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MSc - Master of Science
Main Site - Highfield Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
2 years
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MSc - Master of Science
Main Site - Highfield Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
2 years
Select a an exam type
Become a Nurse, or expand your practice, and change patients' lives at a global top 100 (QS World University Rankings 2024) university.
This graduate-entry accelerated course provides you with the skills and expertise to work in the care of people across the spectrum of society as a Mental Health Nurse. This course also enables applicants who are already graduate nurses to gain registration in a second field of practice in around 20 months through recognition of prior learning.
You'll study a course accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), with whom you will be eligible to register after successful completion, in a department ranked 3rd in the UK for Nursing (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024)
This course has two routes: the MSc and the PG Diploma. After you've successfully completed the PG Diploma you can also ‘top up’ to a full MSc by completing a dissertation module.
At Southampton, assessments are designed to equip you with the skills you need for success in your career.
On this course, your theoretical skills will be assessed through essays, examinations, projects, professional conversations, and a dissertation. Practical skills will be assessed whilst you are on placement and recorded by your practice mentor.
Professional bodies: Nursing and Midwifery Council.
UK 2.1 Hons degree or above or an equivalent standard in other qualifications approved by the University as well as GCSE English language, science and maths 4-9 or A*-C. You will be required to successfully complete a Recognition of Prior Learning as a condition of entry to the programme. Submit: 325 hours of relevant theoretical learning from your first degree or employment and 675 hours of practice worked in a healthcare environment under the supervision of a registered healthcare professional Subject to satisfactory health and DBS checks.
Students living in
Domestic
£9,250 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
Students from EU
This course is not normally available to other EU and international students
Students from International
This course is not normally available to other EU and international students
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