Course contact details
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Email:global@lsbu.ac.uk
Phone:0207 123 4842
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Phone:0207 815 7500
London South Bank University
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Southwark
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Mental Health Nursing (Taught)
- Master of Science
- 2 Years
- Full-Time
- September 2027
- Postgraduate
- LSBU Main Site - Southwark Campus
Course summary
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.
Modules
Course Modules
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.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
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:
- B765
- Institution code:
- L75
- Campus name:
- LSBU Main Site - Southwark Campus
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Typical qualification requirements
A levelNot accepted
UCAS TariffNot accepted
Scottish HigherNot accepted
Access to HE DiplomaNot accepted
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Not accepted
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).
Additional entry requirements
- Health Checks
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) / Disclosure Scotland Check
- Interview
English language requirements
English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants: IELTS 7.0 (the minimum score required in each skill area is 7.0)
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Per year tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland | TBC |
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
Read fees and funding information at https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/fees-and-funding
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