MMHN Mental Health Nursing

Module: 7NH052

Credits: 40

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

You will develop knowledge and skills required to deliver high quality nursing care, whilst gaining hands on experience in a range of diverse and dynamic settings. Focusing on clinical skills, this module will enable you to draw upon your theoretical learning to deliver a high standard of evidence based clinical practice. Throughout this module you will develop and utilise your critical thinking skills to enhance care delivery and gain expert knowledge as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Module: 7NH051

Credits: 40

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

You will be introduced to the theoretical foundations of nursing to develop a critical understanding of the role of the nurse. The approaches to learning and teaching are designed to help you acquire and develop the knowledge, skills and attributes required to become a Registered Nurse. You will become skilled in providing person centred care across diverse health and social care settings and will develop 'mastery' as an independent and critically reflective learner.

Module: 7NH054

Credits: 60

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

You will continue to advance your understanding of mental health nursing care through the synthesis of knowledge to your clinical practice. You will develop new skills to deal with the complex and challenging care needs of acutely ill and deteriorating mental health patients, developing your decision making skills and abilities in achieving appropriate solutions or outcomes to care. You will be able to show insight into how multi-agency care is delivered across care boundaries and shapes care. You will be able to critically evaluate current research and advanced scholarship in the field of mental health nursing. Throughout, you will demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving challenges in relation to nursing and improve services.

Module: 7NH050

Credits: 40

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

You will further develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to deliver high quality mental health nursing care to service users in a variety of diverse settings. You will develop your practical and critical thinking skills, knowledge of evidence based practice as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will demonstrate professionalism and leadership to and the NMC standards of proficiency required at the point of registration.

Location Mode Fee Year Home/EU Full-time £5325 per year 2020-21 Home/EU Full-time £6675 per year 2020-21 Home Full-time £9250 per year 2021-22

These fees relate to new entrants only for the academic year indicated for entry onto the course, any subsequent years study may be subject to an annual increase, usually in line with inflation.

• All candidates must hold an Honours degree (Bachelor) at 2:2 or above.
• Candidates must have GCSE grade C/4+ (or equivalent) in Mathematics and English.
• Please note we do NOT accept GCSE Short Courses or GCSE Equivalence Tests from other institutions or organisations.
• Applicants who are not from the UK are required to have an English Language Qualification IELTS level score of 7 or above.
• Post graduate applicants will have to demonstrate a minimum of 620hrs experience (paid or unpaid) in a health care setting in order to establish caring attributes, commitment and resilience for a career in nursing. The portfolio will evidence achievement equivalent to part one of the pre-registration nursing course, which is aligned to the NMC Future nurse: Standards of proficiency (2018). Applicants must demonstrate competence through completing a reflective portfolio in order to meet the NMC requirements for a shortened course and fulfil the NMC requirements of accreditation of prior learning.
• All applicants are required to complete a recognition of prior learning experience portfolio as evidence as part of the entry requirements. Failure to meet deadlines of submission of evidence would result in withdrawal from the application process. All offers are also based on a satisfactory occupational health report and receipt of a satisfactory enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) certificate.
• There will be continuous opportunity for you to submit evidence for your portfolio however it has to be completed by June 2021 and all outstanding admission requirements by July 2021
• Applicants will also be required to provide satisfactory personal statement and reference (academic or employer).
• All offers are subject to a successful values based interview

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• For applicants that were born outside of the UK and who have not lived in the UK for a period of 2 years at the time of application, this means that you will be required to undergo an international criminal record check via our on-line DBS process. The process and timescales vary from country to country so it is important you give this your utmost attention and priority. For further information relating to these checks please visit and
• Applicants who are classed as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes ( will still be considered as long as their country of domicile is the United Kingdom and who do not require Tier 4 sponsorship or are in the UK on a Tier 2 visa. Please note than an offer of a place at the University does not guarantee eligibility for student funding. To confirm that you meet the residency criteria go to or telephone SFE on 0300 100 0607.

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) for the purpose of registration as a qualified nurse (mental health).

Tuition Fees Loan (Home Fee Status):

By studying an undergraduate or postgraduate pre-registration programme you are eligible for a Tuition Fee loan. of up to £9,250. The loan will support your studies and enable you to start a rewarding career in healthcare.

Changes for EU students:

The UK government has confirmed that EU students starting courses from 1 August 2021 will normally be classified as Overseas (International) students for fee purposes. More information about the change is available at UKCISA:

EU citizens living in the UK with 'settled' status, and Irish nationals living in the UK or Ireland, will still be classified as Home students, providing they meet the usual residency requirements, for more information about EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) click here.

NHS Grant:

All new and continuing nursing, midwifery and most allied health professionals’ students on pre-registration courses will also receive a grant of at least £5,000 per year that is not means-tested and will not have to be repaid.

An additional payment of up to £3,000 per academic year will be available to eligible students. Eligibility will include the following:

• £1,000 towards childcare costs • £1,000 if studying in a region that is struggling to recruit • £1,000 if studying a shortage specialism

Among others, the shortage specialisms have been confirmed to include:

• Mental health nursing

• Learning disability nursing

Read the full press release on the Government website to find out more or access“The recent grants for health courses explained"

Additional funding:

Is available via NHS Business Services Authority

The Learning Support Fund offers students additional support while studying for their degree. This includes:

• Dependants allowance of £1,000 per student per year

• Additional travel and accommodation costs to clinical placements over their normal daily travel costs

• An exceptional hardship fund of up to £3,000 per student per academic year

You can find more information on the University’s Funding, cost, fee and support pages.

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