BSc Professional Nursing Mental Health Nursing at Queen's University Belfast

Programme overview

This three-year degree integrates theory and practice and leads to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Mental Health Nurse. Graduates provide mental health nursing assessments, treatments, interventions, education, care and support to people across the lifespan in homes and community settings, in-patient assessment and treatment units, nursing homes, secure settings and residential care homes. Students spend 50 per cent of their time in University learning nursing theory and clinical skills and 50 per cent with training partners across Northern Ireland. The programme is not available part-time.

Department: School of Nursing and Midwifery | Duration: 3 years full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Person-centred care and co-production in mental health nursing, taught in a clinical skills and simulation suite with practice placements in clinical and community settings.

Career pathways

Graduates register with the NMC as Registered Nurses in Mental Health Nursing and work across community, in-patient, nursing home, secure and residential care settings.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A-level: BCC including a relevant science (Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Life & Health Sciences, Mathematics or Physics), or BBC where no relevant science is offered. BTEC Extended Diploma: DDM. Irish Leaving Certificate: H3H3H3H4H4 at Higher Level with a relevant science, or H3H3H3H3H4 without; minimum five grade C/Merit in the Junior Certificate. Scottish Highers: BBBCC with a relevant science, or BBBBC without. Access course (QUB/UU): 65% with two science modules, or 70% with one science module, or 70% with none. All applicants (except Access/Foundation) normally need five GCSEs at grade C/4 including English Language, Mathematics and a science subject (GCSE/BTEC Applied Science not accepted). Applicants must be 18 or over on the first day. Shortlisted applicants are interviewed between December 2026 and February 2027 (face-to-face in Belfast for UK/ROI fee status, online for international); offers are based on ranked interview scores and subject to Occupational Health Assessment and AccessNI Enhanced Disclosure check. International applicants: IELTS 7.0 overall with at least 7.0 in Listening, Speaking and Reading and 6.5 in Writing.

Domestic applicants: GBP 4,985 a year (2026/27). NI/ROI residency, full-time undergraduate tuition; 2026/27 rate Source

International applicants: GBP 28,500 a year (2026/27). International and EU Other students; limited places, not Department of Health commissioned. Excludes a placement charge of GBP 5,000 per year. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

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