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Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons)
**Reasons to choose Kingston**
- We won two awards at the 2023 Student Nursing Times Awards, including Teaching Innovation of the Year for our simulated public health elective. This was part of our annual student nursing electives programme, which was also nominated for the Best Student Experience award, where students are supported to organise their own national or international placement of their choosing.
- You’ll have the opportunity to learn with and from people with lived experience of mental health challenges at the Recovery College.
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**Reasons to choose Kingston**<br/><br/><br/>- We won two awards at the 2023 Student Nursing Times Awards, including Teaching Innovation of the Year for our simulated public health elective. This was part of our annual student nursing electives programme, which was also nominated for the Best Student Experience award, where students are supported to organise their own national or international placement of their choosing.<br/><br/><br/>- You’ll have the opportunity to learn with and from people with lived experience of mental health challenges at the Recovery College.<br/><br/><br/>- 50% of the course will be on placement or in our award-winning simulation suites (Student Nursing Times Awards 2019), developing practical and therapeutic skills.<br/><br/><br/>- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the frameworks two new student experience and student outcomes categories. <br/><br/><br/>**About this course**<br/>Mental health nursing is a highly rewarding career where you can make a real difference. This course leads to registration as a mental health nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).<br/><br/>You’ll learn first-hand from mental health service users and carers, through our partnerships with service user and carer-led organisations.<br/><br/>You’ll have the opportunity to apply your learning in a wide range of placements. Our placement providers include South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust, Surrey and Borders Partnership Trust, South London and Maudsley (SLAM) NHS Foundation Trust, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust and independent hospitals, including the Priory Group.<br/><br/>**This course will be updated to reflect the new NMC standards.**<br/><br/>**Future Skills**<br/>Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.<br/><br/>As you progress through your degree, youll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.<br/><br/>At Kingston University, were not just keeping up with change, were creating it.<br/><br/>**Career opportunities**<br/>Our graduates work as mental health staff nurses, forensic staff nurses, research nurses, psychiatric liaison nurses and in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Course Address
Yorkon Building
Kingston University
Kingston upon Thames
London
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Course Code
B765
Institution Code
K84
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff120 136 We welcome a wide range of qualifications and qualification combinations. We assess each application individually, taking in to account any experience and skills you may have in your chosen field. Don't worry if you can't see your specific qualification listed, just contact our team of experts Scottish HigherB,B,B,C,C B,B,B,B,B Achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points achieved from either five Highers or a combination of two Highers offered with two Advanced Highers. Where only Highers have been taken a minimum of (BBBCC) are required. Access to HE DiplomaD:30,M:9,P:6 Achieve 122 UCAS Points from a Science or health-based Access to HE course: this is normally achieved with 45 level 3 credits and 15 level 2 credits of which 21 of the level 3 credits should be at Distinction and 18 at Merit. Other combinations of distinctions and merits to the value of 112 points can also be accepted. GCSE at grade 4 or above (or grade C or above for GCSEs taken before 2017) in English Language and Mathematics (Science also preferred) or equivalent qualification eg Functional/Key skills level 2 in numeracy and literacy; Level 2 Applied Science. GCSE Science grade 4 or above (formerly A*-C) is not required from Access students undertaking a science or health based access course. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme27 28 A minimum of 120 UCAS points made up of 6 components - usually comprising of 3 subjects at 'higher level' and 3 at 'standard' level. Opportunity to add on to points with extended essay and theory of knowledge. All the above attract UCAS points. Potential to meet the points by not passing all six component of qualification Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DDM Grade combinations below 112 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve a minimum of 112 points Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)GCSE/National 4/National 5GCSE at grade 4 or above (or grade C or above for GCSEs taken before 2017) in English Language and mathematics or equivalent qualification eg Functional/Key skills level 2 in numeracy and literacy HNC (BTEC)May be considered for entry into year 1 of the course. Due to the professional requirements of this course it is unlikely that you would be able to get advanced standing for entry into the second year of the course. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)D*D* Grade combinations below 112 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve a minimum of 120 points ASCan be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 points OCR Cambridge Technical DiplomaD*D* Grade combinations below 120 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve a minimum of 120 points OCR Cambridge Technical Extended DiplomaDDM Grade combinations below 120 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve a minimum of 120 points Scottish Advanced HigherC,C,C Achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points achieved in either three Advanced Highers or from a combination of two Advanced Highers plus two Highers. Extended ProjectCombined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory DiplomaCombined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points HND (BTEC)May be considered for entry into year 1 of the course. Due to the professional requirements of this course it is unlikely that you would be able to get advanced standing for entry into the second year of the course. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points OCR Cambridge Technical CertificateCombined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points OCR Cambridge Technical Foundation DiplomaCombined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points OCR Cambridge Technical Subsidiary DiplomaCombined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points OCR Cambridge Technical Extended CertificateCombined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points A levelB,B,B A,B,B Other A Level combinations possible to achieve a minimum of 128 points. Minimum of 2 A Levels, can be combined with other Level 3 qualifications eg. AS levels/Extended Project to achieve minimum of 128 points T Level |
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| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales | £9,250 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |
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