MSc Nursing (Mental Health) at Swansea University

Programme overview

The MSc Nursing (Mental Health) is a two-year pre-registration Master's for graduates and non-registered healthcare practitioners, delivered by blended study on Singleton Park Campus. It prepares graduates to apply for registration as a mental health nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and is the only two-year pre-registration MSc Nursing in Wales.

Department: School of Health and Social Care | Duration: 2 years full-time | Intake: September | Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Dissertation (Mental Health), 60 credits; The Essentials of Nursing (Mental Health); Promoting Health and Preventing Illness (Mental Health); Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research (Mental Health), each 30 credits. Year 2: Acute and Unscheduled Nursing Care (Mental Health); Care of the Person with Complex Mental Health Needs (Mental Health); Leadership, Management and Decision Making in Service Evaluation and Improvement (Mental Health), each 30 credits, plus a practice and theory hours requirement. Includes 40 weeks of practice placement and simulation-based learning.

Career pathways

Graduates are eligible to apply for Registered Nurse (Mental Health) status with the NMC and to register as a nurse in the EU and EEA. Graduates can apply for vacancies across Wales through the NHS Wales Student Streamlining Scheme.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduates with a 2:2 honours degree or above and GCSE grade C or above in Mathematics and English/Welsh. Applicants must demonstrate 700 hours of clinically relevant practice in health-related environments within the last two years, verified by a registered healthcare professional, and 450 theory hours assessed through a verification inventory and portfolio. Evidence of recent study (within five years), satisfactory academic and character references, a DBS check and Occupational Health clearance are conditions of any offer. English language (non-first-language speakers): IELTS 7.0. Pre-registration only; not suitable for registered nurses.

Intake: September

Duration: 2 years full-time

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