Overview

Mental Health Nursing degree offered at the University of the West of Scotland allows you to put the theory you learn in the classroom into practice in real-life clinical environments.

Upon graduation, you’ll achieve registration as a Registered Nurse in mental health with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Highlights

You’ll be prepared for a career in one of the most complex and fascinating fields of healthcare.
An emphasis on work-based learning means you’ll spend 50% of your time in clinical settings putting what you’ve learnt in university into practice.
Upon graduation, you’ll achieve registration as a Registered Nurse in Mental Health with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Programme Structure

Learning and Teaching:

Nursing for Recovery

Care of Vulnerable People

Fitness For Practice
Cognitive Sciences

Research Evidence and Practice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-30 00:00:00

More details

Students from non-EU/non-EEA countries can apply directly to UWS. The latest we can process your application is 6 weeks before the course start date.

Language

English

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ayr, United Kingdom
Paisley, United Kingdom
Dumfries, United Kingdom
Hamilton, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Nursing Health Sciences View 515 other Bachelors in Health Sciences in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

All applicants are expected to demonstrate good levels of literacy and numeracy, holding passes in English and Mathematics at the following levels:

Scottish National 5 (grades A, B or C)

Scottish Standard Grade (grades 1, 2 or 3)

Scottish Intermediate 2 (grades A, B or C)

GCSE (A, B or C)

Irish Leaving Certificate Ordinary level (grade C2 or higher)

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

18000 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 18000 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

1820 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1820 GBP per year during 36 months.

Rest of UK: £9,250 Cost per year of study

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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