MSc Mental Health Nursing

at University of the West of Scotland

This exciting, two-year pre-registration course is underpinned by master’s level education, enabling you to become a highly educated mental health nurse with longer term potential for management, leadership, consultancy, educational and research roles.You will critically explore systematic approaches to the delivery of nursing care in response to health improvement and health promotion strategies based on local, national and international targets.

You will also focus on developing communication and interpersonal skills that will enhance your ability to provide values-based, person-centred, compassionate care and develop comprehensive knowledge of mental health nursing and associated current healthcare interventions.You will undertake a piece of substantive research on a topic of contemporary practice specific to mental health nursing.