Modules

Modules Year 1 In Year 1 you will receive a broad introduction to mental health nursing, understanding the inter-relation of physical and mental health and the importance of treating the person, not just the illness. You will develop knowledge and clinical practice through the modules Introduction to Mental Health, Bioscience for Health, Essential Concepts in Mental Health and Values in Care. You will explore your personal, profession and academic identity in Aspire – Foundation for Success. Also, you will apply your learning in clinical practice in two placement modules in the first year. Year 2 In Year 2 you will complete ‘on campus’ modules on Bioscience for Nursing, Collaborative Care in Mental Health, Bioscience for Mental Health Nursing and Realising Recovery in Mental Health. You will also spend time enhancing your clinical skills on three practice learning modules. At the end of year 2 students will enter the BSc Honours Mental Health Nursing pathway or continue the BSc Mental Health Nursing pathway. Year 3 In Year 3 you will develop your knowledge, decision-making and practical skills as you develop the professional standards required for registration as a Registered Nurse in mental health. You will complete five ‘on campus’ modules: Leading Quality Care, Therapeutic Skills in Complex Care, Enhancing Professional Nursing, Applying Evidence to Nursing Practice and Clinical Decisions in Mental Health. In addition, you will complete three ‘in practice’ modules: Mental Health Nursing Practice 3a, Mental Health Nursing Practice 3b and Mental Health Nursing Practice 3c with Progression. Students who undertake the Honours pathway, will complete the same ‘on campus’ modules as detailed above. They will also complete Mental Health Nursing Practice 3a. Honours pathway students do not undertake Mental Health Nursing Practice 3b or Mental Health Nursing Practice 3c with Progression. Instead, they will undertake the Mental Health Nursing Practice 3b (Honours) module, with their final ‘in practice’ module moving to 4th year. Honours Year 4 You will complete four ‘on campus’ modules. This includes two core modules: The Honours Dissertation and Effective Teaching in Practice. Students will also choose two of the following option modules: Recognising and Responding to Deterioration, Delivering Relational Care, Dementia Champions: Enhanced Care Delivery, Complex Care in Aging and Frailty or Physical Issues in Mental Health Settings. In addition, you will complete one ‘in practice’ module: Mental Health Nursing Practice Honours Progression.

Assessment method

Assessment methods You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, practical workshops and guided laboratory work. There will also be group work, literature reports and research projects to ensure the degree provides a strong set of additional skills, such as presentational and communicative skills. The degree uses a variety of assessment methods. The below list provides a guide to the types of assessment methods you can expect on your on-campus modules: • Written examinations • Written reports • Coursework • Practical assessment • Presentations. In practice you are assessed by Practice Supervisors and Practice Assessors, who are nurses you work with in your placements.

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS