Turn your passion for helping others into a rewarding career at the University of Hull. This degree empowers you with the knowledge, compassion and clinical expertise to support people’s wellbeing - and to graduate as a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Plus, you’ll also receive a payment of at least £6,000 a year during your degree. This doesn't need to be paid back and is in addition to any financial support received through your student loan1.
95% of students
in work or further study 18 months after graduating
HESA Graduate Outcomes, 2026
Joint 4th in the UK
for Graduate Prospects: Outcomes
Nursing & Midwifery, The Complete University Guide, 2027
Joint 7th in the UK
for Graduate Prospects: On Track
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About this course
As a specialist mental health nurse, the one-to-one relationships you build with those in need are vital to their care and to helping them overcome challenges.
With this hands-on degree, you'll learn to work and communicate with patients, families and carers – often in challenging situations – and you’ll develop the skills and experience needed to take your next steps as a healthcare professional.
The course is divided equally between classroom-based learning in our £28 million Health Campus and spending time on mentored clinical placements.
This blended approach gives you the best opportunity to develop your skills, professional insight and experience, with a focus on service user, carer and practitioner involvement.
On graduation, you'll be able to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a qualified registered nurse.
Health placements
Discover more about health placements - learn why they matter, explore potential destinations, and hear first-hand feedback from fellow health students.
Don’t have the qualifications you need for this course? Our part-time, flexible University Certificate in Health and Social Care Practice has no formal entry requirements - and can open the door to a career as a nurse, midwife, operating department practitioner, paramedic, or social worker.
Want to change lives? Let's start with yours.
Module options
Each year, you’ll study modules worth a certain number of credits, and you need 120 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits – so you’ll study six modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more. In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 120. Some modules are compulsory, some are optional, so you can build a course that’s right for you.
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Fundamental Nursing Skills
Link theoretical knowledge with fundamental nursing skills in a safe clinical simulation environment giving you a firm grounding in preparation for clinical practice.
core
20 credits
Fundamentals of Professional Practice
Develop the knowledge, skills and values that underpin safe, effective and compassionate nursing practice across all fields.
You’ll explore professionalism through the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code, alongside the history and foundations of nursing. Learn about person- and family-centred care and how to build effective relationships with service users and carers. You’ll also examine safeguarding, consent, and the legal and ethical frameworks that shape nursing practice.
Develop your emotional intelligence, cultural competence and resilience, alongside strategies for self-care. You’ll also build academic, reflective and research skills and explore the role of social media and professional communication.
core
20 credits
Practice 1
Get your first taste of working in a healthcare environment with the support of a practice supervisor and practice assessor. Participate in people’s care with support and guidance from others.
core
30 credits
Promoting Health and Preventing Ill Health
Explore how the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age impact on their health and life experiences.
core
20 credits
Practice 2
Build on Practice 1 to become more confident and competent in participation in care with guidance and support from others.
core
30 credits
Developing Nursing Skills
Consolidate your clinical skills in a clinical simulation environment and extend and apply your knowledge of life and social sciences to nursing practice.
core
20 credits
Developing Professional Practice
Explore how nurses work within multidisciplinary teams, with patients and service users and their supporters to deliver safe, effective, meaningful care.
core
20 credits
Practice 3
Be an active participant in care under the guidance and supervision of practice supervisors and assessors.
core
30 credits
Critical Perspectives on Assessment and Formulation within Mental Health Nursing
Explore mental health, illness and distress through biological, psychological and social perspectives. You’ll develop an understanding of the diverse factors that shape people’s experiences of mental health.
Examine mental health across the lifespan, including lived experience, personal narratives, social inclusion and recovery. You’ll study assessment, formulation and care planning, alongside a range of therapeutic approaches and interventions. You’ll also explore how mental health nurses work collaboratively with individuals, families and multidisciplinary teams.
Using research and real-world case studies, you’ll develop your critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills to support evidence-informed mental health practice.
core
20 credits
Looking beyond the mind to understand mental health
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Explore mental health, illness and distress through biological, psychological and social perspectives. You’ll develop an understanding of the diverse factors that shape people’s experiences of mental health.
Examine mental health across the lifespan, including lived experience, personal narratives, social inclusion and recovery. You’ll study assessment, formulation and care planning, alongside a range of therapeutic approaches and interventions. You’ll also explore how mental health nurses work collaboratively with individuals, families and multidisciplinary teams.
Using research and real-world case studies, you’ll develop your critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills to support evidence-informed mental health practice.
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Featured academics
You’ll be taught by expert staff in some of the UK’s finest health facilities following our £28 million investment.
Our academics work closely with local partners to train the healthcare professionals of the future, as well to conduct research that is at the forefront of its field and benefits the wellbeing of our local community and beyond.
Professor Jacquie White
Head of School
Jacquie is our Head of School for Nursing and Midwifery and a registered mental health nurse. Among her biggest achievements is co-designing the Health Improvement Profile (HIP), a tool used by mental health nurses across the world.
Vickie Howard
Deputy Programme Director
Vickie is the Deputy Programme Director of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Programme and an undergraduate lecturer. Her wealth of experience includes working in senior roles in acute inpatient care, community and perinatal mental health, and more.
Entry Requirements
What do I need?
This course has a range of tariffs for entry. Use the interactive slider to choose a number of points and see the course entry requirements.
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Equivalent qualifications and grades are accepted.
How to apply for this course
Most importantly, you need ambition. Together with our support and opportunities, you can go further than you ever thought possible.
Our typical offer for this course is 96–112 UCAS points. Our contextual offer is 96 points. But there’s no ceiling on ambition.
Points must be obtained from 3 A levels or other equivalent qualifications.
Remember, we look at your whole application – not just grades. Achievements, work experience, extracurricular activities: they all count here. We also consider qualifications and experience from the UK and worldwide that may not exactly match those listed.
Not sure if you’ll meet the entry requirements?
Talk to our Admissions team today. We’ll look at your circumstances, give you personalised guidance and help you understand your options, one of which could be a Foundation Year.
Fees & Funding
How much is it?
Tuition fees for 2028 entry have not been confirmed. Please use 2027-28 information as a guide.
For UK students, our standard course fee is £10,050 per year. Keep in mind that some courses are longer - for example, spending your third year abroad will make your degree four years in total.
Standard Tuition Fee
£10,050 / year
The amount you pay may increase each year, in line with inflation - but capped to the Retail Price Index.
How do I pay for it?
You can take out a tuition fee loan to cover the full cost of your course. Once you’ve successfully applied for this, you don’t need to do anything else – the money is sent straight to us.
You can also take out a maintenance loan of up to £10,544 a year to cover your living costs, depending on your household income.
Remember, you won’t start paying your loans back until you’ve left university and earn more than £25,000 per year.
See our full fees and funding information for more details and to find out what support we can offer.
Future prospects
Our nursing degrees have an incredible graduate employability rating, so the career prospects couldn’t be better.
You’ll graduate with the skills and experience to be a professional healthcare practitioner and eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Most of our graduates go on to work in the NHS – but others find positions overseas, in private practice, in the social services, the pharmaceutical industry, the Armed Forces, the prison service or in specialist areas such as drug rehabilitation.
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All modules presented on this course page are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.