BSc in Professional Nursing (Mental Health) - Feb intake three-year degree program integrates theory and practice, preparing our students to be world-class practitioners in the area of Mental Health Nursing. Beginning in February 2024, students will spend 50 percent of their time in University learning the latest nursing theory and clinical skills, and 50 percent of their time with one of our internationally-recognized training partners in a wide variety of clinical and community settings throughout Northern Ireland.
Our highly-trained lecturing staff is actively engaged in areas of specialty practice. Our personal tutor system for student support is very well regarded, and we were awarded the Best Student Experience award in the 2021 Student Nursing Times Awards.
On successful completion of this program of study, you will become a Registered Nurse in Mental Health Nursing, possessing a distinct set of knowledge, skills, and expertise in the context of person-centered care and co-production that promotes and maintains health and well-being.
The Mental Health Nurse adopts a life span approach to nursing assessment, treatments, interventions, education, care, and support across a diverse range of settings, including, home, in-patient assessment and treatment units, nursing homes, secure settings, residential care homes, and community-based teams to contribute to meeting the care needs of people with mental ill health and their families and carers.
On successful completion of this program of study, you will be able to
- Provide effective, person-centered care for people with mental ill health and their families across the lifespan.
- Be respectful, kind, caring, compassionate knowledgeable, and skilled nurse practitioners.
- Be effective communicators
This program is fully funded by the Department of Health for Home students, including full fees and a bursary. Students in this program are ineligible to apply for funding from the Student Loans Company. It is not available as a part-time program.
Professional Nursing (Mental Health) Degree Highlights
Students may be eligible to have their fees paid by the Department of Health, (DoH), and may receive a bursary
Professional Accreditations
Professional Registration with the NMC (2020) as a Mental Health Nurse
Career Development
Nurses and Midwives learn to be an integral part of a healthcare team. Within this School, multidisciplinary teams of medical students and nursing students work together using interprofessional learning scenarios.
World Class Facilities
Learn and test your clinical skills through the use of state-of-the-art simulation equipment. Our revolutionary facilities, opening in 2020, allow our educators to role-play scenarios in response to the students' actions. This activity often takes place behind a one-way mirror and provides the teaching team with the opportunity to observe and monitor the students' responses to specific scenarios.
Students work in multidisciplinary teams in our state-of-the-art simulation center, using the latest technology for learning.