BSc (Hons) Nursing (Mental Health) at University of Brighton

Programme overview

As a mental health nurse you’ll work with people experiencing a wide range of mental experiences and distress. You’ll build effective relationships with both service users and their relatives and carers. On our mental health nursing degree you’ll have placements in a variety of settings and simulation at university to ensure you can confidently apply theory to practice.

What you will study

You’ll share at least one module with students from other nursing fields and some sessions with other disciplines, allowing you to benefit from intraprofessional collaboration. You will also benefit from service users contributing to your learning through shared stories and membership of the Mental Health Nursing Special Interest Group. In each year of the degree, you will engage with both theory and practice learning. The degree alternates between academic terms and blocks of practice. In total during your degree you will complete 2,300 academic hours and 2,300 of practice learning. Modules include Nursing Assessment in Partnership with People, Planning Nursing Care in Partnership with People, Human Biology for Nursing, Practice Learning for Nursing Year 1, Quality Improvement Using Evidence-based Nursing Practice, Approaches to Nursing Adults with Long-term Health Conditions, Nursing to Promote Health and Prevent Illness, Key Theories and Concepts Underpinning Mental Health Nursing, Practice Learning for Mental Health Nursing Year 2, Contemporary and Future Nursing Practice.

Career pathways

The Nursing (Mental Health) BSc(Hons) degree at Brighton comes with a guaranteed offer of NHS employment. Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) will offer all graduates of the degree a job once registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A-levels BBB–CCC. BTEC DMM–MMM in a health or science subject. International Baccalaureate 26 overall with three subjects at Higher level. UCAS tariff 96–120 points. Access to HE Diploma Pass with 60 credits overall. Health studies, nursing or science. At least 45 credits at level 3, with 18 credits at distinction and 27 credits at merit or above. T-level Merit in the Health, Healthcare Science or Science T-level. Other T-levels are not accepted. GCSEs (minimum grade C or grade 4). with Access course – maths and English. with A-levels, BTEC, K101 or K102 – at least three GCSEs including maths and English. Functional Skills 2 will be accepted in lieu of GCSE English and maths. A wide range of other qualifications will be considered on an individual basis, eg Open University K101 and K102. Higher apprenticeship Successful completion of our Nursing Associate or Assistant Practitioner higher apprenticeship with 120 credits at level 5 may enable you to start in year 2 of the Nursing (Mental Health) BSc(Hons) degree. A qualification, HE credits or relevant experience may count towards your course at Brighton and could mean that you do not have to take some elements of the course or can start in year 2. Places for entry into year 2 of this course are limited, and high demand for our nursing courses will restrict availability. Age requirement.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). First-year tuition fee, full-time; fees may rise in later years. Source

Intake: 2027 entry

Duration: full-time: 3 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/register

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