Nursing (Mental Health) (BSc)

Award
Bachelor of Science
Typical Offer
BBC View full entry requirements
Duration
3 years
Course Type
Full-time
Campus
Highfield
UCAS Course code
B760

About this course

Support patients' mental health and wellbeing as a registered mental health nurse. Our nursing programmes are ranked:

On this degree, you'll gain the skills, knowledge, and experience to provide compassionate and inclusive care. After graduating, you can register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Mental Health Nurse.

You'll be taught by experienced registered mental health nurses, our education team and our practice partners. In our modern, well-equipped facilities you'll gain hands-on experience through placements in settings such as:

  • early intervention teams
  • community mental health services
  • attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessment clinics
  • child and adolescent mental health services
  • inpatient wards
  • mother and baby units (supporting postnatal mental health)
  • forensic mental health services

You’ll be supported through every step of your journey, from student to nurse. Our students each benefit from the support of a personal academic tutor, who is a registered nurse, and from our long-standing relationships with the leading practice settings who deliver our placements.

Make a difference as a Mental Health Nurse

Our graduates excel in leadership, specialist, and research positions around the world, including:

  • NHS hospitals
  • clinics
  • GP practices
  • private healthcare
  • schools
  • children's hospices
  • universities

Take Mental Health Nursing as an MSc instead

If you already hold a degree qualification, consider applying for the MSc in Mental Health Nursing. This offers graduates a fast-track, 2-year route to registration as a Nurse.

 

We regularly review our courses to ensure and improve quality. This course may be revised as a result of this. Any revision will be balanced against the requirement that the student should receive the educational service expected. Find out why, when, and how we might make changes.

Our courses are regulated in England by the Office for Students (OfS).

What's it like to study Nursing at Southampton

Students explain what studying Nursing at the University of Southampton means to them.
“Mental health nursing has challenged me, inspired me, and confirmed my compassion for making a difference to people’s lives. ”
Clara Betts, 2025 third year student
“It has been life changing to see the impact that mental health nurses have on people's lives and being able to be a part of that is a huge privilege. ”
Maisey Charleston , 2025 third year student

Course location

This course is based at Highfield.

Awarding body

This qualification is awarded by the University of Southampton.

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