BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing (Advanced Standing)
Bournemouth UniversityBournemouth University, Lansdowne Campus
Course overview
Many nurses may wish to undertake training for a different part of the nursing register at some point in their career. This course provides a conversion opportunity for those who wish to move from one part of the nursing register to mental health nursing.
Key highlights
- Conversion route for registered nurses moving into mental health nursing
- Builds on existing nursing registration to join a new register field
- Includes mandatory full-time clinical placements
- Shortened two-year route recognising prior nursing qualification
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — For September 2026 entry: 2:2 in a Nursing Degree.
- Additional condition: professional_registration — Applicants need to be NMC registered, a qualified nurse in the UK and have worked as a nurse for at least one year before the start of the course in their initial field of registration.
Scholarships
BU Academic Excellence Scholarship (International)
£2,500 (tuition fee reduction) for the first year of your study (Level C, I or H).
Up to £2,500BU Music Scholarships
Music scholars receive free music lessons and other benefits in kind, such as examination fees and assistance with buying music. This amounts to approximately £600 per year.
BU Sport Scholarship
£0 to £5,000 and/or sport science support.
Careers this course leads to
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Community Mental Health Nurse
- Crisis Resolution Nurse
- Forensic Mental Health Nurse
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 | International: £20,685
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Bournemouth University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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