Nursing Studies (Registered Nurse Mental Health Nursing) BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Nursing Studies (Registered Nurse Mental Health Nursing) BSc (Hons)
**Why choose this course**
• Access our Clinical Simulation Centre, including our wards and community flat, to practise real-life scenarios with actors.
•Benefit from a course that allows for 50% theoretical learning, 50% practical learning in clinical placements, to ensure you meet the requirements of our registering body, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
•Learn from a multidisciplinary team of lecturers who are all healthcare professionals with experience of working in the NHS. Many are also active researchers, investigating topics such as clinical ri...
**Why choose this course**<br/>• Access our Clinical Simulation Centre, including our wards and community flat, to practise real-life scenarios with actors.<br/><br/>•Benefit from a course that allows for 50% theoretical learning, 50% practical learning in clinical placements, to ensure you meet the requirements of our registering body, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).<br/><br/>•Learn from a multidisciplinary team of lecturers who are all healthcare professionals with experience of working in the NHS. Many are also active researchers, investigating topics such as clinical risk, dementia, ethics and compassionate practice.<br/><br/>•Get the academic requirements needed to register with the NMC to work as a mental health nurse once you’ve graduated.<br/><br/>**What you will study**<br/>On this course, you’ll be exposed to a variety of mental health clinical practice experiences where you’ll learn interpersonal engagement and assessment strategies to use with service users, and how to effectively provide care when patients are in crisis. <br/><br/>In your first year, you’ll study topics that are fundamental to mental health nursing, including anatomy and physiology, public health promotion and explore self-awareness and the ability to use the self therapeutically, ensuring you have a solid foundation upon which to build the rest of your degree.<br/><br/>During your second year, you’ll begin to plan and deliver effective, evidence-based care to people experiencing specific mental health difficulties. You’ll learn how to empower people on their recovery journeys, utilising mental health policy and multi-agency approaches. You’ll also explore the interrelationship between physical and mental health comorbidities integrating with other health professionals and partner agencies like the police and social care.<br/><br/>In your third year, you’ll develop your decision-making and leadership skills, and will gain insight into how psychosocial, spiritual, ethical and legal influences have an impact on the way patient care is provided.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Stag Hill
Course Address
Stag Hill
Guildford
GU2 7XH
Application Details
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
B760
Institution Code
S85
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
B,B,B,B,B
Overall: BBBBB Recent study within the last five years required. GCSE or Equivalent: Scottish National 5: English Language - C Scottish National 5: Maths - C While not required, applicants with a C in National 5 Science will be preferred.
Access to HE Diploma
D:21,M:24
Overall: QAA recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall including 21 at Distinction and 24 at Merit. Recent study within the last five years required. Required subjects: Must include 15 level 3 credits in Science.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
31
Overall: 31 overall including 5,5,5 at Higher Level. Recent study within the last five years required. GCSE or Equivalent: English language A HL4/SL4 or English language B HL5/SL6 and mathematics (either course) HL4/SL4. While not required, applicants who achieve HL4/SL4 in a science subject will be preferred.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English Language, Mathematics at Grade C(4) (equivalents may be considered). Alternatively, Pass in Functional Skills in Literacy and Numeracy can be accepted in place of GCSE English Language and Mathematics. While not required, applicants with a 4
Scottish Advanced Higher
B,B,C
Overall: BBC Recent study within the last five years required. GCSE or Equivalent: Scottish National 5: English Language - C Scottish National 5: Maths - C While not required, applicants with a C in National 5 Science will be preferred.
Extended Project
A
Applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) will receive our standard A-level offer for this programme, plus an alternate offer of one A-level grade lower, subject to achieving an A grade in the EPQ. The one grade reduction will not apply to any required subjects. Applicants can only receive one grade reduction from the published grades, an EPQ grade reduction can’t be applied in addition to other grade reductions made through other schemes such as Contextual Admissions or In2Surrey.
A level
B,B,C
Overall: BBC Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass. Recent study within the last five years required. We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers.
T Level
M
Overall: Merit overall, with minimum C in the Core Component. GCSE or equivalent: English Language and Mathematics at Grade C(4) (equivalents may be considered). While not required, applicants with a C/4 in GCSE Science will be preferred.
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
Overall: Pass overall with BBC from a combination of the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales and two A-levels. Recent study within the last five years required. Please note: A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted. Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are expected to pass. GCSE or equivalent: Please check the A-level drop down for the required GCSE levels.
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