MSc Nursing (Mental Health) (Pre-Registration)

Example structure
Postgraduate study is the chance to take your education to the next level. These carefully selected modules will give you the chance to explore, question, and create powerful ideas. Picked to give you an extensive and in-depth education, they’ll equip you with the specialist knowledge, vital transferrable skills, and the confidence to make a genuine difference to the world around you.
There are four terms per year and the academic year is 46 weeks long. The programme introduces and develops the wide variety of mental health nursing skills. You will work with experienced nurses in a diverse range of clinical settings (primary and secondary care, public and private sectors, adult and the elderly, acute care and specialist services).
Alongside this experience, you are given the opportunity to rehearse practical skills in a safe environment. Attendance at all parts of the programme is compulsory and must be evidenced in order to register as a nurse.
We’re reactive, we’re pioneering, we never stand still, so modules might change from year to year in response to new developments and innovation. Those listed below show how a typical course might look, but more detail on course structure, including details of all optional modules, is available on our Programme Specification.
Year 1
Ongoing Recovery Journeys in Mental Health Nursing
Nursing Practice Assessment 1
Nursing Practice Assessment 2
Research Activity
How People Function
Delivering compassionate care as a mental health nurse
Year 2
Critical Recovery Journeys in Mental Health Nursing
Leadership and Preparation for Practice
Nursing Practice Assessment 3
Research in Health Care
Teaching
Teaching staff include clinically qualified lecturers in adult and mental health nursing, physiotherapy and pharmacy, as well as health psychologists, medical sociologists, social policy, informatics and management specialists
The multidisciplinary nature of our School and its rapid growth has fostered a dynamic and innovative learning environment
Half of your study time is spent on the University campus and half working in clinical settings – for example, a ward, a health centre, in clients’ homes
Assessment
You are assessed through coursework, presentations, essays, case studies/portfolios, reflective accounts, OSCEs, examinations and direct observation of practice by the mentor in clinical settings
You also conduct a research dissertation
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