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Nursing (Adult and Mental Health)

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  • Undergraduate
2 Campuses
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Course summary

Please note that advanced entry is not available to our Nursing (Adult and Mental Health) Pre-Registration Nursing Programme at this time.

Train as a dual-registered adult and mental health nurse, with our Nursing and Midwifery Council-validated four-year integrated Masters degree.

At ARU, you’ll learn in our specialist nursing skills labs and out on placement.

There’s a focus on person-centred care throughout the course, as we explore fundamental nursing skills, mental health care, and aspects of adult nursing. You’ll gain the clinical knowledge, skills and confidence you need to succeed as a dual registered nurse.

When you graduate, you’ll be eligible to apply for registration and start your career as a nurse.

Why ARU?

Get a minimum of £5,000 per year non-repayable training grant.

Gain hands-on experience through clinical placements.

Train using advanced simulation suites and clinical labs.

Benefit from wellbeing support, academic guidance, and career services.

Obtain a Masters qualification with our four-year course.

Graduate with dual registration as an adult and mental health nurse.

Modules

Course Modules

Year 1

  • Into ARU

  • Foundations of Communication and Professionalism

  • Fundamental Skills and Procedures for Nursing

  • Applied Health Science for Nursing Across the Lifespan

  • Epidemiology, Inequality, and Health Promotion for Nursing Across the Lifespan

  • Contemporary Nursing Practice 1

Year 2

  • Supporting a Patient Safety Culture in Nursing

  • Supporting Learning and Professional Development in Nursing

  • Contemporary Nursing Practice 2

  • Assessing and Planning Care Across the Lifespan

  • Coordinating and Leading Integrated Care in Interprofessional Settings

Year 3

  • Clinical Decision Making in the Acutely Unwell Adult

  • Personalised Care and Public Health in Adult Nursing

  • Contemporary Adult Nursing Practice 3

  • Leading and Managing Quality Care in Adult Nursing

  • Managing the Care of Adults with Complex Care Needs

Year 4

  • Assessment in Mental Health Nursing

  • Developing Approaches to Planning Care in Mental Health Nursing

  • Contemporary Mental Health Nursing Practice 4

  • Reviewing and Evaluating in Mental Health Nursing Care

  • Therapeutic Interventions in Mental Health Nursing

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

  • Chelmsford Campus
  • Cambridge Campus

Study options

  • MNurs • Full-Time • Integrated masters • 4 Years

Start dates

Application codes

Institution code:
A60

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

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Application codes

Institution code:
A60

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

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Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff
120-104

We accept A Levels, T Levels, BTECs, OCR, Access to HE and most other qualifications within the UCAS Tariff.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above, including English and Maths.

Functional Skills in English and Maths at Level 2 (Issued by an Ofqual regulated awarding organisation) or Adult Literacy and Numeracy at Level 2 however, a minimum of 3 GCSEs at Grade C, or grade 4, or above will still be required. https://www.aru.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/nursing-adult-and-mental-health

Additional entry requirements

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) / Disclosure Scotland Check
Health Checks
Interview

English language requirements

Applicants for whom English is not their first language and who are unable to provide evidence of being taught and examined through the medium of English are required to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. This can be via an Occupational English Test with a grade of C+ in writing and B in the reading, listening and speaking sections or an English Language Testing System (IELTS) with an overall score of 6.5 and at least a 6.0 in any of the writing, reading, listening and speaking sections.

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.

ARU operates a policy of making contextualised offers for this course which may be a reduced conditional offer or an unconditional offer, using data from UCAS to make our assessment. We consider that this approach promotes the equality of educational opportunity for applicants from low participation groups in HE. ARU welcomes students from diverse backgrounds and helping them achieve their full potential. The offer of a place through the contextual offer process is at the discretion of ARU.

Learn more on the Anglia Ruskin 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.

This course may have Historical entry grades data available, please select a course option to view.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland£10050

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

https://www.aru.ac.uk/student-life/preparing-for-study/help-with-finances/undergraduate

https://www.aru.ac.uk/study/tuition-fees

International fee TBC

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