Nursing (Mental Health)
University of Brighton
UCAS Code: B760 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Must include a Science or Social Science subject at grade B.
Access to HE Diploma
Access must be in a Health Studies, Nursing or Science.
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.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Must include three subjects at Higher Level, one to be a science subject.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
In a health or Science subject.
T Level
Health; Healthcare Science or Science T Level accepted on this course.
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About this course
*Mental health nurses work with people experiencing a wide range of mental experiences and distress.
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Our mental health nursing students learn to promote personal recovery and physical health using the head (knowledge, critical thought and enquiry), the heart (emotion and attunement) and hand (the practice of nursing) through attention to therapeutic relationship with service users, families and carers.
You will be supported to pro-actively engage with your learning through self-assessment, peer assessment, problem-based approaches, blended learning technologies, practice-based learning, group work and reflective practice groups. The promotion of lifelong learning is a core value of the course with social learning practices are actively encouraged.
50% of the year is spent on placements in a variety of mental health settings and in simulated healthcare situations to ensure you can confidently apply theory to practice.
Successful graduates are eligible to apply for registration as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to practice anywhere in the UK - they are also guaranteed a job with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
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Extra funding
This course is eligible for an NHS bursary. For details see: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/learning-support-fund/new-student-funding
The Uni
Brighton
School of Sport and Health Sciences
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