Mental Health Nursing (pre-registration) MSc at Coventry University

Programme overview

Pursue a career in mental health nursing utilising your current care experience and degree. On successful completion of the course, you will be eligible for registration as mental health nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Mental health (MH) nursing supports recovery and wellbeing across all ages through high-quality, evidence-based, holistic, person-centred care.

Faculty: Health and Social Care | Duration: 2 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: January 2027 | Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one: Becoming a Professional Practitioner, Evaluating Evidence within Health and Care, Assessment and Decision-making in Mental Health Nursing, Placement 1: Delivering Nursing Care, Exploring Wider Influences on Health and Care, Placement 2: Delivering Enhanced Nursing Care. Year two: Therapeutic Interventions and Innovations in MH Nursing, Coordinating Complex Care within Mental Health Nursing, Placement 3: Delivering Complex Holistic Nursing Care, The Evidence-based Practitioner: Professional Project, Leading for the Future as a Health and Care Professional, Placement 4: Practising Autonomously.

Career pathways

As a registered mental health nurse, you may find yourself working within inpatient settings, community and specialised environments supporting individuals with mental health conditions and their families or carers. You could also progress your mental health nursing profession in clinical practice, leadership, education or research across a range of public and private healthcare settings, services and organisations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An honours degree 2:2 or above in a health-related subject. GCSE Grades 4/C or above in English and maths. As this course includes practice-based learning, you must be able to meet the requirements for placement. This includes satisfactory health clearance and an Enhanced DBS check. Additional information, including requirements relating to immunity and vaccination status, is provided in the disclaimer section. All learners who meet the admission criteria are interviewed following a values-based recruitment process. Applicants must demonstrate prior theoretical learning aligned to the NMC platforms, together with at least 600 practice hours in a relevant health or care setting. These will be assessed through the Recognition of Prior Learning process, and support will be provided throughout. The remainder of the practice learning required to meet NMC registration requirements is completed through placements and simulated learning as part of the course. Non-UK degrees will be accepted if healthcare-related and accompanied by a 'Certificate of Comparability' which you can obtain from www.enic.org.uk.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,700 a year (2026/27). Full-time tuition for 2026/27 entry. Source

Intake: January 2027

Duration: 2 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.coventry.ac.uk/course-structure/pg/shc/mental-health-nursing-msc-pre-registration/

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