Overview

The Mental Health Nursing (with Foundation Year option) (Hons) BSc degree from Bournemouth University prepares you to work in a variety of mental health settings with a diverse range of people. You will gain experience within inter-professional practice and develop skills in mental health nursing across the lifespan.

Career opportunities:

A diverse range of roles are open to you as a mental health nurse, allowing you to forge a career that you're truly passionate about. You can work within the NHS or in the private sector and can be based in a hospital environment or community setting.

Being able to educate those with mental health problems about how to work towards a recovery, as well as supporting their families, is important regardless of the job you have and this course will ensure you're equipped to do exactly that.

Accreditation

Accredited by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), this course will prepare you to be eligible to register and practice as a registered mental health nurse. Please note that the Foundation Year part of the course is not accredited.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Identifying Knowledge for Nursing Practice

Mental Health, Wellbeing & Humanised Care in Later Life

Anatomy & Physiology During the Lifespan

Communication Skills

Origins & Expressions of Mental Health & Wellbeing

Personal & Professional Development

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

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UCAS deadline

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

66

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Nursing Health Sciences View 471 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

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

66

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

This course requires 112 - 128 UCAS tariff points, including a minimum of two A-levels or equivalent.

GCSE English Language or English Literature and Mathematics grade 4 (or grade C in the old grading system).

China: Chinese Senior High School Graduation Certificate (Huikao) average 80%, or Gaokao 66%. Grade depends on the course

France: Baccalaureate with 12 overall or 11 (international option)

Hong Kong: HKDSE Diploma (4,4,3 from three subjects). Grade depends on the course

India: All India Senior School Certificate Examination (Standard XII) 65%

Spain: Titulo de Bachillerato with 6.5. Grade depends on the course

Turkey: Devlet Lise Diplomasi/Lise Bitirme Diplomasi 3.5/5.0 or 70%

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

20685 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

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Additional Details

Foundation year: £9,790 (UK, ROI & CI) £20,685 (Int'l)

Living costs

Bournemouth

United Kingdom

700 - 1000 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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