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This integrated master's degree combines undergraduate and postgraduate study, bringing together the strengths of our established adult nursing and mental health nursing courses within a single programme. It prepares you to meet the changing needs of healthcare by developing the knowledge, skills and professional values required to care for people with both physical and mental health needs throughout their lives.

You'll study how physical and mental health interact across the lifespan, exploring subjects including physiology, pharmacology, neurobiology, psychology and sociology alongside person-centred nursing care. You'll learn how to support people living with acute illness, long-term conditions, rehabilitation needs and end-of-life care, while developing an understanding of how social circumstances and health inequalities influence wellbeing and access to care.

As your studies progress, you'll build expertise in communication, clinical decision-making, teamwork, leadership and self-care, preparing you for the realities of working as a nurse today. The course encourages critical thinking, reflective practice and professional development, equipping you with the confidence to become a compassionate and effective nurse.

Learning takes place through a combination of university teaching, simulation and extensive practice placements. As a nursing student at London Met, you’ll gain hands-on experience across a wide range of real-world health and care settings. Our diverse placement opportunities across London and the south east reflect current health and social care priorities, preparing you to work confidently across organisations, adapt to different environments and embrace new and emerging ways of working.

You may undertake placements in traditional NHS acute hospital settings, as well as in private, voluntary and third-sector organisations – including opportunities delivered online. We also have strong partnerships with care homes, mental health providers and public health organisations, giving you access to varied and meaningful learning experiences that reflect the realities of contemporary practice.

Our commitment to innovative, flexible placement models ensures your learning remains aligned with evolving healthcare strategies, policy developments and service redesign. Through this approach, we aim to develop a future-ready workforce equipped to meet the health and wellbeing needs of London’s diverse communities.

Our contemporary skills and simulation suite allows you to develop and practice clinical skills in a safe, supervised environment using immersive technology and realistic healthcare scenarios before applying your learning in practice.

Throughout the course, you'll be supported by experienced academics and practice partners with expertise across adult nursing, mental health nursing and a wide range of healthcare specialisms. Together, they'll help you develop the resilience, professionalism and clinical confidence needed for a successful nursing career.

On successful completion of the course, you'll be eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Registered Nurse in both adult and mental health nursing. As a dual-registered nurse, you'll be well placed to pursue careers across hospitals, community services, primary care and specialist healthcare settings, with opportunities to work in roles that integrate physical and mental healthcare.

Assessment

You will be?assessed through a range of different assessment methods, which will prepare you for nursing environments, such as:  

• Skills?assessment in real-time placement and simulated practice settings  
• Oral seminars
• Poster presentations
• Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) 
• Case studies
• Practical reports
• Seen/unseen examinations and in-class?tests
• Literature reviews and essays

You will be supported throughout your assessments by our teaching staff, who can also signpost you to the appropriate student services for help with any health, financial, disability or dyslexia-related needs that may impact their studies.

Professional accreditation

This course is subject to approval by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). London Metropolitan University is an Approved Education Institution (AEI) for nursing, with established NMC-approved adult nursing and mental health nursing degree courses.

Subject to successful NMC approval and successful completion of the course, you'll be eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Registered Nurse in both the Adult and Mental Health fields of practice.

Entry requirements

In addition to the?University's standard entry requirements, you should have:

• a minimum of BCC in three A levels (or a minimum of 104 UCAS points from an?equivalent Level 3 qualification)
• English language and mathematics GCSEs at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent)
• an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• been assessed by an approved occupational health provider as a condition of enrolment 

You will also be required to pass an interview, during which you will need to demonstrate values that promote compassion, dignity and respect.

You must also receive satisfactory health clearance from our approved occupational health provider, confirming you are able to study and work safely as a student nurse in a range of health and social care environments.

Accreditation of Prior Learning

Any university-level qualifications or relevant experience you gain prior to starting university could count towards your course at London Met. Find out more about applying for Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL).

English language requirements

To study a degree at London Met, you must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. If you require a Student visa (previously Tier 4) you may need to provide the results of a Secure English Language Test (SELT) such as Academic IELTS. This course requires you to meet our standard requirements.

If you need (or wish) to improve your English before starting your degree, the University offers a Pre-sessional Academic English course to help you build your confidence and reach the level of English you require.

Qualification requirements for students applying from outside the UK

For international entry requirements, please visit your country-specific page for detailed information on accepted qualifications and grade requirements.

Modular structure

Where this course can take you

After successfully completing this course and registering with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), you'll be able to work as a Registered Nurse in both the Adult and Mental Health fields of practice.

Your dual registration will prepare you for careers across a wide range of healthcare settings, including hospitals, community services, primary care, mental health services and specialist healthcare. You may choose to focus your career in either adult or mental health nursing, or pursue emerging roles that integrate physical and mental healthcare.

Graduates can work across NHS, private, independent, voluntary and charitable healthcare organisations, providing care for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. The integrated master's qualification also provides a strong foundation for leadership, advanced practice, education, research and further postgraduate study.

NHS funding

Students studying the Nursing (Adult and Mental Health) MSci can benefit from the NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF). You can also find further information about student funding for nursing students via The Funding Clinic.

Additional costs

Please note, in addition to the tuition fee there may be additional costs for things such as equipment, materials, printing, textbooks, trips or professional body fees. You may incure additional costs travelling to placement, some of which may be reimbursed. 

Additionally, there may be other activities that are not formally part of your course and not required to complete your course, but which you may find helpful (for example, optional field trips). The costs of these are additional to your tuition fee and the fees set out above and will be notified when the activity is being arranged.

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When to apply

The University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) accepts applications for full-time courses starting in September from one year before the start of the course. Our UCAS institution code is L68. 

If you will be applying direct to the University you are advised to apply as early as possible as we will only be able to consider your application if there are places available on the course. 

Please note, we welcome early applications through UCAS, with interviews starting from November each year.

To find out when teaching for this degree will begin, as well as welcome week and any induction activities, view our academic term dates.