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Nursing (Mental Health)

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 09/2026
  • Undergraduate
Brighton
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Course summary

As a mental health nurse you'll work with people experiencing a wide range of mental experiences and distress. You'll build effective relationships with both service users and their relatives and carers.

On our mental health nursing degree you'll have placements in a variety of settings, and simulation at university to ensure you can confidently apply theory to practice.

You’ll share at least one module with students from other nursing fields, and some sessions with other disciplines.

Graduates are eligible to apply for registration as a nurse with the NMC and are guaranteed a job with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Top reasons to choose this course

  • Accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

  • A guaranteed job with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust at graduation.

  • You’ll share some learning with other nursing fields and other disciplines, allowing you to benefit from intraprofessional collaboration.

  • Benefit from practising nursing skills under supervision in an environment that simulates nurses’ real-life professional experiences.

  • 100% of graduates in work or further study 15 months after their degree, 100% of working graduates in highly skilled work as nursing professionals – Graduate Outcomes Survey.

  • Non-repayable grant of at least £6,000 each academic year.

  • Brighton is in the UK top 25% for graduate earnings in nursing and midwifery, three years after graduating – Longitudinal Education Outcomes 2022.

  • Support throughout your degree from our student-run Nursing Society.

Modules

Year 1
Nursing Assessment in Partnership with People
Planning Nursing Care in Partnership with People
Human Biology for Nursing
Practice Learning for Nursing Year 1

Year 2
Quality Improvement Using Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Nursing to Promote Health and Prevent Illness
Approaches to Nursing Adults with Long-term Health Conditions
Key Theories and Concepts Underpinning Mental Health Nursing
Practice Learning for Mental Health Nursing Year 2

Final year
Contemporary and Future Nursing Practice
Leading and Managing Nursing Care and Effective Teams
Therapeutic Interventions in Mental Health Nursing
Enhanced Practice in Mental Health Nursing
Practice Learning for Mental Health Nursing Year 3

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Brighton

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 09/2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
B760
Institution code:
B72
Campus name:
Brighton
Campus Code:
B
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
B760
Institution code:
B72
Campus name:
Brighton
Campus Code:
B

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

This course does not take applications from International applicants who require a Student visa.

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff

112 points

A level

BBC
Must include a Science or Social Science subject at grade B.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM
In a health or Science subject.

Access to HE Diploma

D: 18 credits M: 27 credits
Access must be in a Health Studies, Nursing or Science.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

28 points
Must include three subjects at Higher Level, one to be a science subject.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H3, H3, H3, H3, H3

GCSE/National 4/National 5

with Access course – maths and English. with A-levels, BTEC or Open University module K101 – at least three GCSEs including maths and English. Functional Skills 2 accepted in lieu of GCSE English and maths.

T Level

M
Health; Healthcare Science or Science T Level accepted on this course.

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Health checks
Interview
Other
Age requirement: Applicants must be aged 18 or over on the day the course begins.

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England£9535Year 1
Northern Ireland£9535Year 1
Scotland£9535Year 1
Wales£9535Year 1
Channel Islands£9535Year 1
Republic of Ireland£9535Year 1
EU£17250Year 1
International£17250Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

The fees listed in the table above are for full-time UK undergraduate students in academic year 2025-26. You will pay further fees in each year of your course. Fees may increase each year. UK undergraduate and certain postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government. The annual fee increase will not exceed the UK government's maximum regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year. Many of our courses include the option of a salaried placement year. Tuition fees for a placement year are charged at a lower rate of £1850. The international tuition fees listed above are for full-time courses during the academic year 2025-26. Further tuition fees are payable in each year of study. Non-regulated tuition fees, which usually apply to international students and UK postgraduate students* are subject to an annual increase of a maximum of 5% or the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), whichever is higher.
*Some designated postgraduate courses are regulated by the UK government – the annual fee increase for eligible UK / Home students on these designated courses will not exceed the UK government’s regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year.

Sponsorship information

This course is eligible for an NHS bursary. For details see: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/learning-support-fund/new-student-funding

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