About Bsc (hons) Nursing - Mental Health in University of Stirling
Mental Health nursing is a challenging yet rewarding profession where you can make a real difference to people’s lives.
Our innovative Mental Health Nursing course will prepare you to meet the needs of a modern profession and provide the best possible patient care. You will leave us as a confident and capable practitioner, fully equipped to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and join a health care team upon graduation.
Our course curriculum is informed by the latest research and encourages you to take an evidence-based approach to nursing care. We believe that mental health and wellbeing services must respect the intrinsic value of people and their individuality. This philosophy is firmly held by all members of the course team.
We work with our course partner, NHS Forth Valley, to ensure that our course remains clinically excellent and our students get the best possible experience while they’re studying.
BSc (Hons) Nursing students
BSc Honours Nursing students follow the same programme structure as the BSc Nursing for the first two and a half years of their programme. After that point, Honours students carry out an additional placement module with the opportunity to study overseas.
In their final year, Honours students complete additional modules including a dissertation and their NMC-required final placement, achieving registration and their Honours degree at the end of Year 4.
Academic qualification equivalents
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Direct Entry to 1st Year:
Year 12 Grade – cumulative score of 65% and above.
Advanced Entry to 2nd Year:
Year 12 Grade – cumulative score of 75% and above. Advanced entry is possible on a range of courses. Student applications will be considered on a case by case basis.
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS :6.0 overall including 5.5 in all elements
- TOEFL IBT: 88 overall including R=22, L=21, S=23, W=22
- PTE: 54 R, L, S, W = 51
University of Stirling Highlights
| University Type |
Public |
| Establishment Year |
1967 |
| Location |
Stirling, Scotland |
| Campus Setting |
Urban |
| Total Enrollment |
14,000+ |
| Number of Undergraduate Students |
10,300+ |
| Number of Graduate Students |
3,800+ |
| % of international students |
20% |
| Student satisfaction |
82.9% |
| Work-study |
Not available |
| Financial Aid |
Scholarships |
University of Stirling Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
- The cost of attendance for the University of Stirling depends on a number of variable factors.
- Tuition fee for undergraduate and graduate programs may vary depending on the choice of program.
- An estimate of the undergraduate and graduate student cost of attendance is given below for reference:
| Expenditure Item |
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Tuition and fees |
13,100 GBP |
16,950 GBP |
| Accommodation |
3,458 GBP- 7,069 GBP |
3,458 GBP- 7,069 GBP |
| Transport |
80 GBP/month |
80 GBP/month |
| Water, gas & electricity |
46 GBP/month |
46 GBP/month |
| Food |
74 GBP/month |
74 GBP/month |
It must be noted that the actual cost of attendance for students may vary from the above-given figures.
