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Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Mental Health Nursing course at University of Dundee.
Select a qualification to see required grades
A level
C,C
Plus English and mathematics at GCSE Grade C/4
You may also need to
Attend an interview
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: B760
Here's what University of Dundee says about its Mental Health Nursing course.
As a mental health nurse, you will care for people in a diverse range of settings, presenting with a variety of mental health challenges. For the BSc version of this course you are not required to complete an honours project or dissertation.
A significant proportion of the population will experience difficulties with their mental health during their lifetime. This course will prepare you to support them in their recovery. You will gain practical and cognitive skills and will leave the course as a competent and confident practitioner.
You will learn to work in different settings, such as city hospitals, rural communities, and in people's own homes.
You will spend 50% of your time learning on campus and the other 50% on placements in hospitals and community settings. Your placements help you develop the hands-on skills needed to work in healthcare and you will be introduced to the practical elements of mental health nursing in our clinical skills centre.
Completing this course gives you both an academic qualification and professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Source: University of Dundee
Course details
There are a few options in how you might study Mental Health Nursing at University of Dundee.
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2 course options available.
Qualification
Bachelor of Science - BSc
Department
School of Health Sciences
Location
Fife Campus (Kirkcaldy) | Kirkcaldy
Duration
3 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Mental health nursing
Start date
21 September 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
The modules you will study
Modules can be viewed on the course webpage at dundee.ac.uk
How you will be assessed
Assessment methods can be viewed on the course webpage at dundee.ac.uk
University of Dundee reviews
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4th year
Biomedical sciences
Absolute chaos.
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4th year
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Gone downhill and no longer able to access most of them.
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4th year
Biomedical sciences
Very exam heavy when you’d think the degree would be practical with lots of labs and projects not memorising content.
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4th year
Biomedical sciences
Budget cuts mean our student experience has gone downhill. In my first year we still had a reasonably busy union with lots on offer but now it’s always dead and most of it is closed. Lecturers who we all prefer due to their teaching style are being let go due to staff cuts. Nobody knows what the fut...
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from University of Dundee students who took the Mental Health Nursing course - or another course in the same subject area.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
85%
med
Teaching on my course
85%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
86%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
92%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
80%
low
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
82%
med
Learning opportunities
82%
med
Learning opportunities
82%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
82%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
77%
low
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
84%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
93%
high
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
75%
low
Assessment and feedback
70%
low
Assessment and feedback
70%
low
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
72%
low
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
64%
low
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
62%
low
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
93%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
60%
low
Academic support
73%
low
Academic support
73%
low
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
73%
low
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
73%
low
Organisation and management
35%
low
Organisation and management
35%
low
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
42%
low
How well organised is your course?
27%
low
Learning resources
92%
med
Learning resources
92%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
92%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
94%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
88%
med
Student voice
67%
low
Student voice
67%
low
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
54%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
76%
low
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
71%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
74%
med
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course.
71%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
83%
med
Healthcare and clinical practice placements
Healthcare and clinical practice placements
My contribution during placement(s) as part of the clinical team was valued.
86%
med
I was given opportunities to meet my required practice learning outcomes / competences.
78%
med
I was allocated placement(s) suitable for my course.
92%
med
I received sufficient preparatory information prior to my placement(s).
74%
med
I received appropriate supervision on placement(s).
83%
med
My practice supervisor(s) understood how my placement(s) related to the broader requirements of my course.
74%
low
Student information
See who's studying at University of Dundee. These students are taking Mental Health Nursing or another course from the same subject area.
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Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
The Mental Health Nursing course includes content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below for information about University of Dundee graduates across each of those subject areas.
Graduate statistics
95%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
95%
In work, study or other activity
85%
Say it fits with future plans
95%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
95%
Nursing Professionals
Graduate statistics
82%
Say it fits with future plans
80%
Are utilising studies
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
Earnings from University of Dundee graduates who took Mental Health Nursing - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£31k
First year after graduation
£36.5k
Third year after graduation
£35.4k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Mental Health Nursing.
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
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