As a mental health nurse, you will care for people in a diverse range of settings, presenting with a variety of mental health challenges. For the BSc version of this course you are not required to complete an honours project or dissertation.
A significant proportion of the population will experience difficulties with their mental health during their lifetime. This course will prepare you to support them in their recovery. You will gain practical and cognitive skills and will leave the course as a competent and confident practitioner.
You will learn to work in diff...
As a mental health nurse, you will care for people in a diverse range of settings, presenting with a variety of mental health challenges. For the BSc version of this course you are not required to complete an honours project or dissertation.<br/><br/>A significant proportion of the population will experience difficulties with their mental health during their lifetime. This course will prepare you to support them in their recovery. You will gain practical and cognitive skills and will leave the course as a competent and confident practitioner.<br/><br/>You will learn to work in different settings, such as city hospitals, rural communities, and in peoples own homes.<br/><br/>You will spend 50% of your time learning on campus and the other 50% on placements in hospitals and community settings. Your placements help you develop the hands-on skills needed to work in healthcare and you will be introduced to the practical elements of mental health nursing in our clinical skills centre.<br/><br/>Completing this course gives you both an academic qualification and professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2025
Campus
Fife Campus (Kirkcaldy)
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
B760
Institution Code
D65
Points of Entry
Year 1
UCAS TariffNot Accepted Scottish HigherB,C,C plus English and Mathematics at National 5 Grade C International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme24 24 points overall with 4, 4 at Higher Level, plus English and mathematics at Standard Level at grade 4 or equivalent. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)MMP Or BTEC Level 3 Diploma (MM) and Maths at GCSE grade C / 4 or an accepted equivalent. Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)H3,H4,H4 Plus O4,O4,O4 at Ordinary Level across six different subjects. This should include Ordinary Level English and mathematics at grade O4. Scottish HNCPass A HNC with C in the Graded Unit plus National 5 Mathematics at grade C (or an accepted Maths equivalent) Scottish HNDPass A HND with CC in the Graded Unit plus National 5 Mathematics at grade C (or an accepted Maths equivalent) A levelC,C Plus English and mathematics at GCSE Grade C/4 |
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
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Scotland | £1,820 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |
England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,250 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |