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Nursing (Mental Health)

  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-Time
  • September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Clifton Campus
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Course summary

Mental health nursing is central to the NHS Workforce Plan (2023), and to meeting the health needs of the nation. It is a unique profession providing care to people across the lifespan who are experiencing mental distress, and promoting mental wellbeing for the entire population.

Mental health nurses work in a diverse range of settings including the community, hospitals and the the voluntary sectors. They also work across boundaries to support people they care for with physical comorbidities.

Our teaching is delivered by experienced practitioners with input from patient and carers. By doing this, we help students develop the technical skills, critical thinking, problem-solving and compassion required to provide high-quality mental health care.

You can also join this course by progressing from our Level 5 Nursing Associate Apprenticeship. At NTU this route is known as R2RN.

Why study mental health nursing at NTU?

  • You'll taught by a dynamic team of lecturers who are also qualified nurses. Becoming a nurse is an exciting journey we are privileged to take you on.

  • The course is delivered 50% at University, and 50% in a wide range of clinical practice areas.

  • Our amazing facilities in the Health and Allied Professions Centre allow you to learn effectively and become part of the NTU Nursing community.

  • NTU ranks top 15 in the UK for Mental Health Nursing (The Guardian University Guide, 2026).

Modules

Course Modules

Here’s a breakdown of the modules you’ll be studying across your course:

Year One modules include:

  • Introduction to Nursing Practice

  • Integrative Nursing Practice

  • Foundations of Applied Nursing Practice

  • Practice Assessment: Year One

Year Two modules include:

  • Evidence in Nursing Practice

  • Biopsychosocial Approaches in Nursing Practice

  • Applied Nursing Practice in Complex Care

  • Practice Assessment: Year Two

Final Year modules include:

  • Innovating and Improving Healthcare Practice

  • Leadership in Nursing

  • Managing Applied Nursing Care

  • Practice Assessment: Year Three

Assessment method

The majority of your work will be assessed through a variety of written work such as coursework-based essays, a research diary and a dissertation in your final year.
You’ll also be assessed through examinations, presentations, an Observed Structured Clinical Exam and a Practice Assessment document which will be achieved across the three placements each year.

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

  • Clifton Campus

Study options

  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours) • Full-Time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

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:
B760
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
Clifton Campus
Points of Entry:
Year 1

Nottingham Trent University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

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:
B760
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
Clifton Campus

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent)

T Level

We will consider T Levels for entry to this course, either as stand-alone qualifications or in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications, in accordance with the specified course tariff points.

UCAS Tariff
104-112

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent)

Access to HE Diploma

Pass your Access course with 60 credits overall with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE English grade C/4 or equivalent
GCSE Maths grade C/4 or equivalent

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

104 - 112 UCAS tariff points from your BTEC level 3 National Diploma and up to two A-Level or equivalent qualifications.

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

DMM from your BTEC Extended Diploma

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

104 - 112 UCAS tariff points from your BTEC level 3 National Extended Certificate and up to three A-Levels or equivalent qualifications

We also consider equivalent qualifications and combinations. Please contact Nottingham Trent University Admissions team for further information.

Additional entry requirements

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) / Disclosure Scotland Check
Health Checks
Interview
Other
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age at the start of the course. This is the minimum age requirement set by our placement providers. If you will be under 18 at the start of the course, your application may be declined, or you may be offered the opportunity to defer your application until next year.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

NTU makes contextual offers for this course to give everyone a fair chance to access their chosen degree.

Contextual offers are lower than our standard entry criteria or may be an unconditional offer for courses that require a portfolio. We also take individual circumstances into account when we receive results and may accept grades lower than our published criteria.

We use a range of data from UCAS to make our offers and more information on our approach is available at the link below.

Learn more on the Nottingham Trent University website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Tuition fees for 2027 entry are yet to be confirmed. As a guide and to enable you to plan your finances, the fees for Home undergraduate students for 2026 are £9790 .The current expectation is that the University may increase this for future and subsequent years of study in line with inflation and as specified by the Government.

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