Nursing (Mental Health), Part-time BSc (Hons)

You must be a Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) employed and supported in a nursing role by Swansea Bay UHB, Hywel Dda UHB or Powys Health Board.  Please contact your health board education lead prior to applying for the course.

Swansea Bay - Alison.Otten@wales.nhs.uk

Hywel Dda - Allyson.Thomas@wales.nhs.uk

Powys - David.Gallimore@wales.nhs.uk or Sarah.Legat@wales.nhs.uk   

To apply you will need a minimum of BBB at A level, health or science-related courses preferable.

You will also need a minimum of 5 grade A-C GCSE passes including English/Welsh language, Maths and a Physical Science or Double Science Award.

In certain circumstances, Key Skills Level 2 in Application of Number will be accepted in lieu of GCSE Mathematics and Key Skills Level 2 in Communication will be accepted in lieu of GCSE Welsh/English Language, if undertaken since September 2015.

Alternative requirements:

Access – 60 credits overall with at least 45 at level 3 and 15 at level 2. Of the 45 credits at level 3, a minimum of 24 distinctions, 18 merits and 3 passes will be required.

BTEC – DDM

Welsh Baccalaureate – grade B and BB at A2 or DM at BTEC

You can enter the course with a level 4 Certificate in health care studies for Health care Support Worker’s and will be considered to start at level 5 part time studies. This option will only be offered depending on the number of successful applicants.

In addition, there will be a requirement to APeL in 300 hours of clinical practice.

We use a variety of methods to assess your learning across all nursing modules including coursework essays, oral and poster presentations, projects, portfolios, multiple-choice and unseen examinations, objective structured clinical/practical examination (OSCE’s), and on-line assessments.

Covid update

Teaching block one (TB1) runs from September until January and during this block, for this year, this course will be taught in a ‘blended’ way. This means that some teaching will be done online and some will be on campus. The online teaching, where you will be physically apart from your lecturer, can be ‘live’ with your lecturer present and where you’ll be able to interact. Some of it may be self-directed which means that you can access the learning materials at a time to suit you. 

Your teaching will comprise of both in-person sessions on campus and remote subject learning online.

Your face-to-face, on campus sessions will be a mixture of:

• Clinical skills sessions
• Manual Handling 
• PPE/Handwashing 
• Student welfare support
• Occupational Health 

Your online learning and teaching may include:

• Webinars

• E-learning packages eg Safemedicate/Bioscience/ANTT
• Hot topic debates and discussions
• Revision sessions
• Continuous Assessment
• Q&A time
• On-demand e-lectures
• Self-paced module content

This course offers some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

Some provision

There are opportunities for Welsh speakers to study some elements of this course through the medium of Welsh but there is not yet enough provision to reach 40 credits in each year.

Academi Hywel Teifi is here to support you throughout your time at Swansea University. We can offer you:

• Access to generous Welsh-language study scholarships or bursaries.
• Access to modules taught wholly or partly in Welsh.
• Access to the Arwain mobile app for the latest information about Welsh-medium courses and modules available to download free on the App Store and Google Play.
• An interview through the medium of Welsh when applying for a place.
• The option to receive your personal correspondence in Welsh, English or bilingually.
• The option to write and submit your coursework or exams through the medium of Welsh (even if you have chosen to study in English), and your work will be marked in Welsh.
• A Welsh-speaking Academic Mentor.
• One-to-one support to improve your academic Welsh language skills.
• An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence of your Welsh language ability for future employers.
• Opportunity to be a member of the Swansea University Branch of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

Visit the Welsh Language Rights webpage for further information about Students' rights to use the Welsh Language.

Continuing to study through the medium of Welsh once you leave school or college is a natural step for you and a way of ensuring your chances of getting the best education. The smaller class sizes will provide you with a great opportunity for support. It will also be a valuable addition to your CV and career development. Opportunities are available for students who are fluent and confident in the language as well as for those who are less confident or who are learners. It is also possible to choose Welsh-medium seminar and tutorial classes for modules taught primarily through the medium of English.

Accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Beryl Mansel

Sarah Tait

Hywel Thomas

Ed Lord

Ian Beech

Julia Terry

Jamie Wheeler

Trudi Peterson

Fees for full time Undergraduate UK students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

• Travel to and from campus
• Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
• Purchase of books or texts
• Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

• Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
• Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
• Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
• Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
• Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
• Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal academic mentor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

• Academic writing
• Maths and statistics
• Critical thinking
• Time management
• Digital skills
• Presentation skills
• Note taking
• Revision, memory and exam techniques
• English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

We want to support the development of your competence in using digital media, to enhance your learning, engage in technologies in clinical practice and protect yourself and the profession when you are online. Find out more about how we embed digital literacy in the nursing curriculum. 

To learn more about study abroad, visit our Go Global webpages. Enrolment on a programme with a semester/year abroad does not guarantee you a semester/year abroad placement. Spaces are limited and subject to a competitive selection process. In the event you do not secure a semester/year abroad placement, you will be transferred to the standard variant of your degree scheme without a semester or year abroad.

International summer programmes are open to students from all colleges. Programmes typically range from 2 to 6 weeks, across destinations such as China, Zambia, South Korea, Japan, Canada and across Europe. For more information about programmes and eligibility visit our Summer Abroad webpages.

Studying abroad will give you the opportunity to embrace a new culture, make new friends and become immersed in a country you may not have experienced before.

Our unique three-month clinical work placement programme has been designed to give you study and nursing experience in Denmark, Finland, Slovenia or Sweden.

Email chhsadmissions@swansea.ac.uk

Cost is normally arranged through a local Health board education contract that has employed you as a HCSW. Please contact your educational lead within your health board.

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.