Adult and Mental Health Nursing

Reasons to choose Kingston University

• This integrated masters course will prepare you to apply to the NMC Register as a Registered Nurse in the fields of Adult and Mental Health Nursing.

• Top University in London and Top 2 in the UK for Mental Health Nursing, The Guardian University Guide 2026.

• We won two awards at the 2023 Student Nursing Times Awards, including Teaching Innovation of the Year for our simulated public health elective. This was part of our annual student nursing electives programme, which was also nominated for the Best Student Experience award, where students are supported to organise their own national or international placement of their choosing.

• Our award-winning simulation suite (Student Nursing Times Awards 2019) offers a wide range of realistic environments to learn in, including hospital wards and community settings, with service users who play patients or relatives.

About this course
This integrated masters course will prepare you to apply to the NMC register as a Registered Nurse in the fields of Adult Nursing and the field of Mental Health Nursing.

The course is highly practical, giving you hands-on experience. You'll spend 50% of your time on placement in hospitals, in the community and in our skills and simulation labs developing valuable hands-on skills. You'll work with patients, carers, clinical mentors and other healthcare professionals. Placement opportunities include medical and surgical wards, oncology, ICU, A&E, coronary care, operating theatres, district nursing, GP practice nursing and integrated community teams.

You'll learn in our award-winning simulation suite and experience a wide range of realistic environments, including hospital wards and community settings.

The course is taught by experts in A&E, ICU, neurology, cancer and palliative care, community nursing, health visiting and mental health. They will help guide you to practice your skills in a safe and supportive atmosphere.

The NMC commended the range of student engagement activities available on this course. You can engage with volunteering, fundraising, sports, societies, research and staff/student events. You'll explore concepts of nursing through arts-based education including plays, literature, museum visits, art exhibitions and drama workshops.