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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Fife Campus (Kirkcaldy)
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Fife Campus (Kirkcaldy)
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Main Site
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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.
Exam type
A levelA 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)
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Students living in
England
£9,250 per year
Students from England
This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.
£1,820 per year
Students from Scotland
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
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.
£9,250 per year
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.
£9,250 per year
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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