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Mental Health Nursing

Manchester Metropolitan University

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

  • Location

    Manchester Metropolitan University

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    OCT

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

A 24-year-old man with OCD, unable to leave the house. A mother with young children with suicidal thoughts. A middle-aged man with depression and substance abuse issues.Our high-tech, high-speed lifestyles and the pressure of constant connection to social media means that mental health and wellbeing is a growing health concern for our society. During this three-year course, you’ll develop the expertise to manage both the physical and psychological needs of patients.Some of the topics you’ll explore include the ethics of medicine management, recovery approaches, and intervention therapies for substance abuse. You’ll also learn practical skills in conflict resolution, how to manage challenging behaviour, and how to safeguard vulnerable patients.When you’re on campus, you’ll practice clinical techniques, such as how to manually take a patient’s blood pressure and how to give emergency care in our Clinical Simulation Suite. Here, we create simulations of a patient’s journey from admission to discharge.All students must demonstrate in their personal statements an understanding of mental health nursing in the UK incorporating the NHS core values, Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) code, vision for nursing and future nurse training standards as well as contemporary issues in mental health nursing. You must evidence an understanding of the qualities required to be a nursing professional in the UK in order to be shortlisted for an interview. Successful applicants will be invited to attend an online group interview.  


Features and benefits

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Approved course

- This course has been approved by the NMC. -


Become a registered nurse

- This course leads to registration as a nurse with the NMC.-


Real-world experience

- On this course you will spend an equal amount of time on clinical placements in community and hospital settings and at University on nursing theory. -


Employability

- 94% of BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing graduates are employed/in further education fifteen months after graduating.  (Graduate Outcomes survey 2020/21 graduates – UK, full-time, first degree respondents. Contains HESA Data © HESA 2020 hesa.ac.uk).   -


Enhanced content

- You will gain the added benefit of an additional experience in Acute Illness Management. -


Outstanding facilities

- We have well equipped clinical skills laboratories complete with computerised sim-man manikins, used to demonstrate both basic and challenging conditions and nursing interventions. -


Shared learning

- Opportunity for shared learning with other undergraduates and learning with the adult nursing students within the integrated elements of the course.-


GCSE help

- We accept approved equivalency tests in English Language, mathematics and science for the purpose of securing a place on our nursing courses.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 21,500per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester Metropolitan University

  • University League Table

    53rd

  • Campus address

    Manchester Metropolitan University, Ormond Building, Lower Ormond Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M15 6BX, United Kingdom

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The university welcomes a diverse international student population of more than 5,000 international students from over 120 countries.
Each year, a range of welcome events are organised to help new students settle into university, explore the city, and prepare for academic studies.
Study in the centre of the global city of Manchester, on a campus with world-class learning spaces, a lively Students’ Union and fantastic social hubs.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Nursing & Midwifery

    68th out of 86 24

  • Entry standards

    / Max 202
    113 56%

    57th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    88.0 88%

    79th

    7

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.20 80%

    30th

    2

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