Mental Health Nursing (Kirkcaldy) MSc at University of Dundee

Programme overview

A three-year master's in mental health nursing for graduates at the Kirkcaldy Campus, with placements mainly with NHS Fife, with a dissertation on a topic of your choosing and time split equally between campus learning and placements. Students learn to provide person-centred holistic care to patients with conditions such as schizophrenia, mood and personality disorders, PTSD, learning disabilities, neurodevelopmental conditions and substance misuse.

Duration: 3 years | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time (pre-registration) | Location: Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Practical workshops in the Clinical Skills Centre with a simulated hospital ward build nursing skills, and 50% of the course is spent on placements in hospitals, the community, secure care, nursing homes and substance misuse services. The MSc includes a dissertation.

Career pathways

Mental health nurses can work in clinical practice, research, management and education, in hospitals or the community with the NHS or the independent sector, and can progress to advanced practitioner or specialist roles.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate entry: a UK undergraduate degree (UK Ordinary non-honours degree accepted) plus Mathematics at National 5 Grade C, GCSE Grade C/4 or equivalent. Ghana applicants: a Ghanaian bachelor degree at third class, or 45%, or GPA 2.0/4.0 or 2.8/5.0, plus high school Mathematics equivalent to GCSE Grade C/4. English language: IELTS Academic overall 7.0 (writing 6.5, listening 7.0, reading 7.0, speaking 7.0). UCAS equal consideration deadline 13 January 2027 (18:00 UK time).

International applicants: GBP 16,650 a year. Tuition fee per year of study before scholarships, shown for international applicants (2027 entry). Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years

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