Course Overview
This part-time course has been designed to enable mental health nurses to effectively respond to the needs of service users within a community setting. It seeks to provide students with the resources to enhance their skill and knowledge within the diverse and complex field of community mental health services.
Key features
- An undergraduate part-time honours degree programme, which can be studied by students who have achieved 120 credits at level five and above.
- The fees for this course are funded by the Welsh Government (WG)
- Applications are welcome from mental health practitioners who wish only to take the Fundamentals in Community Mental Health Practice module as a standalone, which again has limited places funded by the WG
Course description
This is a part-time undergraduate honours degree programme which delivers 120 credits at level 6, and comprises three core modules totalling 80 credits, and 40 optional credits which the student may select from the current CHHS catalogue, following discussion and agreement with the programme manager. The core modules will allow for shared learning and teaching opportunities with other community nursing courses. All core modules comprise of 50% theory and 50% practice: students will be supported in practice by an appropriately prepared community practice mentor/teacher.
Important Note: The fees for this course are funded by the Welsh Government (WG) and places are limited. However, in addition applications are welcome from mental health practitioners who wish only to take the Fundamentals in Community Mental Health Practice module as a standalone, which again has limited places funded by the WG.
