Nursing with Registration as a Mental Health Nurse

Year 1

Each year you will typically study modules totalling 120 credits, focusing on quality care, cutting-edge clinical skills and professional delivery, combined with the knowledge and expertise necessary to undertake them. You will learn the pivotal roles of the nurse as a leading practitioner and partner. There will be a mixture of college based activities which will underpin periods of clinical practice. As degree students you will become increasingly clinically focused by the second year, extending your ability to influence patient care and teamwork.

The following modules, worth 30 credits each, are required for this course:

• Applied Human Biology
• Nurses in Society
• Family Centred Care
• Knowledge and Skills for Mental Health Nursing

There are no optional modules for this course in Year 1.

Year 2

During this year your modules will become increasingly clinically focused in your area of practice. You will also take an additional optional module of your choice, allowing you to tailor your learning to your own areas of interest. Your practice placements will enable you to apply the knowledge gained through study in a variety of clinical settings. You can also take advantage of the opportunity for international elective placement during the programme.

The following modules are required for this course:

• Applied Social Sciences
• Evidence Based Mental Health Care
• Engagement and Recovery
• Physical Healthcare for People with Mental Health Problems

Optional Modules

In addition, you can choose a 15-credit optional module from a variety of options, which may typically include:

• Adolescent Healthcare: Meeting the Challenge
• Continence Care
• End of Life in Contemporary Society
• Global Health
• Nursing and the Arts
• Older People and Mental Health
• Pharmacology for Nursing Practice
• Substance Misuse: Screening and Brief Intervention

Year 3

During your final year, you will undertake further placements to develop your practice as a nurse. In addition to other clinically focused modules which relate to your practice, you will also complete a research module and a dissertation paper.

The following modules are required for this course:

• Research Methods
• Leading and Managing Care
• Planning and Implementing Mental Health Care
• Dissertation in Healthcare

There are no optional modules for this course in Year 3.