BSc Nursing (Mental Health)
Entry requirements
Entry requirements Typical offers 112 UCAS tariff points, BBC at A levels with one subject preferably in a science. DMM at BTEC to include 6 units in a Science or Health Science subject, 2:2 or above in a previous degree, or a Pass (C or above) in T-Level in a science or health-related subject. Access to HE Diploma from a QAA recognised Access to HE course in a health or science based subject. Applicants required to meet 112 tariff points (example of achieving this would be 24 distinctions and 15 merits and 6 passes or 21D, 18M and 6P). Additional requirements You must have a minimum of five subjects at GCSE grade 4/C (or equivalent), including English Language, Maths and Science. Selection by interview Selection for this course is by interview. Please refer to our interview guide for further information. Disclosure and Barring Service Clearance You must declare at the point of application and interview any criminal convictions (spent and otherwise), as this will determine your eligibility to progress through the application process. Once you have been offered and accepted a place on your programme, you will need to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (adult and child workforce) and send a copy of the DBS certificate to our admissions team. If you have any criminal convictions, a risk assessment will be undertaken to determine your suitability for the programme and profession. All successful applicants MUST complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and this is at the applicant’s expense. Applicants MUST sign up to the DBS
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Nursing (Mental Health). Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Clinical Skills, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The programme is designed in collaboration with the Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust and includes an independent research project in the final year with an assigned supervisor. Students may be eligible for an NHS Learning Support Fund training grant of £5,000 per academic year.
Modules
- Foundation Nursing Practice
- My professional journey: First year student nurse
- Health and wellbeing
- Foundation nursing care
- Academic skills for health and social care
- Scientific enquiry in nursing
- Care and Skills Provision for Mental Health Nursing
- Developing Nursing Practice 1
- My professional journey: developing nursing experience 1
- Public health and inequalities for nursing
- Research design and data analysis
- Interdisciplinary team working
- Developing Nursing Practice 2
- My professional journey: developing nursing experience 2
- Health assessment and clinical decision making for Mental Health nursing
- Complex care and medicines management in Mental Health nursing
- Intermediate Theory and Practice in Mental Health Nursing Care
- Consolidating Nursing Practice
- My professional journey: consolidating my knowledge and preparing to be a registered nurse
- Leading high quality and safe care in nursing
- Medicines and public health
- Independent Project
- Contemporary nursing and innovation
- Mental Health Nursing specialisms