Mental Health Nursing (Advanced Standing)

About this programme

You're already a nurse, and you want to take your nursing career in a new direction. This course builds on your clinical experience and prepares you for a career in mental health nursing, where you'll support people through recovery and improved wellbeing Not sure which nursing course is for you? Read our guide to nursing courses at BU. Course review: In order to take advantage of new approaches to learning and teaching, as well as developments in practice to benefit our students we regularly review all of our courses. This course is currently going through this process, and we will update this page to give you full information about what we will be offering once the review process has concluded. These changes will come into effect for all new students from September 2026 entry. Applicants will be notified by our admissions team of any changes. Accredited by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), this course will prepare you to be eligible to register and practice as a mental health nurse and to graduate with a BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing degree. For September 2027 entry: 2:2 in a Nursing Degree. Applicants need to be a qualified nurse in the UK and worked as a nurse for at least one year before the start of the course in their initial field of registration (e.g. Mental Health). For September 2027 entry : If English is not your first language you will need IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in writing and 6.5 in all other components. For more information check out our international entry requirements .