What will I learn?

OVERVIEW

The MSc Mental Health Nursing (pre-registration) has been designed with graduates in mind, building upon those existing skills you achieved through your undergraduate degree, and applying these at masters level.

One in every eight people in the world live with a mental disorder. This is often characterised by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual鈥檚 cognition, emotional regulation, or behaviour (WHO 2022).

In addition to exploring a range of mental health conditions and presentations, for example psychosis, depression, self-harm and suicide risk, you鈥檒l identify the variant determinants of health as well as the inequality that exists across populations. You鈥檒l be introduced to the psychosocial interventions and medical treatments that are available.

Working within an ethos of patient-centred care and collaboration, you鈥檒l start to build therapeutic relationships with individuals from your first placement experience. You鈥檒l become an advocate for vulnerable patients, adhering to capacity and mental health law yet questioning and challenging coercive practices.

Throughout your study, you will split your time equally between placement/simulation-based learning and theory. This course is designed to equip you with both the practical skills and theoretical knowledge needed for you to become a future leader.

At Manchester Met, all our academic team in the Department of Nursing have been practising registered nurses from a range of clinical and managerial backgrounds. Our mental health team has been recruited from a diverse background, including community mental health care, alcohol and substance use, acute inpatient, and liaison psychiatry, peri/post-natal mental health and mental health law

To fund your postgraduate pre-registration nursing degree, you'll be able to access standard student loans in line with undergraduate funding for pre-registration courses.

Which department am I in?

Department of Nursing

Study options

Full Time (2 years)

Tuition fees

拢20,500.00 (22,33,602) per year

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

February 2025

Venue

Manchester Campus

Oxford Road,

Manchester,

Greater Manchester,

M15 6BH, NORTHERN ENGLAND, England

Entry requirements

For international students

All applicants must have achieved a minimum of a first degree (2:2 or above), provide evidence of IT skills and have a minimum of five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, including mathematics, English language and science. One equivalent qualification, such as Level 2 functional skills mathematics, BTEC Level 2 science, or Manchester Met鈥檚 mathematics/science equivalency test, may be accepted. Applicants must evidence recent study within the last five years. Plus, evidence of relevant, practical experience through the pre-entry portfolio prior to admission. Pre-Entry Portfolio : Applications should be made prior to the completion of the portfolio. Successful applicants must evidence a minimum of 500 hours of practice-related experiential learning and a minimum of 500 hours of independent theoretical learning from the first degree or science related workbooks following interview and prior to joining the course. Visit the online course page for further guidance on the portfolio. International applicants must have achieved an overall score of 6.5 in the academic version of IELTS. You should not achieve less than the equivalent of an IELTS academic score of 6.5 in each of the sections of reading, listening and speaking and 6.0 in the section of writing as an alternative to GCSE English Language.

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