Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons)
University of Dundee
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Fife Campus (Kirkcaldy)

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Duration

3 Years

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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Fife Campus (Kirkcaldy)

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SEP-25

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3 Years

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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 (Hons) version of this course you will complete an honours project on a topic of your choosing.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 ...Read more

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 (Hons) version of this course you will complete an honours project on a topic of your choosing.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.

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Social Work
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
36th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
51st
Mental Health Nursing
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 95 = 5% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
5%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
100%
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Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Mental Health Nursing graduate salary at this uni
£22,000
UK Mental Health Nursing graduate salary
£22,000
What students say
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Katja
25 Jan 23

I think Dundee university is a good place to study. They try to support their students. The individual schools could do more to support students however, and they could be more..Read more

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Entry requirements

Exam type

A level

A level:

BBB Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

BBBB Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

BB Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

30 Grades / Points required

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

DDM Grades / Points required

Scottish HNC:

Pass Grades / Points required

Scottish HND:

Pass Grades / Points required

Plus English and mathematics at GCSE Grade C/4

Plus BB at Advanced Higher and English and Mathematics at Nat 5/Int2 Grade C or Standard Grade at grade 3.

plus BBBB at Higher. Plus English and Maths at National 5 grade C

30 points overall with 5, 5, 5 at Higher Level, plus English and mathematics at Standard Level at grade 4 or at Higher Level at grade 3.

Or BTEC Level 3 Diploma (DD) and B at A-Level, or BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma (D) and BB at A-Level. English and mathematics at GCSE grade C / 4 or an accepted equivalent is also required.

A HNC with A in the Graded Unit and 120 SCQF points plus National 5 Mathematics at grade C (or an accepted Maths equivalent)

A HND with BB in the Graded Unit plus National 5 Mathematics at grade C (or an accepted Maths equivalent)

Popular A-level subjects

Mental Health Nursing

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Health & Social Care
42%
Biology
30%
Religious Studies & Theology
25%
Information & Communication technology
19%
English Literature
14%
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Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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Students from England

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£1,820 per year

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Students from Scotland

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Wales

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Northern Ireland

This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Channel Islands

This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this is subject to change.

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University of Dundee
Forth Avenue Kirkcaldy Fife KY2 5YS United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Kirkcaldy  0.1 miles away
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