
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons)
A Brighton Mental Health Nursing degree prepares you for a rewarding career where you’ll work with people experiencing a wide range of mental experiences and distress to build effective relationships with both service users and their relatives and carers.
The course is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), ensuring your qualification meets national standards. Successful completion of our Nursing (Mental Health) BSc(Hons) degree means you will be eligible to apply for registration with the NMC and practice as a nurse in the UK.
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<strong>A Brighton Mental Health Nursing degree prepares you for a rewarding career where you’ll work with people experiencing a wide range of mental experiences and distress to build effective relationships with both service users and their relatives and carers.</strong> <br/><br/>The course is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), ensuring your qualification meets national standards. Successful completion of our Nursing (Mental Health) BSc(Hons) degree means you will be eligible to apply for registration with the NMC and practice as a nurse in the UK. <br/><br/>At Brighton, you’ll be part of a community that helps you grow, no matter what your background. The course is packed with opportunities to develop your children’s nursing skills and experience. You’ll spend 50% of your course in practice learning – on placement in healthcare and community settings, as well as our specialist nursing facilities. Our inclusive approach to learning will help you go further; we’ll make sure you play to your strengths and learn in ways that suit you best. <br/><br/>Brighton mental health nursing graduates work in a range of specialist and non-specialist mental health roles. The degree at Brighton comes with a guaranteed offer of NHS employment with our local NHS Foundation Trust. <br/><br/><strong>Top reasons to choose this course</strong><br/>• Accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). <br/><br/><br/><br/>• A guaranteed job with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust at graduation. <br/><br/><br/><br/>• You’ll share some learning with other nursing fields and other disciplines, allowing you to benefit from intraprofessional collaboration. <br/><br/><br/><br/>• Benefit from practising nursing skills under supervision in an environment that simulates nurses’ real-life professional experiences. <br/><br/><br/><br/>• Non-repayable grant of at least £6,000 each academic year. <br/><br/><br/><br/>• Brighton is in the UK top 25% for graduate earnings in nursing and midwifery, three years after graduating – Longitudinal Education Outcomes 2022. <br/><br/><br/><br/>• Support throughout your degree from our student-run Nursing Society. <br/><br/><br/><br/>Brighton is less than an hour from central London and has been named one of the best cities on the planet and the third best city in the UK by Time Out.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2026
Campus
Brighton
Application Details
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Codes/info
Course Code
B760
Institution Code
B72
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
112
Access to HE Diploma
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H3,H3,H3,H3,H3
GCSE/National 4/National 5
with Access course – maths and English. with A-levels, BTEC or Open University module K101 – at least three GCSEs including maths and English. Functional Skills 2 accepted in lieu of GCSE English and maths.
A level
T Level
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 | |
EU, International | £17,250 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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