Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons)

Course Overview - Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons)

Are you passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of others? You’re in the right place to be the best mental health nurse you can be.

We need mental health nurses who are compassionate, committed and motivated to engage proactively with those experiencing mental health issues. This includes the ability to work with the entire family unit, maximising and promoting the wellbeing of others and enabling people to make a positive difference in their own lives.

This course will enable you to become a future-focused mental health nurse who has the competence and...

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

24/09/2025

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds
LS2 9JT

Application Details

Course Code

B760

Institution Code

L23

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

Scottish Higher

B,B,B,B,C,C

BB in Advanced Highers and BBBCC in Highers. A science must also be taken at Advanced Higher. B in an Advanced Higher and BBBCC in Highers. A science must also be taken at Advanced Higher. BBBBCC in Highers, including a science.

Access to HE Diploma

D:24,M:15,P:6

Access to HE Diploma in either Health and Social Care, Nursing and Midwifery, or Science 60 credits overall with 45 credits at Level 3, with 24 at Distinction and 15 at Merit and 6 at a Pass. Must also include 12 science credits at Level 3. GCSEs: GCSE English and Maths at Grade 4 / C, including English (English Language or English Literature), Mathematics and two science subjects. Level 2 Functional Skills Maths and English at a Pass are accepted as equivalent to GCSE grade 4 or C. Courses requiring a higher grade in GCSE maths or English may not accept Level 2 Functional Skills in its place. Please check with the course admissions team before applying.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

34

Applicants must obtain 34 points overall, including 6,4,4 at higher level including at least one science related subject.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDM

Extended Diploma: DDM in Health and Social Care or Applied Science Diploma: DD in Health and Social Care or Applied Science, plus one A Level at Grade C, or BTEC / CTEC at Merit. GCSEs: Five GCSEs at a Grade 4 / C, including English (English Language or English Literature), Mathematics and two science subjects. Level 2 Functional Skills Maths and English at a Pass are accepted as equivalent to GCSE grade 4 or C. Courses requiring a higher grade in GCSE maths or English may not accept Level 2 Functional Skills in its place. Please check with the course admissions team before applying.

Leaving Certificate - Ordinary Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

Applicants must obtain one H2 and five H3 grades in the Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher Level), with H2 in a Science subject.

A level

B,B,C

A-Level: BBC preferably including one of the following subjects: Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Human Biology, Physics, Psychology, Sociology Not including General Studies or Critical Thinking GCSE: 5 GCSEs at Grade C or 4 including English (Language or Literature), Maths and a Science. Level 2 Functional Skills Maths and English at a Pass are accepted as equivalent to GCSE grade 4 or C. Courses requiring a higher grade in GCSE maths or English may not accept Level 2 Functional Skills in its place. Please check with the course admissions team before applying.

T Level

M

T Level in Health and Health Science - Merit.

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