MSci Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Nursing (Dual Award) at Birmingham City University

Programme overview

Your journey to becoming a confident, compassionate, and future focused nurse starts here. The MSci Nursing Course- Dual Award in all combination of fields has been designed to enable you to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses in two fields of nursing. The course is approved by the NMC, and on completion you will be able to apply for Registered Nurse status in two fields of nursing.

Faculty: Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences | Department: Nursing and Midwifery | Duration: 4 years full-time | Study mode: full-time (integrated master) | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

On the mental health nursing course, you will develop the knowledge, skills and values you will need to meet the mental health and physical needs of a diverse population. Once registered as a nurse with the NMC, you could choose to work with people in hospital and community settings as well as in their own homes across a variety of specialisms, including child and adolescent services, mental health services for adults or older people, forensic settings for offenders with mental health problems, or perinatal services. Modules include Developing Your Nursing Identity: Skills for Academic and Professional Growth, Applied Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing Assessment, Principles of Mental Health Nursing, The Nurses Role in Health Promotion and Reducing Health Inequalities, Professional Practice 1 in Mental Health Nursing, Principles of Learning Disabilities Nursing, Professional Practice 1 in Learning Disabilities Nursing, Advancing Academic Skills and Professional Development in Nursing.

Career pathways

We have collaborated with clinical practice colleagues, service users and carers in the West Midlands region to design our dual awards to meet the changing health care needs and services of the region, and beyond, nationally. This is a highly relevant, exciting, varied and timely course, positioning you at the centre of the changing scope of patient care and services care in the 21st century.

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Application information

Entry requirements

120 UCAS Tariff points. Applicants will also need to complete an interview for this course; see interview arrangements below. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). In addition to the A Level, BTEC and other level 3 requirements below, applicants for this course also need GCSE English Language or English Literature and GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above. If you do not have these or are not undertaking them, we accept other level 2 equivalents, or we may ask you to pass BCU's GCSE equivalency tests. 120 UCAS Tariff points from three A Levels. Grades BBB (or equivalent). Required subjects: Health and Social Care, Psychology, Sociology or a Science subject at A Level or level 3 equivalent. Excluded subjects: General Studies; Critical Thinking; Extended Project. International Baccalaureate Diploma: Obtain a minimum of 30 points overall. Required subjects: One of Biology, Chemistry or Physics at Higher level. English language: IELTS 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in each band.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). full-time, 4 years; annual tuition for the first year of study Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com/explore/courses/cf1766ce-f17c-43ae-a6cb-d21e45c6d84c/course?studyYear=2027

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