Nursing (Mental Health)
UCAS Code: B707
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
One science subject is required. Examples of science subjects that will be considered include: Physical Education, Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Physics and Psychology.
12 Level 3 credits in a science subject required. GCSE Maths and GCSE English still required.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE Maths - Grade 4 GCSE English - Grade 4 GCSE Science - Grade 4
Examples of subjects that will be considered include: Applied Science, Forensic Science, Health and Social Care and Sports.
UCAS Tariff
One science subject is required. Examples of science subjects that will be considered include: Physical Education, Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Physics and Psychology.
About this course
This course has alternative study modes. Contact the university to find out how the information below might vary.
Our Nursing (Mental Health) degree enables you to care for people with diverse mental health needs. You’ll work with people with many differing mental health care needs, their families and carers.
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.
You'll gain a wide variety of experience in mental health care, with opportunities throughout Oxfordshire and specialist placements available in the surrounding counties.
Our excellent teaching facilities include dedicated space for simulated learning in clinical skills suites. With this course you will gain the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for professional responsibility, graduating as a professional practitioner.
Our Nursing (Mental Health) degree is approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and is currently undergoing re-approval by the NMC in line with the new NMC Future Nurse Standards (2018). This means that course structure and module information outlined may be subject to change.
Modules
The course is practice-based and you will have the opportunity to work in the full range of hospital and community settings where people with mental health problems are supported or cared for. During the course you will undertake both course specific and multi-professional modules: The core mental health modules allow you to develop your clinical competence, knowledge and skills. You will become knowledgeable about a range of mental health issues and will learn to communicate effectively and therapeutically, whilst developing your understanding of people with mental health problems. The course addresses key values and attitudes including the concepts of positive change, recovery, and collaborating with service users and their carers. The multi-professional modules introduce you to psychological, sociological, biological and cultural perspectives on health.
Tuition fees
Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:
Extra funding
Eligible students on this programme can apply for a payment of at least £5,000 a year which they will not need to pay back. For more information please visit: https://councilofdeans.org.uk/2019/12/new-student-support-arrangements-for-healthcare-students/. For details about other funding options, including scholarships for EU students, please see our website: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/studying-at-brookes/finance/
The Uni
Oxford Brookes University
Nursing
What students say
We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.
How do students rate their degree experience?
The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.
Mental health nursing
Teaching and learning
Assessment and feedback
Resources and organisation
Student voice
Who studies this subject and how do they get on?
Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)
After graduation
The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.
Nursing
What are graduates doing after six months?
This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
Top job areas of graduates
What about your long term prospects?
Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
Nursing and midwifery
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
£25k
£26k
£27k
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
Explore these similar courses...
Same University
Nearby University
Lower entry requirements
Lower entry requirements
Higher entry requirementsThis is what the university has told Ucas about the criteria they expect applicants to satisfy; some may be compulsory, others may be preferable.
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
This is the percentage of applicants to this course who received an offer last year, through Ucas.
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
This is what the university has told Ucas about the course. Use it to get a quick idea about what makes it unique compared to similar courses, elsewhere.
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
Course location and department:
This is what the university has told Ucas about the course. Use it to get a quick idea about what makes it unique compared to similar courses, elsewhere.
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF):
We've received this information from the Department for Education, via Ucas. This is how the university as a whole has been rated for its quality of teaching: gold silver or bronze. Note, not all universities have taken part in the TEF.
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
This information comes from the National Student Survey, an annual student survey of final-year students. You can use this to see how satisfied students studying this subject area at this university, are (not the individual course).
This is the percentage of final-year students at this university who were "definitely" or "mostly" satisfied with their course. We've analysed this figure against other universities so you can see whether this is high, medium or low.
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
This information is from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
You can use this to get an idea of who you might share a lecture with and how they progressed in this subject, here. It's also worth comparing typical A-level subjects and grades students achieved with the current course entry requirements; similarities or differences here could indicate how flexible (or not) a university might be.
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
Post-six month graduation stats:
This is from the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey, based on responses from graduates who studied the same subject area here.
It offers a snapshot of what grads went on to do six months later, what they were earning on average, and whether they felt their degree helped them obtain a 'graduate role'. We calculate a mean rating to indicate if this is high, medium or low compared to other universities.
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
Graduate field commentary:
The Higher Education Careers Services Unit have provided some further context for all graduates in this subject area, including details that numbers alone might not show
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
The Longitudinal Educational Outcomes dataset combines HRMC earnings data with student records from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.
While there are lots of factors at play when it comes to your future earnings, use this as a rough timeline of what graduates in this subject area were earning on average one, three and five years later. Can you see a steady increase in salary, or did grads need some experience under their belt before seeing a nice bump up in their pay packet?
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
