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Nursing Practice (Mental Health) (with a foundation year)

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time including foundation year
  • 21 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
University of Staffordshire (Centre for Health Innovation)
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Course summary

Learn the professional skills to make a real difference to people’s lives and support them through significant mental health challenges.

We’ll equip you with the proficiencies and confidence to help patients cope with issues such as depression, psychosis, trauma and dementia.

You’ll learn psychotherapeutic interventions and psychological therapies, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), counselling and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT). You’ll practise your skills using our simulation facilities. These immersive spaces can be turned into a flat, ward, therapy room, GP practice or another real-world setting.

This will prepare you for working with actual patients on placements. Students can also do an elective placement, with some choosing to go abroad for this or specialise in a particular field.

Other opportunities include gaining micro-certificates in different therapies, which will improve your career prospects. You can also work on published research.

As the course is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, you can apply to become a registered mental health nurse on graduation. You could work in acute, community and specialist services.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BSc (Hons) Nursing Practice (Mental Health)

Modules

Foundation Year: Fundamentals of Health Care Governance and Key Skills; Foundations of Clinical Practice; Basics of Body Systems; Diseases, Disorders & Injuries
Year One: Mental Health and Physical Health Through the Lifespan (Rn); Mental Health Nursing Care; Mental Health Nursing in Practice 1; Mental Health Nursing in Practice 2; Mental Health Nursing in Practice 3; Professional, Legal and Ethical Considerations
Year Two: Altered Mental Health Physical Health through the Lifespan; Human Factors: Risk, Decision-Making and Uncertainty; Mental Health Nursing in Practice 4; Mental Health Nursing in Practice 5; Mental Health Nursing in Practice 6; Physical Assessment and Preparation for Prescribing
Year Three: Mental Health Nursing in Practice 7; Mental Health Nursing in Practice 8; Mental Health Nursing in Practice 9; Peer Learning and Teaching in Professional Nursing Practice; The Evidence-Base for Practice

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Nursing and Midwifery Council

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • University of Staffordshire (Centre for Health Innovation)

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time including foundation year • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 21 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
B764
Institution code:
S72
Campus name:
University of Staffordshire (Centre for Health Innovation)
Campus Code:
5
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
B764
Institution code:
S72
Campus name:
University of Staffordshire (Centre for Health Innovation)
Campus Code:
5

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
48 points

Any combination that meets the required tariff will be accepted.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Maths and English at Grade 4/C or above. For accepted equivalents, please contact enquiries@staffs.ac.uk

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