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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Plymouth Site
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Plymouth Site
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Exeter
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Truro, Cornwall
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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Mental health nurses have a unique and profound impact on the lives of the people they care for, building and maintaining therapeutic relationships across all aspects of people’s lives. You'll gain the clinical and communication skills required to support the individual within their own recovery process. You'll develop the knowledge and experience to work within community, primary and acute care settings, and gain the confidence to help clients take the first steps to changing their lives.Achieve a bachelors honours degree and register as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council in mental health enabling you to progress on to a rewarding career and work in a range of healthcare settings nationally or internationally. You’ll have a balanced learning experience with a wide and innovative range of teaching and assessment methods both in academic study and in practice. Your time with us will enable you to work with a range of allied health professions and other fields of nursing.* Experience a course that teaches contemporary and innovative mental health practice.* Focus on developing your interpersonal skills and the importance of building therapeutic relationships.* Equip yourself with the knowledge and confidence to graduate with professional status as a registered mental health nurse.* Qualify with outstanding employment opportunities in a profession that offers excellent career progression.* Enjoy an accessible approach to your theoretical studies, with the option of studying in Plymouth, our Knowledge Spa campus in Truro or at our University of Plymouth School of Nursing in Exeter.* Train and practice your professional healthcare skills in an inspiring purpose-built environment, InterCity Place.* Experience clinical placements across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, designed to maximise your range of experiences and clinical skills.* Learn from experienced doctors and professors in their field.
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A levelA level:
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Scottish Higher:
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Scottish Advanced Higher:
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UCAS Tariff:
104 - 120 Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Extended Project:
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
26 - 30 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):
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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):
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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DMM Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
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T Level:
P Grades / Points required
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):
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104 to 120 points to include a minimum of 2 A Levels - science subjects preferred.
Considered in combination with Advanced Highers
104 - 120 points to include CC at Advanced Highers. Science subjects preferred. English and Maths accepted within as GCSE equivalent
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Pass with 33 credits at Merit or Distinction including 15 at Science / Social Science . Grade C/4 at GCSE English and Maths required.
Accepted in combination with other qualifications
To include 5 at higher level subject. Science preferredEnglish and Maths accepted within as GCSE equivalent
104 - 120 points to include Highers. Science subject preferred. English and Maths accepted within as GCSE equivalent
considered in combination
considered in combination
considered in combination
Health / Science subjects preferred
considered in combination
Accepted pathway: Health. Pass overall with Grade C in Core Component.
Considered in combination
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The University of Plymouth is a modern campus university ideally placed in the centre of Britain’s Ocean City, Plymouth, located on...