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BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing
Study BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing at Scotland’s Top Modern University (Guardian University Guide 2026).
Join one of Scotland’s top undergraduate nursing degrees solely focused on mental health. Our Mental Health Nursing course is underpinned by a philosophy of values-based and relational nursing practice, with a strong focus on the delivery of research-informed, person-centred care.
This three-year Mental Health Nursing degree is a thought-provoking and contemporary course, designed to give you all the knowledge, skills and experiences you need to practice as a mental health nurse. Student placements begin in the first term of year one, with 50% of your learning happening in the university, and 50% happening in practice.
Uniquely, you’ll graduate with an honours degree after only three years, having explored topics such as psychological interventions, physical and mental health, professional working and leadership in nursing.
You’ll have a consistently high level of support from a team of tutors and lecturers who come from a variety of clinical backgrounds. We actively encourage you to build self-awareness and resilience through our interactive teaching methods, so you’ll have space and time for personal and professional reflection. This is to help prepare you for the challenges of working in this field.
If you have any questions about Mental Health Nursing, or applying to Abertay, please give us a call on +44(0)1382 308080 or send an email to international@abertay.ac.uk.
3 reasons to choose Mental Health Nursing at Abertay
1. We're the Top Scottish Modern University: According to the Guardian University Guide 2026.
2. Our course is professionally-recognised: Studying with us means you're on a degree that's recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) meaning you can register as a qualified nurse (mental health) when you graduate.
3. You'll leave with career prospects - not just a degree: Did you know 95% of Abertay students are in work or further education within six months of graduating? We're a modern university focused on the kind of industry-relevant learning that'll land you a job after you graduate.
Why Dundee?
Dundee is going through something of a cultural rebirth.
It was named by The Wall Street Journal as one of the world’s hottest destinations, helped greatly by the £80m V&A Dundee, the stunning design museum, which opened its doors in 2018.
Dundee is a little pot of gold at the end of the A92 - The Guardian
It’s an extremely friendly city, which is small enough to get from A to B by foot, but large enough to have great shopping and vibrant nightlife.
Dundee is a contemporary city full of energy and vision—it has one of the highest student population ratios in the UK—and it’s the perfect environment for a mental health nursing student to learn their trade.
