BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing

Year 1

In your first year, you'll be introduced to the course philosophy and perspectives on mental health. You'll learn about the concepts and theories common to all fields of nursing, and develop your skills in effective communication, collaborative working and professional practice. Your theoretical knowledge will be strengthened during two supervised practice placements.

Core modules

• MHN401 Communication and Therapeutic Engagement Skills

• MHN402 Introduction to Mental Health

• MHN404 Introduction to Management and Leadership

• NRS403 Ways of Knowing

• NRS405 Biology for Nursing Practice

• NRS406 Skills and Practice for Nursing

Year 2

In your second year, you'll learn skills to undertake effective collaborative assessment and understand how to react to clients’ distress. You'll develop your personal and professional skills in order to enhance your critical thinking and work in a safe, evidence-based way. You'll also look at the impact of mental health from the perspective of service users and carers, and explore policies that shape service delivery.

Core modules

• MHN202 Mental Health Policy in Practice

• MHN203 Lived Experience

• MHN205 Practice (1)

• MHN206 Medication Management

• MHN207 Assessment and Formulation of Common Mental Health Problems

• NRS204 Knowledge and Skills for Evidence-Informed Decision Making (1)

Final year

In your final year, you'll develop skills to deliver an effective range of interventions for clients experiencing complex needs. Your research skills will be strengthened through an opportunity for extended study on a mental health topic of your choice. You'll be able to apply your theoretical knowledge and understanding in practice, ensuring you'll be fully capable of a practitioner status.

Core modules

• MHN301 The Autonomous Practitioner

• MHN303 Practice (2)

• MHN304 Psychosocial Interventions to Meet Complex Mental Health Needs

• NRS301 Management, Leadership and Transition to Professional Practice

• NRS302 Knowledge and Skills for Evidence-Informed Decision Making (2)