MSc Nursing (Mental Health) at Edge Hill University

Programme overview

On this Masters in mental health nursing, you’ll learn how to deliver care to adults and children with physical, psychological, cognitive and behavioural needs which manifest when living with a mental health illness. You’ll care for people with a range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and personality disorder. No two patients are the same.

What you will study

This programme adheres closely to the six core values of the NHS. These values, enshrined within the

Career pathways

Following registration as a mental health nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, you’ll have a wide choice of career options. You might choose to work in a hospital, clinic or in the community, and you may like to specialise further: adult and older adult specialist services (including addictions) children and young people forensic service This Masters in mental health nursing will also provide the opportunity for further professional development.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You should have a degree equivalent to UK first-class or second-class honours (2:2 or above). Health-related subjects are preferred but not essential. Other subjects will be considered on an individual basis. You will also need GCSE English Language and GCSE Mathematics at Grade C or Grade 4 or above (or equivalent). An interview forms part of the selection process. Pre-registration nursing courses are typically three years in duration so, in order to join this two-year MSc, you will be required to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). This will be in the form of three short pieces of written work (essays) and evidence which will also confirm that you have met a minimum of 700 hours of appropriate health-related occupational or voluntary experience. Further details about RPL, including guidance on the development of your three short academic essays, will be sent to you upon successful completion of an interview.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). UK Full-Time tuition fee Source

Intake: January 2027

Duration: 2 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://qpl.edgehill.ac.uk/apex_qlive/f?p=PV_ONLINE_APP:101::::APP:APP_COURSE_INSTANCE:906606387

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