BSc Nursing (Mental Health)
About this course
BSc Nursing (Mental Health), combining clinical practice with professional development. Core topics include Ethics & Professional Practice. Clinical placements are embedded throughout the programme in partnership with Welsh health boards, and tuition fees are funded via the NHS Wales Bursary Scheme with a two-year post-qualification commitment to work in Wales. Clinical skills are developed in a simulation suite at the Healthcare Education Centre, and 50% of the programme can be studied through the medium of Welsh.
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Entry requirements
A level: BCC-CCC IB: 28-26
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What students say
Based on about 7 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 100%
- Learning opportunities: 93%
- Assessment and feedback: 96%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 73%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 91%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 25%
What graduates do next
Based on about 12 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals: 10%
- Caring personal services: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 55%
- Access course: 15%
- A degree: 25%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Modules
- Demonstrating Professional Practice (Part A)
- Demonstrating Professional Practice (Part B)
- Developing Professional Practice
- Introduction to Professional Practice
- Understanding the Human Body
- Complex Field Specific Nursing (Mental Health)
- Enhancing Professional Practice (Part A)
- Enhancing Professional Practice (Part B)
- Introduction to Field Specific Nursing (Mental Health)
- Pathophysiology of common conditions Mental Health
- Compassionate Leadership and Management
- Innovating Practice
- Leading Professional Practice (Part A)
- Leading Professional Practice (Part B)
- Nursing - theory and placement hours
- Transition to autonomous practice for Mental Health
Questions about this course
What do graduates of BSc Nursing (Mental Health) at Aberystwyth University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Nursing (Mental Health) at Aberystwyth University?
100% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Nursing (Mental Health) at Aberystwyth University?
The typical offer is BCC at A level. The average entrant had 108 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Nursing (Mental Health) at Aberystwyth University?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 25% left higher education.