn to create connections that help people on the road to recovery.
From year one of this programme, you’ll specialise in mental health nursing. We’ll unpick vital questions: How should we care for people with mental health issues? What’s the impact of substance misuse? Why is person-centred care important?
Are you self-aware, empathetic and patient? Join us to harness your strengths and meet the demand for mental health nurses as issues in this area skyrocket. You’ll become part of a community curious about how the mind works. As well as providing physical care, you’ll learn to create connections that help people on the road to recovery.<br/><br/>From year one of this programme, you’ll specialise in mental health nursing. We’ll unpick vital questions: How should we care for people with mental health issues? What’s the impact of substance misuse? Why is person-centred care important?<br/><br/>After you graduate, you’ll be able to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a mental health nurse. Our course follows the standards set by the NMC and also offers you option modules so you can explore specialist areas like mental health nursing of children and young people.<br/><br/>King’s nurses are highly sought after thanks to their cutting-edge knowledge, well-rounded skills and thorough understanding of the challenges in the sector. That’s why you can find our graduates in top clinical positions and leadership roles across the country and around the world.<br/><br/><strong>Key benefits</strong><br/>• You will be studying at the #1 university for nursing in the world (2025 QS World University Rankings).<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Specialise in mental health nursing with teaching delivered by practitioners with extensive experience in this field<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Learn from active clinicians working in top London hospitals and expert researchers writing the textbooks taught across the country<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Benefit from two world-class academic health science centres and our links to renowned London teaching hospitals providing nursing care to a diverse population<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Youll have the options to take an elective placement in the UK or abroad during Year 2<br/><br/><br/><br/>• A training grant of £5,000 from the NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF), and financial support for excess placement travel for accommodation costs<br/><br/><br/><br/> Please see our online prospectus for further details on this programme: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate<br/>
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
B760
Institution Code
K60
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
B,B,B
Must be combined with two Scottish Advanced Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.
Access to HE Diploma
D:30,M:9,P:6
The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be 60 credits in total. Access to HE Diploma in either Health & Social Care, Nursing and Midwifery, or Science. Numeracy/Literacy modules studied within an Access to HE diploma are not accepted for this programme to meet the GCSE/IGCSE requirements.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
31
31 points overall or an aggregate score of 14 from three Higher Levels. Notes: The total point score of 31 includes TOK/EE. GCSE/IGCSE requirements can be met via IB Standard Level/Middle Years grade 4, if not studied/studying at Higher Level.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Please see our online prospectus for further details on our BTEC entry requirements.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2,H3,H3,H3,H3,H3
Must include five GCSEs grade 4/C including English Language, Maths and Science. We can accept equivalent qualifications to meet GCSE requirements.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
All applicants must obtain or have obtained a minimum of five GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including Science, English and Mathematics. We can accept equivalent qualifications to meet GCSE requirements.
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
DMM
DMM in either Health & Social Care or Applied Science Please see our online prospectus for further details on our CTEC entry requirements.
Scottish Advanced Higher
B,C
Must be combined with three Scottish Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject. Applicants must offer either 5 subjects including Mathematics , English and Science at Credit Level Standard grades at 1 or 2/Intermediate 2 grade C, or recognised equivalent.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
M2,M2,M3
Please note that Global Perspectives is not accepted by King’s as one of your Pre-U Principal subjects. Combinations of Pre-U principal subjects and other qualifications (such as A-levels) will be considered. Must include five GCSEs grade C including English Language, Maths and Science. We can accept equivalent qualifications to meet GCSE requirements.
Leaving Certificate - Ordinary Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Not Accepted
A level
B,B,C
Must include five GCSEs grade 4/C including English Language, Maths and Science. We can accept equivalent qualifications to meet GCSE requirements. Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels.
T Level
M
Merit overall and B in the Core Component in Health.
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands | £9,790 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
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