Nursing Studies (Registered Nurse Mental Health Nursing)
University of Surrey
UCAS Code: B760 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Overall: BBC Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass. Recent study within the last five years required. We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers.
Access to HE Diploma
Overall: QAA recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall including 21 at Distinction and 24 at Merit. Required subjects: Must include 15 level 3 credits in Science. Recent study within the last five years required.
Extended Project
Applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) will receive our standard A level offer, plus an alternate offer of one A level grade lower, subject to achieving an A grade in the EPQ. The one grade reduction will not apply to any required subjects.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English Language, Mathematics and Science at Grade C(4) (equivalents may be considered).
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Overall: 31 overall including 5,5,4 at Higher Level. Recent study within the last five years required. GCSE or Equivalent: English, HL4/SL4 (including MYP). Maths, HL4/SL4 (including MYP). Science, HL4/SL4 (including MYP). Maths Studies, SL4.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Overall: DMM Recent study within the last five years required.
Scottish Advanced Higher
Overall: BBC Recent study within the last five years required. GCSE or Equivalent: Scottish National 5: English Language - C Scottish National 5: Maths - C Scottish National 5: Science - C
Scottish Higher
Overall: BBBBB Recent study within the last five years required. GCSE or Equivalent: Scottish National 5: English Language - C Scottish National 5: Maths - C Scottish National 5: Science - C
Overall: Pass overall with BBC from a combination of the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate and two A levels. Applicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element. Recent study within the last five years required.
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**Why choose this course**
-Access our Clinical Simulation Centre, including our wards and community flat, to practise scenarios created with people who have lived experience and actors.
-Spend half of your training in clinical placements, to practise your skills in healthcare settings like acute inpatient, community and specialist mental health services, under the supervision of qualified practitioners.
-Learn from a multidisciplinary team of lecturers, who are all healthcare professionals with experience of working in the NHS. Many are also active researchers, investigating topics such as clinical risk, service user involvement in care and behaviour change.
-Get the academic requirements needed to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to work as a mental health nurse once you’ve graduated.
**What you will study**
On this course, you’ll learn to meet the diverse needs of people with mental health difficulties and their families and carers.
In your first year, you’ll study topics that are fundamental to mental health nursing, including anatomy and physiology, public health promotion and explore self-awareness and the ability to use the self therapeutically, ensuring you have a solid foundation upon which to build the rest of your degree.
During your second year, you’ll begin to plan and deliver effective, evidence-based care to people experiencing specific mental health difficulties. You’ll learn how to empower people on their recovery journeys, utilising mental health policy and multi-agency approaches. You’ll also explore the interrelationship between physical and mental health comorbidities integrating with other health professionals and partner agencies like the police and social care.
In your third year, you’ll develop your decision-making and leadership skills, and will gain an interesting perspective into how psychosocial, spiritual, ethical and legal influences have an impact on the way patient care is provided.
You’ll be exposed to a variety of mental health clinical practice experiences where you’ll learn interpersonal engagement and assessment strategies to use with service users, and how to effectively provide care when patients are in crisis.
Modules
To see the full range of modules for this course please visit our website – the link is under the Course contact details. You will also find full details of the programme, including programme structure, assessment methods, contact hours and Graduate prospects.
Extra funding
The University of Surrey offers a range of scholarships and bursaries to support our students, please visit https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/scholarships-and-bursaries for more details.
The Government has announced that from September 2020 it’s introducing an annual maintenance payment of at least £5,000 for all new and continuing pre-registration nursing, midwifery, and many allied health students studying at English higher education providers. The funding will not need to be repaid. You can read the full announcement on the GOV.UK website: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nursing-students-to-receive-5-000-payment-a-year
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Stag Hill
FHMS - School of Health Sciences
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