MSc Mental Health Nursing

University of the West of Scotland

MSc Mental Health Nursing

  • Country United Kingdom
  • Course Duration 24 month
  • Course Type Full Time
  • Courses Campus On Campus
  • Language Specification IELTS
  • Program Level Post-Graduate
  • Education Required Undergraduate
  • Admission intake SEP
  • Minimum GPA 70
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Application Charges

Application Fee Tution Fee
Free GBP 17,250

Application Date

Application Start Date Application Closing Date
2023-02-09
2023-08-19

Program Description

This exciting, two-year pre-registration course is underpinned by master’s level education, enabling you to become a highly educated mental health nurse with longer term potential for management, leadership, consultancy, educational and research roles.You will critically explore systematic approaches to the delivery of nursing care in response to health improvement and health promotion strategies based on local, national and international targets.You will also focus on developing communication and interpersonal skills that will enhance your ability to provide values-based, person-centred, compassionate care and develop comprehensive knowledge of mental health nursing and associated current healthcare interventions.You will undertake a piece of substantive research on a topic of contemporary practice specific to mental health nursing.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

  • This programme is approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Graduates are eligible to apply for professional registration as a Registered Nurse (Mental Health).
  • You will study at our new £110 million, ultra-modern campus in Lanarkshire, equipped with the latest innovative and collaborative technologies.
  • Practice-based learning makes up 50% of the course with placements available with NHS Ayrshire and Arran, NHS Dumfries and Galloway, NHS Lanarkshire, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (Clyde Area) and NHS Highland (Argyll and Bute) and NHS The State Hospital.
  • You will utilise our innovative clinical skills suites and develop your nursing skills out in practice in areas such as mental health in-patient settings, the community and in the prison service.

Other Requirements

  • Require an appropriate degree in a biological, health, social science, nursing or related subject. 
  • Also Require an appropriate mathematics qualification. Typically accepted qualifications are SQA Standard Grade Credit, SQA Intermediate 2, SQA National 5 or GCSE at C, or above. Equivalent qualifications accepted. A numeracy test will be provided for applicants who do not posses an appropriate mathematics qualification
  • 70% in Class XII English and the certificate should be not be more than 8 years old at the time of making the application.No MOI letter would be accepted henceforth.However, please note that students will require an IELTS or equivalent, if applying from the following School Education Boards: 1. Punjab Board,2. Haryana Board,3. Uttar Pradesh (UP) Board or4. Jammu & Kashmir (J & K) Board.

Extra Notes


* NOTE : The Tuition Fee is subject to change Semester wise, as such for exact Tuition Fee kindly see the Website of the respective University.
* NOTE : Pathways : Students who want to pursue a Graduate Degree through a particular University but are unable to meet the university requirements for the GPA, GRE/GMAT or English Language scores, have to take up an additional academic and language support i.e. pathways in order to ensure the admit and study at the desired University.