
Mental Health
Queen's University BelfastBelfast, United Kingdom
Course overview
This Postgraduate Certificate provides a broad and essential grounding in contemporary mental health practice for all nurses, midwives and healthcare professionals, regardless of specialty. It introduces core principles of mental health, wellbeing, recovery and trauma informed care, helping practitioners recognise and respond safely and compassionately to common mental health presentations in any setting. The programme explores areas such as self-harm, suicidality, alcohol and drug use, communication, assessment and risk, strengthening confidence and competence in everyday practice.
It is open to all registrants and is particularly valuable for those who may not work in specialist mental health services but regularly encounter people experiencing psychological distress across acute, community and primary care environments.
Key highlights
- Grounding in contemporary mental health practice for any healthcare specialty
- Covers recovery, wellbeing and trauma informed care principles
- Explores self-harm, suicidality, and alcohol and drug use
- Builds skills in communication, assessment and risk in practice
- Open to all nurses, midwives and healthcare registrants
- Suited to acute, community and primary care practitioners
Scholarships
County Antrim Grand Jury Bursary
Approximately £1500 depending on funding available.
Early Confirmation Award
Funding Amount - £1500
Up to £1,500International Postgraduate Taught Scholarship
Year one award of between £2000 and £5000.
Up to £2,000International Undergraduate Scholarships
This award is £3500 (fee rate 1) for first year of study; £4000 (fee rate 2) for first year of study.
INTO Progressors Scholarship
£1500 reduction in tuition fees for first year of study.
Up to £1,500LLB Senior Status International Scholarship
Scholarships Value - £4000
Up to £4,000Queen's Loyalty Scholarship
20% reduction on first year gross tuition fees.
Up to 20% of feesQueen’s Family Scholarship
20% reduction on first year gross tuition fees.
Up to 20% of feesRoyal Academy of Engineering: Engineering Leaders Scholarship Programme
Funding Amount: £5000 - £10,000
Up to £5,000The Burdett Trust MSc Nursing Scholarships
For Home Students: Tuition fees £7,665 Stipend £10,250. For International Students: Tuition fees £24,295 Stipend £17,000
Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship - Postgraduate Taught
Value: 50% of tuition fees paid for up to a maximum of two years.
Up to 50% of feesVice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship - Undergraduate
50% reduction on full tuition fees paid for all years of a programme, up to a maximum of four years (including advanced entry into Year 2 or Year 3).
Up to 50% of fees
Careers this course leads to
- Registered Nurse
- Registered Midwife
- Mental Health Liaison Nurse
- Community Nurse
- Practice Nurse
- Allied Health Professional
Cost of study
UK/Home: £2,568
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 Queen's University Belfast, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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