Exceptionally rewarding
Mental health nursing is a constantly evolving field, with as many as one in four people experiencing a mental health issue each year. We will help you to meet the challenges of effective mental health care provision.
Our innovative two-year course will prepare you for a career in a wide range of rewarding mental health nursing opportunities, including in-patient and community settings, reflecting the diversity of mental health specialities. This could include acute psychiatry, child and adolescent mental health, forensic psychiatry, eating disorders, substance use and rehabilitation.
Many of our graduates take their first posts as qualified practitioners in the NHS Trusts and hospitals in which they gained experience. The course will also develop your abilities to consider the wider aspects influencing health needs of adults, preparing you for future leadership in a changing and challenging health care system.
Year 1: Assessing, planning and providing care in Mental Health Nursing - • Applied physiology for Mental Health Nursing - Research in health and social care - Promoting health and preventing ill health - Practice Experience Year 1.
Year 2: Enhancing and evaluating care in Mental Health Nursing; Acute and complex care in Mental Health Nursing - Mother and new-born - Pharmacology and medicines management in Mental Health Nursing - Transition to Leadership - Practice Learning - Dissertation.
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
London South Bank University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants: IELTS 7.0 (the minimum score required in each skill area is 7.0)
A Bachelor degree (with honours) with a minimum 2:2 classification. Candidates without a health or science related degree are required to complete a Life Sciences work book package to satisfy the Life Sciences element of the APL portfolio.
Applicants must hold GCSEs A-C in Maths and English Language or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).
This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted 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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| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England | £9790 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9790 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9790 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9790 | Year 1 |
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.
Read fees and funding information at https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/fees-and-funding
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