Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) with foundation year at Coventry University

This degree combines theory and practical learning to lead you towards professional registration and a rewarding career as a mental health nurse. Our degree with foundation year could be the stepping stone you need to achieve your goals. The foundation year aims to prepare you for degree-level study and is a great way to build the confidence, skills and knowledge needed to succeed on your degree course.

Faculty: Nursing and Midwifery  |  Duration: 4 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: November 2026  |  Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Stage 1: Becoming a Professional Practitioner, Evidence: Your Profession in a Global Context, Nursing Assessment and Care Delivery, Understanding Influences on Health and Care, Placement 1: Introduction to Nursing Care, Placement 2: Delivering Nursing Care. Stage 2: Therapeutic Interventions in Mental Health Nursing, Complex Decision-Making with the Mental Health Nursing Environments, Exploring Knowledge Through Curiosity, Enhanced Approaches in Delivering Holistic Care, Placement 3: Delivering Enhanced Nursing Care, Placement 4: Delivering Complex Holistic Nursing Care. Stage 3: Complex Care Coordination in Mental Health Nursing, Leading for the Future as a Health and Care Professional, The Evidence-based Practitioner: Professional Project, Preparing for your Career in Nursing, Placement 5: Coordinating Nursing Care, Placement 6: Practising Autonomously. Stage 4: Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology, Fundamentals of Pathophysiology and Disease, Introduction to Professional Practice and Regulatory Standards, Approaches to Health and Wellbeing for the Health Professional.

Career pathways

During your degree you will undertake several placements in a range of service settings,5. You will work with and alongside qualified mental health nurses, and therefore potential local and regional employers.

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