Mental Health Nursing (pre-registration) (PGDip) 24 months Postgraduate Program By University of Southampton |Top Universities

Mental Health Nursing (pre-registration) (PGDip)

Subject Ranking

# 13QS Subject Rankings

Program Duration

24 monthsProgram duration

Application Deadline

30 Nov, 2024Application Deadline

Main Subject Area

NursingMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Nursing

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Become a Nurse, or expand your practice, and change patients' lives at a global top 100* university.
This graduate-entry accelerated course provides you with the skills and expertise to work in the care of people across the spectrum of society as a Mental Health Nurse. This course also enables applicants who are already graduate nurses to gain registration in a second field of practice in around 20 months through recognition of prior learning.
You'll study a course accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), with whom you will be eligible to register after successful completion, in a department ranked 3rd in the UK for Nursing.**
This course has two routes: the MSc and the PG Diploma. After you've successfully completed the PG Diploma you can also ‘top up’ to a full MSc by completing a dissertation module.
*QS World University Rankings 2025 **QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024

Program overview

Main Subject

Nursing

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Become a Nurse, or expand your practice, and change patients' lives at a global top 100* university.
This graduate-entry accelerated course provides you with the skills and expertise to work in the care of people across the spectrum of society as a Mental Health Nurse. This course also enables applicants who are already graduate nurses to gain registration in a second field of practice in around 20 months through recognition of prior learning.
You'll study a course accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), with whom you will be eligible to register after successful completion, in a department ranked 3rd in the UK for Nursing.**
This course has two routes: the MSc and the PG Diploma. After you've successfully completed the PG Diploma you can also ‘top up’ to a full MSc by completing a dissertation module.
*QS World University Rankings 2025 **QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024

Admission Requirements

UK 2.2 Hons degree or above or an equivalent standard in other qualifications approved by the University as well as GCSE English language, mathematics and science, grades 4 to 9 or A* to C. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). To make sure we meet the requirements of the NMC, we must assess your previous learning and healthcare experience. This happens as part of our Recognition of Prior Learning scheme which recognises elements of your previous academic and practice learning. To be considered for the postgraduate diploma you must submit evidence of: 990 hours of relevant theoretical learning from your first degree or employment 110 hours of practice worked in a healthcare environment under the supervision of a registered healthcare professional.

30 Nov 2024
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