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MNurs (Hons)

Nursing (Adult Health and Mental Health)

Our 4-year dual field course lets students qualify in 2 of 3 nursing fields while earning an undergraduate master's. It prepares for clinical roles or careers in research and education—ideal for those seeking a fast-tracked, challenging path.

Our typical offer

128 UCAS points

Study two fields of nursing

This four-year course allows you to gain recognition in two fields of nursing—Adult Health and Mental Health—while achieving an undergraduate master's degree.

Practical, real-world learning

Gain invaluable hands-on experience through placements across various healthcare environments, collaborating with diverse professional teams.

Dedicated masters level support

We provide dedicated master’s level seminar and tutorial support time built around critical reflexivity that prepares you to perform as a capable and autonomous practitioner, fit for registration in two fields of nursing practice.
MNurs (Hons) Nursing (Adult Health and Mental Health)
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About

Our four-year dual field course offers the opportunity for students to be recognised in two of the three fields of nursing we offer while achieving an undergraduate masters degree. As well as preparing students for a clinical role, in a range of healthcare settings nationally or internationally, the course is an excellent choice for those considering a career in research and nurse education, that is to say, it is a challenging option for those looking for a fast tracked career.
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What is an integrated masters programme?

Our integrated masters programmes are undergraduate programmes that contain an extra year of study at postgraduate level. Combining undergraduate and postgraduate study into a single continuous programme.
An integrated masters degree allows you to gain a broad knowledge base from your undergraduate studies and then progress to more advanced or specialised work at postgraduate level.
 
An integrated masters is for you if...
  • To stand out from the crowd.
  • You're interested in enhancing your research journey.
  • To improve your future career direction.
  • To fast track your career.
  • To advance your subject or clinical knowledge.
  • You're interested in developing leadership, managerial and research skills.
 

This course is for you if...

you aspire to become a dual-field nurse, specialising in both adult and mental health
Stethoscope over heart
you're a team player, ready to work with healthcare professionals, patients, and families
Two healthcare professionals, one with stethoscope
you value hands-on learning experiences through placements and interprofessional collaboration in state-of-the-art healthcare facilities
Healthcare professional with arm around individual
you're committed to joining the ranks of registered nurses making a difference
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Details

Year 1

Your first year introduces you to being an accountable professional, whilst developing the knowledge and skills required to become a confident, academic and independent learner.
You will gain an understanding of human development, key body systems and their relationship to nursing care. A range of effective therapeutic interpersonal skills to promote engagement and helpful collaborative person-centred conversations will be nurtured within the theory and the two practice components during the year.
You will be introduced to the importance of assessing, planning, providing and evaluating health and wellbeing in a broad range of contexts. You will learn and develop the values, knowledge and skills required for the successful achievement of the standards of proficiency required for the first NMC progression point.
You will apply your learning across both your chosen fields of practice, and you will experience placements in both specialisms.
Two nurses working in clinical setting

Core modules

NRS410
Being an Accountable Professional 20 credits

This module will introduce students to the nursing profession, professional standards, the use of evidence and the role of social media in health care practice.

100% Coursework

NRS411
Communication and Therapeutic Relationships 20 credits

This module supports students to develop basic, person-centred communication skills enabling them to engage effectively with individuals and their families/carers utilising a range of collaborative interpersonal skills and adopting therapeutic and ethical frameworks that can be applied in health and social care.

100% Coursework

NRS414
Applied Human Biology Across the Lifespan 20 credits

This module will develop students' understanding of human development, key body systems and their relationship to nursing care.

100% Examinations

NRS416
Assessing and Planning Nursing Care 20 credits

This module introduces students to assessing health and wellbeing, it explores different models of understanding health, ill health and the interconnection between physical and mental health. It enables the student to work in partnership to plan and evaluate nursing care for a variety of health conditions and needs.

100% Coursework

HIPL400
Interprofessional Learning 1

NRS419
Providing and evaluating care

This module introduces the student to the values, knowledge and skills required for nursing practice in a range of settings.

Year 2

In your second year you will be introduced to research methodology and methods in order to develop their knowledge of the application of research-based evidence to professional practice. You will study the pathophysiological processes involved in commonly encountered health conditions to support nursing interventions.
Your knowledge and understanding of co-ordinating care for complex health needs will be developed, as well as in relation to public health, policies and legislation. You will become a knowledgeable practitioner with an understanding of pharmacology and safe practice in the management of medicines.
The theory and two practice components of the year will develop your values, knowledge and skills required for the successful achievement of the standards of proficiency required for the second NMC progression point.
You will apply your learning across both your chosen fields of practice, and you will experience placements in both specialisms.
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Core modules

NRS501
Applied Pathophysiology 20 credits

Within this module, students will study the pathophysiological processes involved in commonly encountered health conditions.

100% Examinations

NRS502
Introduction to Evidence-Informed Decision Making 20 credits

The module introduces students to research methodology and methods in order to develop their knowledge of the application of research-based evidence to professional practice. The module is based upon the premise that knowledge and understanding of key research designs is an essential pre-requisite of evidence-informed decision making (EIDM).

100% Examinations

NRS503
Promoting Health and Preventing Ill Health 20 credits

This module aims to develop the student's knowledge and skills in relation to public health, policies and legislation. Students will explore the social, economic, political and ecological challenges that are faced in public health at an international, national and local level. The student will develop an understanding of their professional role in relation to public health.

100% Coursework

NRS504
Pharmacology and Medicines Optimisation 20 credits

This module will develop students' knowledge of medications, pharmacology and working to support medication adherence.

100% Coursework

NRS507
Developing Nursing Practice 40 credits

This module develops the students' values, knowledge and skills required for nursing practice in a range of settings.

50% Assessments

50% Examinations

HIPL500
Interprofessional Learning 2

Year 3

In your third year you will focus on your first chosen field of practice (adult health or mental health) your placements this year will be exclusively in this area.
Year three allows you to critically explore the concepts of management, leadership and working in teams and extend your knowledge around critical appraisal and the importance of research evidence to professional practice.
Within your specialist field modules you will develop knowledge and skills in both simulated and real-world environments.
You will build on and develop the values, knowledge and skills required for the successful achievement of the final NMC progression point in your first field of practice. Your final module will provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to perform as a capable and autonomous practitioner, fit for registration.
Male nursing student in the clinical skills lab

Core modules

NRS602
Developing Knowledge and Skills for Evidence-Informed Decision Making 20 credits

The module is designed to extend students' knowledge around critical appraisal and the importance of research evidence to professional practice. This will be achieved through students identifying and evaluating a body of research-based evidence relevant to clinical practice.

100% Coursework

NRS604
Nursing Leadership, Management and Team Working 20 credits

This module critically explores the concepts of management, leadership and working in teams. It examines the role of the nurse to act as a change agent in response to professional practice challenges.

HIPL600
Interprofessional Learning 3

Optional modules

ADN603
Developing Competence in Adult Health Nursing Practice 40 credits

This module develops the students' values, knowledge and skills required for nursing practice in a range of settings.

50% Practicals

50% Examinations

MHN601
Lived Experience 20 credits

This module will develop students knowledge and understanding of the lived experience of those engaging with mental health and social care services; fundamentally the module will enable development of skills to enhance well-being using value based frameworks.

100% Coursework

MHN602
Psychosocial Interventions to meet Complex Mental Health Needs 20 credits

This module develops knowledge and skills in a range of key therapeutic approaches for working with people with serious mental health problems or complex needs, and appropriate service approaches.

100% Coursework

MHN603
Developing Competence in Mental Health Nursing Practice 40 credits

This module develops the students values, knowledge and skills required for nursing practice and meeting the needs of clients with complex mental health problems.

50% Practicals

50% Examinations

ADN605
Primary Care in Adult Nursing

This module will develop students understanding of nursing in a primary care context.

ADN606
Acute Adult Nursing Care

This module will develop students' understanding of nursing in an acute care context.

Final year

In your fourth year you will focus on your second chosen field of practice, your placements this year will be exclusively in this area.
Year four enables you to build on your undergraduate experience and progress to more advanced or specialised work at postgraduate level. Our Masters level seminar and tutorial support is built around critical reflexivity (thinking deeply about the impact of our assumptions, values, and actions on others) and will support you as you work towards your final systematic review module.
Your specialist field modules will develop confidence in your second field of practice and on successful completion you will be eligible to apply for registration with the NMC in both fields of nursing; a highly desirable feature of modern careers in nursing.
Please note should you exit the course prior to completion of year 4 you will be able to take an exit award (BSc (Hons)) and be eligible to apply for registration in your first field of practice.
Nursing and midwifery facilities. 

Core modules

NRS708
Systematic Review

This module focuses on the appraisal and synthesis of evidence from research literature and documentary sources. Students' develop an understanding of systematic review methodology and will produce a systematic review of studies relating to an area of interest.

Optional modules

ADN703
Developing Competence in Adult Health Nursing Practice 40 credits

This module develops the students' values, knowledge and skills required for nursing practice in a range of settings.

100% Coursework

MHN701
Lived Experience

This module will develop students knowledge and understanding of the lived experience of those engaging with mental health and social care services; fundamentally the module will enable development of skills to enhance well-being using value based frameworks.

100% Coursework

MHN702
Psychosocial Interventions to meet Complex Mental Health Needs

This module develops knowledge and skills in a range of key therapeutic approaches for working with people with serious mental health problems or complex needs, and appropriate service approaches.

100% Coursework

MHN703
Developing Competence in Mental Health Nursing Practice

This module develops the students' values, knowledge and skills required for nursing practice and meeting the needs of clients with complex mental health problems.

100% Coursework

ADN705
Primary Care in Adult Nursing

This module will develop students understanding of nursing in a primary care context.

ADN706
Acute Adult Nursing Care

This module will develop students understanding of nursing in an acute care context.

 
 
 

Alternative pathways

As the largest provider of nursing courses in the South West, we pride ourselves on enable access to training whatever stage in your life you decide to pursue a career in nursing. 
Our range of nursing courses have been designed with your career and the future needs of the NHS in mind.
  Discover our full range of nursing courses including adult health, child health, mental health and midwifery.

Ranked 10th in the UK

We are ranked 10th for nursing and midwifery courses in the UK in the .
We are also ranked 1st in the South West for graduate prospects.
  • You are eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Registered Nurse on completion of this course.

The modules shown for this course are those currently being studied by our students, or are proposed new modules. Please note that programme structures and individual modules are subject to amendment from time to time as part of the University’s curriculum enrichment programme and in line with changes in the University’s policies and requirements.

Every undergraduate taught course has a detailed programme specification document describing the course aims, the course structure, the teaching and learning methods, the learning outcomes and the rules of assessment.

The following programme specification represents the latest course structure and may be subject to change:

MNurs (Hons) Nursing (Adult Health and Mental Health) programme specification_6648

Experience

Hands-on learning

We are committed to shaping you into the best health professional you can be. We understand that future nurses must understand the 'why', 'when', and 'how' behind their actions to ensure patient safety and well-being. This requires blending theoretical knowledge with practical skills, which can be developed during placement practice and simulated practice.
Our Clinical Skills Simulation Ward provides a supportive environment for learning new skills without the pressure to get it right first time. You can practice at your own pace with guidance from lecturers, registered nurses, healthcare professionals, and peers. Interprofessional simulation sessions allow collaborative practice with other healthcare students, providing you with the opportunity to experience and learn from situations that may not occur very often, that you will want to become proficient in.
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Nursing clinical skills laboratory

One of the best experiences I have had as a student nurse has to be working in the simulation laboratory when learning nursing clinical skills. These are invaluable for our learning and are also a lot of fun. You can learn the skills you need in a safe environment with your fellow students.

Hannah
BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult Health) graduate

 
 
 

Work alongside other healthcare students

Teamwork is essential for success in health and social care and many other careers. Interprofessional learning is all about working and learning together with people from different areas of healthcare. It helps you build valuable skills for the future.
The ҹèÊÓƵ Integrative Health and Social Care Education Centre supports interprofessional learning, giving students chances to work with others across different healthcare fields including radiography, dietetics, dental surgery, psychology, and child nursing. By learning together, students become confident and ready to step into their careers from day one.

It is great to know how to ensure all of our professions can work effectively together. This benefits the service user and staff.

Healthcare systems always require improvement, it’s easier to know how to improve your area if you know how other areas work too.

Health students taking part in PIHC interprofessional learning activity
PIHC interprofessional learning session - 3 students kneeling on the floor looking at an exercise
Nursing students in clinical setting
Nursing students in clinical setting

Real-world experience

Placement experiences take place throughout your degree with 50% of your course spent in clinical practice. Our strong nursing community has built solid relationships with placement providers across the South West and we're able to allocate placements across a range of specialities in the community as well as hospitals.
Alongside your allocated placements we offer the opportunity to take a three week optional placement of your choice (which still counts towards the required 2,300 required placement hours). You could choose to gain some experience in a specialist area such as emergency care or a forensic setting, you could even choose to travel overseas; our students have taken placements in locations such as Vietnam and Sri Lanka.

Placements throughout my three years were all different and each provided their own quirks and experiences that shape you as a registrant, providing me the chances to become more autonomous and manage the care of my patients effectively.

Catherine
BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult Health) graduate
Antony Ewart

The biggest community I have found is my cohort. Being male and a mature student, at first I feared how I would be accepted by a predominantly female group. Now, I would not dream of being without the amazing nursing students I am working with and who have accepted me as part of the team.

Antony, MNurs (Hons) Nursing (Adult Health and Child Health) graduate

 
 
 

Learn from experienced healthcare professionals

We pride ourselves on our cutting-edge, research informed curriculum which ensures that you are equipped with the latest evidence, as well as the research skills to support patients’ recovery.
Our staff are registered nurses engaged in active research, bringing with them a wealth of knowledge and clinical experience into the classroom, which you will apply in clinical practice.
Ms Jennie Aronsson Lecturer in Adult Nursing (Education)


Lecturer in Adult Nursing (Education)

Mrs Lisa Attrill Lecturer in Adult Nursing (Education)


Lecturer in Adult Nursing (Education)

Dr Lisa Burrows Associate Lecturer


Associate Lecturer

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Join our nursing society 'NurSoc'

We understand that nursing is a demanding course that makes it difficult to find time to have a life outside of it, especially whilst on placement. NurSoc is there to build a community for student nurses and provide opportunities to socialise and unwind outside of the course. We have a calendar of social events that’s scheduled around commitments to the course, and wellbeing activities designed to give you the break you need.
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Life in ҹèÊÓƵ

ҹèÊÓƵ's maritime history and coastal location have an undeniable influence on life in the city. The walk from our main campus to the seafront is only about one mile, providing loads of opportunity to relax and unwind during your studies. You don’t need to leave the city to get to the coast!
 

The overall vibe of the city is perfect. You are by the sea so it is still laid back, but you have all the conveniences of living in a city.

Jenna
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Careers

Julie Woolman

My placements during my nursing course helped me to decide what type of nursing career I would pursue. I had two cardiology placements at Torbay hospital and this gave me a passion for the field. Working alongside a dedicated cardiology team and providing patient centred care ensured that I gained invaluable experience and skills, which I now use daily in my job.

Julie Woolman
BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult) graduate, Cardiology Staff Nurse

Studying nursing at the ҹèÊÓƵ will enable you to commence a rewarding career within the health sector. With an ongoing demand for nurses across the UK, employment prospects for nursing graduates remain very good.
As the healthcare sector moves towards more integrated, home and community-based services, the range of opportunities available for newly qualified nurses has never been greater. Our nursing graduates work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, GP practices, hospices, specialist units and in community teams supporting patients in their own homes. In addition to the NHS, there is a large private healthcare sector. Further opportunities exist in prisons, the armed forces and overseas.
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    96% of all nursing graduates in highly skilled work said their degree was a formal requirement or gave them an advantage

*Data is from the Graduate Outcomes Surveys covering the three years of 2019/20 – 2021/22. Graduates were surveyed 15 months after graduating. Data displayed is for UK-domiciled, first degree, full-time graduates who are working, studying or looking for work.
 

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

 
 
 
Tuition fees for new full-time students starting in 2025-2026 or
 2026-2027.
Full-time study
£9,535 per year
Part-time study
£795 per 10 credits
 
 

Tuition fee price changes
On Monday 20 October 2025, the UK Government announced its intention to increase tuition fees for home undergraduate students in line with inflation from 2026 onwards.
Along with other universities in the UK, the ҹèÊÓƵ intends to apply this new fee. Whilst the exact details have not currently been announced, it is expected that the increase will be in the region of £400, increasing the annual tuition fee to £9,935 for 2026, which will then be subject to automatic inflationary increases thereafter. However, implementation of this increase will be subject to further Government guidance and legislation. 
The University will give further details to both prospective and current students as soon as the Government has issued further information. More information about fees and costs of studying .
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tuition fees for full-time international students starting in 2025-2026 academic year
Full-time study
£18,650 per year
 
 
 
Tuition fees for full-time international students starting in 2026-2027 academic year.
Full-time study
£19,200 per year

Tuition fee price changes
Our fees are reviewed on an annual basis. Fees and the conditions that apply to them are the most up to date but are still subject to change in exceptional circumstances. More information about fees and costs of studying .
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Free educational resources

To help, financially, with your transition into life as a student of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, the University provides the following:
  • we bear the cost for Occupational Health clearance and for Disclosure and Barring Service checks, which are a condition of any offer of a place on the programme. This potentially saves applicants in the region of £195–£245 (circa £45 for DBS checks, and £150–£200 for Occupational Health) although in some cases the costs can be much higher
  • we supply e-learning resources to all students on the programme
  • we supply three tunics and three pairs of trousers, for use in the clinical environment, worth circa £60
  • the ‘Medincle’ medical spellchecker software is provided free of charge
  • books from the Skills for Health Training Package are provided for each student.
 
 
 

Fund your studies

As an undergraduate at ҹèÊÓƵ, there are plenty of funding options available, including tuition fee loans, living cost loans, scholarships, bursaries and support funds.
 

You may be eligible for a £5000 NHS training grant

The NHS Learning Support Fund provides additional funding for eligible healthcare students. It is supplementary financial support to the mainstream student loans system and is intended to support students whilst they train and gain professional registration. The is for at least £5,000.
 

Undergraduate scholarships for international students

To reward outstanding achievement the ҹèÊÓƵ offers scholarship schemes to help towards funding your studies.
 

Supporting students with the cost of living

The cost of living in the UK has risen faster than household income, meaning that most people will have less to spend on essential goods and services. This is an ongoing situation that is likely to affect everyone in some way.
The University provides advice and guidance and has a range of services, facilities and offers to help students with rising everyday costs.
 
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Entry requirements

Our typical offer
128 UCAS points

You may be eligible for a contextual offer

Contextual offers: Typically, the contextual offer for this course is 8 points below the advertised tariff. A contextual offer is an offer to study at university that takes into account individual circumstances that are beyond your control, and that can potentially impact your learning and your exam results, or your confidence in applying to university.

Check your eligibility for a contextual offer

GCSE
5 GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above to include Mathematics, English, and Science. Consideration may be given to Functional Skills Level 2 in Mathematics. Please note we do not accept Functional Skills Level 2 in English, or Key Skills in Maths or English, or Adult Literacy/Numeracy.

A levels
128 points to include a minimum of two A levels. Science, health, or social science profile is preferred but any subject considered. General Studies excluded.

BTEC RQF National Extended Diploma/QCF Extended Diploma
DDM – Science, Health, or Social Science profile is preferred but any subject considered.

Access to HE Diploma
Pass an Access to HE Diploma with 30 Level 3 credits at Distinction, including 15 in Science or Social Science. The remaining 15 Level 3 credits must be at Merit.

T level
Accepted pathway: Health. Typical offer will be confirmed once an application is received.

International Baccalaureate
30 points overall. Science, Health, or Social Science profile is preferred but any subject considered. English, Mathematics, and Science accepted within as GCSE equivalent at higher level = 4, standard level = 5

Degrees
Previous degrees are considered at a 2:2 or above. Science, health, or social science profile is preferred but any subject considered.

Extended entry requirements

  • In addition to the above, evidence of academic study within the last five years is required. Ideally this should be one of the qualifications listed here, but the admissions team will assess on a case-by-case basis.
  • Meeting the academic minimum is the first stage of an application being considered. Applicants must also submit a strong personal statement in order to be considered further.
  • We will require an academic reference and an employer reference as part of the application process.
  • Attend an interview.  
  • You must pass disclosure and barring service and occupational health checks satisfactorily in order to be able to start this course.
  • If English is not your first language and you do not have GCSE English grade C/4 or above you will have to achieve an IELTS (or equivalent qualification) at the grade of at least 7.0 (at least 6.5 in all elements sections). See our English language requirements .
  • Students must be 18 years old or over by 31 December in the first year of the programme.

Deferred entry
Unfortunately we cannot permit deferred entry. However, if you have a query please contact the admissions team who will be able to explain the application process in more detail at admissions@plymouth.ac.uk.
 
 
 

Further information

Prospective nursing students are expected to attend an interview, and complete satisfactory screening in terms of your health, welfare and disclosure and barring processes, before the start of your course.

Enhancing your application
Meeting the academic minimum does not guarantee you a place, you need to make sure that you are strong across all sections of your application form. Read more about enhancing your application . 

Interview days
Once your application has been received, we will consider your application to help us reach a decision. If successful at the initial screening stage, you will be invited to an interview. The majority of health courses interview applicants, as this is a requirement of many health regulatory bodies. This applies to all Universities and is vital to the progression of applications.
Interviews enable:
  • you to give the best account of your skills, experience and character.
  • us to decide whether you will thrive in the ҹèÊÓƵ’s culture.
  • us to explain more about the University, programme and how we work with our students.
Find out more about interview days: pre-work tasks, what to expect on the day of the interview and what happens after.

Screening
All offers are subject to satisfactory screening in terms of your health, welfare and disclosure and barring processes, before the start of your course.

NHS constitution
University pre-registration programmes for health professionals are required to select their applicants using a ‘values based’ approach. As part of this process, your UCAS personal statement should include evidence of your personal commitment to NHS values laid out in the .
 
 
 

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All applications for undergraduate courses are made through UCAS.com. Please refer to the course facts below when completing your application for this course.
 
UCAS course code
B743
Institution code
P60
Duration

4 years
(with placements)
Course type

Full-time
Study location
ҹèÊÓƵ
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    Entry requirements

    We welcome applicants with international qualifications and we accept a range of qualifications from across the globe.
     
    Our typical offer
    128 UCAS points
     
     

    BSearch entry requirements for your country

    5

    English language requirements

    To be accepted onto a degree course with us, you must have a suitable English language qualification. 
     

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    As an international student, you can apply for this course through UCAS or an agent in your country.
     
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    • UCAS course code
    B743
    Institution code
    P60
    Duration

    4 years
    (with placements)
    Course type

    Full-time
    Study location
    ҹèÊÓƵ

    Other routes to this course

    If you do not have the required qualifications for this course, you may be able to gain them through the ҹèÊÓƵ International College (UPIC) . 
     
     
     
     

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