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BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing (Registered Nursing Associate Pathway) at University College Birmingham

University College Birmingham, United Kingdom

Programme overview

This pathway to the nursing degree course enables Registered Nursing Associates with a foundation degree to continue with their nursing education to complete the Mental Health Nursing degree. Offered over 18 months, the programme is 50% theory and 50% practice so students can meet the degree and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements to register as a Registered Nurse (Mental Health) at the end of the course.

Department: Department of Health and Nutrition  |  Duration: 18 months FT  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: February  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Enhancing Nursing Practice, Crisis Care Management, Service Improvement Project, Managing Complexities in Integrative Nursing Practice, Progression to Registered Nurse.

Career pathways

Career routes include band 5 (registered mental health nurse).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Academic: GCSE/IGCSE English grade A*-C (grade 9-4) or equivalent. Foundation Degree Certificate/ Transcript - FdSc Nursing Associate. Evidence of completion of 1150 practice learning hours. A university reference. Evidence of Nursing and Midwifery Council Registration as a Registered Nursing Associate (PIN) Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Students can find further information regarding the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) for entry onto pre-registration nursing courses here. Pathway for Registered Nursing Associates to become a Registered Nurse You can apply for a place on the nursing degree pathway for Registered Nursing Associates using your foundation degree plus English and Maths Level 2 qualifications to meet the entry criteria. If successful at interview, you will enter the degree programme at the 50% stage (i.e. halfway through the second year of the programme).

Intake: February

Duration: 18 months FT

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