Mental Health Nursing, BSc (Hons)

The BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing degree at City equips students for a rewarding career in mental health nursing, focusing on holistic, compassionate care to ensure individuals' physical safety and emotional security. Graduates are eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The program emphasizes skills for supporting recovery, combining classroom theory, simulated practice in advanced facilities, and real-world placements in London's diverse healthcare settings. It covers emergency response, physical health impacts, and tailored care approaches.The curriculum includes modules across three years, such as foundations in nursing practice, biopsychosocial development, and advanced topics like prescribing and dissertation research. Assessment methods encompass practice documents, written assignments, exams, OSCEs, and a final project. Accredited by the NMC, the degree offers strong career prospects in nursing, policy, and research within the UK health sector.

The course combines theoretical study with clinical experience in a range of community settings and leading hospitals, alongside our state-of-the-art facilities. The modules students study on this course are: Year 1

• Foundations of Evidence Informed Nursing Practice

• Foundations of Biological Sciences for Nursing Practice

• Biopsychosocial Development Across the Lifecourse

• Mental Health and Wellbeing in Integrated Care

• Practice 1- Foundations for Nursing Care

• Promotion of Wellbeing and Prevention of Ill-Health Across Health and Social Care

• Acute Care Management

• Working Collaboratively with People with Long Term Conditions

• Pathophysiology and Therapeutics for Nursing Practice

• Critical Use of Evidence to Inform Decision Making in Practice

• Practice 2- Applying Knowledge and Skills for Person-Centred Care for Practice

• Making a Difference: Research and Development in Care for Older People

• Family Centred Practice: Challenging Perspectives of Risk and Resilience

• Communities and Health

• Engaging Technology in Health and Social Care

• Contemporary Issues in Sex and Sexuality

• Global Health

• Contemporary Issues within Adolescent Health

• Understanding and Caring for People who Use Substances

• Preparing for Specialist Practice in Primary and Community Care

• Psychosocial Interventions in Mental Health

• Leading and Managing Others

• Integrated Approaches to Complex Care

• Principles of Prescribing

• Developing Advanced Knowledge and Skills for Professional Practice

• Dissertation