This course is approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). You will study alongside our Adult Nursing students throughout the programme and our BSc Paramedic Science students during year 1 of the programme to gain an understanding of how health and social care professionals work together to bring about the best in patient-centred care. Our course will develop your critical and reflective thinking and in doing so improve your self-awareness self-confidence and personal resilience.

Each year of the course meets the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirement of 50% theory and 50% practice. You’ll be introduced to the fundamentals of nursing and then progress to specialist areas such as therapeutic skills recovery trauma-informed care and leadership skills.

Through our partnerships with a diverse range of health and social care organisations you will have the opportunity to put theory into practice. You may work both day and night shifts to coincide with the patterns of the clinical area and your allocated Practice Supervisor.

This course is designed for you to achieve proficiencies required for registration in the UK as a nurse. You may also have the choice of undertaking a national or international placement.

You’ll be allocated a personal tutor who will be a source of guidance information and support during your studies.

In the theory learning you will be supported to demonstrate a growing knowledge and understanding of the life sciences and relational and trauma-informed care approaches. You will examine the skills and demonstrate these skills in your final practice learning experience. Clinical skills teaching is tailored around mental health scenarios.

In Year 2 you will study two mental health specific modules and in Year 3 one mental health specific module as well as shared modules with Adult Nursing students.

Advances in knowledge require that Mental Health Nurses continually incorporate new research findings into their practice; this awareness is embedded in our course. Your ability to incorporate evidence-based outcomes-orientated practice is part of our course philosophy.

Modules
The module information below provides an example of the types of course module you may study. The details listed are for the current academic year (September 2022). Modules and start dates are regularly reviewed and may be subject to change in future years.

This programme is governed by the University's General

Undergraduate Regulations

.

Please note that this programme has exceptions to the General Undergraduate Regulations which are set out in

Exceptions to Regulations for Individual Programmes

Year 1 Semester 1
Compulsory module

Module Credits
Practice Learning Experience 1 (PLE1) (SHSUPL1) 20 credits
Compulsory module

Module Credits
Integrated Anatomy & Physiology for Health (SHSU020) 20 credits
Compulsory module

Module Credits
Self Relationships and Healthcare (SHSU021) 20 credits
Compulsory module

Module Credits
Developing Fundamental Clinical Skills (SHSU022) 20 credits