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Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons)

UK

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What will I learn?

**Join one of Scotland's top nursing degrees solely focused on mental health. This thought-provoking Mental Health Nursing degree is designed to give you all the knowledge, skills and experiences you need to practice as a mental health nurse.**This course is underpinned by a philosophy of values-based and relational nursing practice, with a strong focus on the delivery of research-informed, person-centred care in a mental health setting.**Three year Honours degree**This three year Mental Health Nursing degree is designed to give you all the knowledge, skills and experiences you need to practice as a mental health nurse. Student placements begin in the first term of year one, with **50% of your learning happening in the university, and 50% happening in practice**. Uniquely, you'll graduate with **an honours degree after only three years**, having explored topics such as psychological interventions, physical and mental health, professional working and leadership in nursing.**Learning: 50% placement & 50% in the classroom**Splitting your time between placements and the classroom means that everything you learn is integrated to aid your development. You'll complete around 2,300 hours of practice-based work by the end of your degree, and have experience of a diverse range of settings and situations.We actively encourage you to build self-awareness and resilience through our interactive teaching methods, so you'll have space and time for personal and professional reflection. You'll get a consistently high level of support from a team of tutors and lecturers who come from a variety of clinical backgrounds. This is to help prepare you for the challenges of working in this field.We help you to become a reflective, self-aware and person-centred mental health practitioner. **Recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council**This Mental Health Nursing degree is recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) meaning you can register as a qualified nurse (mental health) when you graduate. This degree ranked in the **UK top 20 for Teaching Satisfaction** (2023 Guardian University Guide) and also **top in Scotland for Teaching Satisfaction** (2023 National Student Survey).

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees
£15,000.00 (16,34,343) per year
£15000 Per year

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

September 2025

Venue

Abertay Campus

Bell Street,

Dundee,

Dundee, City Of,

DD1 1HG, SCOTLAND, Scotland

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About Abertay University

Abertay is the Top Modern University in Scotland for student satisfaction (NSS 2023) and UK Top 20 for teaching quality (Times and Sunday Times)

  • Based in the heart of beautiful Dundee on Scotland’s east
  • Excellent teaching quality ratings - UK Top 20 for teaching
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  • 90% of graduates in work or further study 6 months after grad