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Nursing (Mental Health) at University of Brighton - UCAS

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2025 - 20262026 - 2027
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This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2025.

University of Brighton has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Open days

11Oct
University of Brighton - open day - Moulsecoomb campus
Undergraduate
18Oct
University of Brighton - open day - City campus
Undergraduate
8Nov
University of Brighton - open day - Falmer campus
Undergraduate

Course summary

A Brighton Mental Health Nursing degree prepares you for a rewarding career where you’ll work with people experiencing a wide range of mental experiences and distress to build effective relationships with both service users and their relatives and carers. The course is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), ensuring your qualification meets national standards. Successful completion of our Nursing (Mental Health) BSc(Hons) degree means you will be eligible to apply for registration with the NMC and practice as a nurse in the UK.  At Brighton, you’ll be part of a community that helps you grow, no matter what your background. The course is packed with opportunities to develop your children’s nursing skills and experience. You’ll spend 50% of your course in practice learning – on placement in healthcare and community settings, as well as our specialist nursing facilities. Our inclusive approach to learning will help you go further; we’ll make sure you play to your strengths and learn in ways that suit you best. Brighton mental health nursing graduates work in a range of specialist and non-specialist mental health roles. The degree at Brighton comes with a guaranteed offer of NHS employment with our local NHS Foundation Trust. Top reasons to choose this course

  • Accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
  • A guaranteed job with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust at graduation.
  • You’ll share some learning with other nursing fields and other disciplines, allowing you to benefit from intraprofessional collaboration.
  • Benefit from practising nursing skills under supervision in an environment that simulates nurses’ real-life professional experiences.
  • Non-repayable grant of at least £6,000 each academic year.
  • Brighton is in the UK top 25% for graduate earnings in nursing and midwifery, three years after graduating – Longitudinal Education Outcomes 2022.
  • Support throughout your degree from our student-run Nursing Society.
Brighton is less than an hour from central London and has been named one of the best cities on the planet and the third best city in the UK by Time Out.

Modules

Year 1 In the first year, you’ll begin developing the skills to assess and plan care in partnership with individuals, considering their mental, physical, social and spiritual wellbeing. You will explore how human biology relates to mental health across the lifespan and start applying your learning in real clinical settings through supervised placements. There is also the opportunity to take part in the Alzheimer’s Society’s Time for Dementia programme and follow a family’s dementia journey over an 18-month period to help you build insight and a deeper understanding of person-centred mental health nursing. Core modules Nursing Assessment in Partnership with People Planning Nursing Care in Partnership with People Human Biology for Nursing Practice Learning for Nursing Year 1 Year 2 In the second year, you will expand your understanding of the complex factors that influence mental wellbeing, including long-term health conditions and the social determinants of mental health. You’ll explore key psychological, biological and sociological theories that underpin mental health nursing, and learn how to apply evidence to improve care quality and safety. Through placements and university learning, you will engage with lived experience narratives and deepen your ability to deliver compassionate, person-centred care in diverse and often challenging settings. Core modules Quality Improvement Using Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Nursing to Promote Health and Prevent Illness Approaches to Nursing Adults with Long-term Health Conditions Key Theories and Concepts Underpinning Mental Health Nursing Practice Learning for Mental Health Nursing Year 2 Final year In your final year, you’ll focus on becoming a confident, reflective practitioner ready to lead and deliver high-quality care. You will explore therapeutic approaches for supporting people with diverse mental health needs, enhance your clinical decision-making and critically reflect on your own practice to meet complex challenges in mental health settings. With a strong emphasis on leadership, teamwork and shaping the future of nursing, this year prepares you to transition into professional practice and make a meaningful impact in the lives of service users, carers and families. Core modules Contemporary and Future Nursing Practice Leading and Managing Nursing Care and Effective Teams Therapeutic Interventions in Mental Health Nursing Enhanced Practice in Mental Health Nursing Practice Learning for Mental Health Nursing Year 3

How to apply

29Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
B760
Institution code:
B72
Campus name:
Brighton
Campus code:
B

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

This course does not take applications from International applicants who require a Student visa.

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

Health checks

Interview

Other

Age requirement: Applicants must be aged 18 or over on the day the course begins.

Student Outcomes

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75%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
90%
Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9535 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535 Year 1
Scotland £9535 Year 1
Wales £9535 Year 1
Channel Islands £9535 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9535 Year 1
EU £17250 Year 1
International £17250 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

The fees listed in the table above are for full-time UK undergraduate students in academic year 2025-26. You will pay further fees in each year of your course. Fees may increase each year. UK undergraduate and certain postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government. The annual fee increase will not exceed the UK government's maximum regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year. Many of our courses include the option of a salaried placement year. Tuition fees for a placement year are charged at a lower rate of £1850. The international tuition fees listed above are for full-time courses during the academic year 2025-26. Further tuition fees are payable in each year of study. Non-regulated tuition fees, which usually apply to international students and UK postgraduate students* are subject to an annual increase of a maximum of 5% or the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), whichever is higher. *Some designated postgraduate courses are regulated by the UK government – the annual fee increase for eligible UK / Home students on these designated courses will not exceed the UK government’s regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year.

Sponsorship information

This course is eligible for an NHS bursary. For details see: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/learning-support-fund/new-student-funding

Nursing (Mental Health) at University of Brighton - UCAS