Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons)
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    Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons)

    University of Northampton
    University of Northampton
    United Kingdom
    United Kingdom, Northampton
    University Rank:#1106
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    Duration3 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 24,628 / Year
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026
    Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons)

    About

    Overview

    The University of Northampton’s mental health nursing course takes you on a service user’s journey within community and hospital settings, allowing you to see the service through the patient’s perspective and identify where you can make positive changes.

    The BSc mental health nursing degree reinforces your positive attitude, provides you with evidence-based knowledge and equips you with effective practice skills, through a flexible and blended approach to learning. We also offer extra student support throughout your studies and during your practice. This means that you will be supported by a nursing academic during your mental health nursing placements at a hospital.

    Top 10 For Mental Health Nursing

    The University of Northampton is a top 10 institution for Mental Health Nursing in the Best UK University Guardian League table for 2025.

    Top 10 For Nursing & Midwifery

    Our nursing and midwifery courses are joined top 10 in the Daily Mail University League table for 2025.

    Our three-year mental health nursing degree gives you the ability to cope with a demanding and satisfying profession, leading to a BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing qualification and a registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    You need one of the following qualifications:

    • BCC at A level
    • BTEC level 3 Extended Diploma or National Diploma or Cambridge Technical at DMM
    • T Level – Pass (with a C in Core or above)
    • A kitemarked Access to Higher Education course with 30 credits at Merit or above
    • Successful completion of the first year of a relevant Foundation Degree
    • Health and Social Care Diploma at Level 3 (advanced level)
    • CACHE Diploma achieved at grade B or above.

    We welcome applications from students with a mix of A levels and BTEC/Cambridge Technical qualifications.

    Please note that we may consider other qualifications not listed above on an individual basis, please contact our Admissions team to discuss these in further detail.

    • The following are essential Mental Health Nursing entry requirements for all pre-registration nursing programmes;

      Applicants must be 18 years old by the 2nd month of commencing pre-registration nursing programmes and all applicants must have 10 years of consecutive education.

      All mental health nursing applicants must have:

      • English Language and Maths GCSE, or the equivalent, at grade C/4 or above. These must be achieved prior to commencement of the course. (Common equivalents are: Functional skills level 2 and 3, Key skills level 2 and 3, Adult Literacy/Numeracy Level 2).

      All offers of a place on the mental health nursing degree are subject to:

      • successful Occupational Health Screening,
      • satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) report, and
      • successful interview at the University.

    • All International and EU students applying for the mental health nurse course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:

      • IELTS 7.0 with no lower than 7.0 in Reading, Listening and Speaking as well as no lower than 6.5 in Writing for study at the undergraduate level.

      For more information on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) English language entry criteria, please follow the NMC website.

      For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.

    • After applying via UCAS and meeting the entry requirements for the mental health degree, you will be invited to an interview. You will be interviewed by a Mental Health Nursing academic, a clinician or a service user.

      You will receive further information, and the interview preparation instructions, from us by email before your interview. If you have any questions, please email us at: [email protected].

      As part of your interview preparation, look out for health features in national newspapers. We also recommend you keep up to date with current health care and nursing issues by visiting the following sites:

    English Requirements

    • PTEMin 65
    • IELTSMin 6
    • TOEFLMin 70

    English Program Requirements

    All International and EU students applying for the mental health nurse course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:

    • IELTS 7.0 with no lower than 7.0 in Reading, Listening and Speaking as well as no lower than 6.5 in Writing for study at the undergraduate level.

    For more information on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) English language entry criteria, please follow the NMC website.

    For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.

    Career

    Careers and Employability

    On completion of this BSc Mental Health Nursing Course, you can pursue a wide range of professional careers in health and social care and research.

    As a Mental Health Nurse, you can work in hospitals or in the community. If you work in a residential setting, you may do shifts and provide 24-hour care. Within a hospital you might work in a psychiatric intensive care unit, psychiatric ward, outpatients unit, or a specialist unit dealing with eating disorders.

    In the community you could work at a GP surgery, prison, community health care centre, residential centre or patients’ own homes.

    For further information visit the NHS careers webpage.

    Master’s Opportunities

    Our postgraduate and Master’s courses are a great way to enhance the skills you have already learnt. Benefit from our 20% alumni discount on postgraduate fees to give you a CV that will catch the eye of employers.

    Successful completion of this mental health nursing course could lead on to one of our Master’s programmes: MSc Public Health, MSc Advanced Clinical Practice, MSc Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

    At the University of Northampton, we offer a range of short courses and continuing professional development (CPD) programmes. These will enable you to learn new skills, progress into specialisms or take on new responsibilities.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    24,628 / year
    Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons)
    University of Northampton
    University of Northampton
    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Northampton

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