Bachelor of Science (Hons) - Nursing (Mental Health)
- 3 years
- Duration
- 16,900 GBP/year
- Price
- Sept 2025
- Start
- May 2025
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oxford / United Kingdom
- Location
- Oxford Brookes University
- School
Program description
Our Nursing (Mental Health) degree prepares you to care for mental health patients. You'll work with mental health patients, their families, and caregivers.
We empower you to use your own clinical and professional judgement. You will:
- Gain the skills for evidence-based practice
- Develop a problem-solving approach to clinical practice
With options throughout Oxfordshire and specialized assignments available in the neighboring counties, you'll receive a wide range of expertise in mental health treatment. You will graduate as a professional practitioner after completing this course with the knowledge, abilities, and attitudes needed for professional responsibility.
100% of Brookes' Mental Health Nursing BSc students find work within two months of graduating. Registered Mental Health Nurses can develop their careers in hospital wards and community settings post-certification. You can advance in clinical practice, research, nurse education, or management.
Program structure
Year 1
- Education in Nursing Practice 1
- Education in Nursing Practice 2
- Nursing Fundamentals: Family Health and Wellbeing 1
- Nursing Fundamentals: Family Health and Wellbeing 2
Year 2
- Collaborative Nursing Practice
- Education in Nursing Practice 3
- Education in Nursing Practice 4
- Research Methods and Analysis
Year 3
- Complex Nursing care of older adults and forensic healthcare
- Education in Nursing Practice 5
- Education in Nursing Practice 6
- Dissertation
Work placements
Hospital and community placements will provide opportunities for diverse experiences in supportive practice learning environments. Our partners in practice work closely with Oxford Brookes in the design and delivery of the programme. You will experience a wide variety of practice learning opportunities throughout Oxfordshire with a limited number of placements available in Wiltshire and Northampton.
Price
- Tuition Fee - 16,900 GBP per year
Requirements for applicants
General Entry Requirements
- Acceptable passes in five subjects (exceptionally four subjects) at GCSE or GCE including:
- one 12-unit vocational A-level, or
- two A-levels or two 6-unit vocational A-levels, or
- one A-level or 6-unit vocational A-level plus two AS-levels, or
- two 3-unit vocational A-levels
- A National Certificate or Diploma at a good standard.
- The International Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 24 points) or the European Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 60%).
- Five subjects in SCE with two at Higher level or one at Advanced Higher level.
- Three subjects in Scottish Highers or two at Advanced Higher level.
- Any other qualifications considered by the Academic Board to be of equivalent standard.
English language requirements
- An IELTS score of 6.5 in all areas is required for ALL applicants whose first language is not English.
Specific entry requirements
- A Level: Including one A Level or a comparable Level 3 qualification in a science subject (e.g. Physical Education, Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Physics, Psychology).
- GCSE: Grade 4 (C) in English, Maths and Science. For English and Maths, Level 2 Functional Skills are accepted as alternatives to GCSEs.
- Relevant experience (e.g. in a hospital) or a suitable indication of your interest in, and understanding of, the relevant healthcare profession.
About the university
The history of Oxford Brookes University spans more than 150 years. We began as a modest School of Art in rented classrooms and have expanded into one of the UK's top modern universities with a reputation for distinction in teaching and research on the local, national, and worldwide levels.
Our primary goal is to provide a top-notch educational experience that helps each of our graduates to be competent, self-assured, and prosperous. The standard of instruction students receive is an integral component of this.
Oxford Brookes works with a wide range of partners both domestically and internationally. Our connections are essential to improving our instruction, research, and information sharing. Additionally, they provide our students a wealth of placement, internship, and employment options.
In cooperation with our Associate College Partners as well as directly, we offer a variety of higher education and degree apprenticeships (ACPs).
