BSc (Hons) Nursing Practice (Mental Health) at University of Staffordshire

Programme overview

An NMC-accredited degree leading to eligibility to register as a mental health nurse. Students spend 50% of their time on clinical placements with Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, and learn psychotherapeutic interventions including CBT, counselling and DBT. Simulation facilities prepare students for placements, and elective placements are available.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with a foundation year | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students learn to support patients with issues such as depression, psychosis, trauma and dementia, practising psychological therapies in simulated settings before working with patients on placement; optional micro-certificates in different therapies are available.

Career pathways

Graduates register as mental health nurses and work in acute, community and specialist services, in settings from inpatient units to people's homes, NHS hospitals, charities and prison healthcare; some continue to postgraduate study or work abroad.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: 112 UCAS points; A-levels BBC plus GCSE English and Maths grade 4/C or above; BTEC DMM; Access awards (60 credits, with 45 at Level 3) at DMM. All applicants are individually assessed. Interview, DBS check and occupational health screening form part of selection; applicants must be 18 at the start. International applicants whose first language is not English need IELTS 7.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Full-time study option, course starting September 2027; fee is for the first year, later years may change in line with UK government policy. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,085 a year (2027/28). Full-time study option, course starting September 2027. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with a foundation year

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