Bachelor in Placements

For Bachelor in Placements, tuition comes to 17,500 GBP per year.

Graduates of this programme step into vital roles within the mental health sector, equipped to provide compassionate, evidence-based care across hospitals and community settings. By balancing rigorous academic study with hands-on practice, this degree prepares you to navigate the complexities of modern psychiatric nursing, ensuring you are ready to support individuals, families, and communities experiencing mental health challenges.

Clinical Integration

The curriculum is structured around the principle that half of your three-year journey is dedicated to direct patient care. This immersive approach ensures you gain the 2,300 hours of clinical experience required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). You will engage in:

• Shift work, including early starts, late evenings, and long-day rotations to reflect the reality of 24-hour healthcare.
• A diverse range of practice environments spanning both acute hospital wards and community-based mental health services.
• Geographically varied placements across the South West region to ensure exposure to a wide breadth of service user needs and healthcare delivery models.

Students must be prepared for the mobility required by these placements, which may necessitate living away from home for specific rotations. Dedicated support systems are in place through the university's practice placement portal to ensure you are guided throughout your journey toward becoming a registered mental health nurse.

University of Plymouth, situated on England’s southwest coast, is a modern, student-centred university with around 18,000 students and a welcoming international community. The campus blends contemporary facilities with strong industry links, particularly in marine science, health, engineering and business. Plymouth emphasises practical learning and employability, offering placements, internships and project-based modules that connect students directly with employers and local partners.

International students find Plymouth attractive for its supportive campus services, range of student societies and manageable city scale that balances urban amenities with coastal lifestyle. The university provides pre‑arrival guidance, English language support and dedicated international student teams to ease transition and help with accommodation, visas and wellbeing. Teaching approaches combine lectures, labs and applied projects, while research-active staff bring real-world problems into the classroom.

Graduates from Plymouth benefit from strong regional and national employer engagement, which can lead to placements, graduate roles and entrepreneurial support through incubators and career services. The city’s quality of life, lower cost compared with larger UK cities and emphasis on hands-on learning make Plymouth a practical choice for students seeking a balanced academic experience and strong prospects for work or further study after graduation.