Adult Nursing / Mental Health Nursing (BSc) - Birmingham Newman University

Student nurses are practicing taking heart rate on a patient at a bedside in the simulation ward.

Adult and Mental Health Nursing BSc

Welcome

It is with great pleasure and anticipation that we warmly welcome you to Birmingham Newman University and to the School of Nursing and Allied Health.

We are committed to ensuring that you receive your education in a supportive and encouraging environment and we want you to be active participants in your learning.

We are confident that your experience with us will be positive and enriching and that you will gain both personally and professionally from your time with us but that we will also gain greatly from your contribution to our School.

In the School, you will be joining a community of staff and students across a wide range of health and social care disciplines. This provides an excellent opportunity for you to learn and mix with people from different backgrounds and professions.

Our focus in the school is to ensure we develop graduates who have a passion for improving the health and social wellbeing of the population, who understand the need for different professionals to work together effectively in practice and who provide safe and effective care.

Timetable

Pre-induction activities

Induction week

Your teaching team

Module delivery

Your learning on campus will be a mixture of lectures, seminars and hands-on skills and simulation sessions. We’re a friendly bunch and we will help you to become acclimatised to academic life at Newman. We will support you to develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours needed to make a success of your time here and your future career as a Nurse.

Semester 1

During Semester 1 you will completing the following modules.

Introduction to Professional Healthcare Practice

This interprofessional module will provide you with the opportunity to learn from, about and with students from other professional programmes. As an interprofessional group of learners you will explore what it means to be a professional within the context of ethical, legal and regulatory frameworks as applied to your professional healthcare discipline.

You will be given the opportunity to reflect and develop self-awareness to foster an understanding of your own beliefs, attitudes, values, knowledge, attributes and skills and explore how others may see the world differently to build and develop your professional identity.

This module is designed to aid your transition to university, introducing you to the concept of evidence-based practice and some of the study skills you will need to develop as an experiential and lifelong learner.

Nursing People and Families

This module will introduce you to the concept of compassionate, person-centred, evidence-based nursing care. You will learn how to holistically assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based care for individuals, their families and carers across all stages of the lifespan.

You will develop knowledge of body systems, human development, human anatomy and physiology and pharmacology. You will recognise commonly encountered mental, physical, behavioural and cognitive conditions and explore a range of evidence-based interventions including commonly occurring medicines and therapeutic approaches.

Case studies will be used to develop the focus on assessment and care planning across the lifespan.

Assisting Nursing Care

This module aims to develop your knowledge, experience and skills in relation to person centred nursing care, in a clinical practice setting relating to your field of nursing, with a specific focus upon practical skills, medicines management, fundamentals of nursing practice, communication and reflective practice.

You will undertake study related to the underpinning theory around common practical skills related to nursing care alongside having the opportunity to develop those practical skills by undertaking simulated practice within the University Skills and Simulation suites.

You will begin to develop an understanding of evidence-based practice and practical skills that are required to fulfil the role of the nurse. This module will prepare you for future Nursing Care modules, to enable you to progress to Part 2 of the nursing programme.

Introduction to Pharmacology and Numeracy for Nursing Practice

In this module you will develop your knowledge and skills in relation to pharmacology, health numeracy and medicines calculations. You will be introduced to two e-learning platforms SCRIPT and safemedicate.

There will be opportunities to explore the types of drug calculations commonly used in practice and engage with them to find areas of challenge. You will examine the base constituents of common drugs and administration routes, to understand how interactions occur.

The module will also explore methods to minimise the risk of drug calculation and administration errors. You will have unlimited access to the two virtual platforms to practice calculations formatively.

Paying your student fees

Online enrolment

HeadStart – Monday 1 to Friday 5 September 2025

Headstart is a programme aimed at introducing our new students to University life. We understand that our students come from all walks of life and have personal and individual aspirations for taking this important step in their journey.

This programme is an opportunity to:

Talk to staff before starting university
Meet other students
Understand and navigate the campus
Find out about the support available
Start getting comfortable with university life

HEADSTART

Access services and support throughout your degree

At Birmingham Newman, you’re never alone.

We’re here to support you at every stage, whether it’s academic guidance, wellbeing support, or career advice.

Here are some of the ways we can help:

Academic support – Help with assignments and study skills
WellBeing services – Mental health support, counselling, and wellbeing resources
Career services – CV advice, placements, and future career planning
Disability support – Tailored support and adjustments for your needs
E-Learning Support – Help with E-Learning systems and submitting online assignments
Finance advice – Guidance on tuition fees, funding, and budgeting
International support – Help with visas and cultural adjustments

If you’re unsure where to start or what support you need, just ask – we’re happy to help.