Mental Health Nursing with Foundation Year at Bucks New University
Mental Health Nursing with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), B706) at Bucks New University asked for 48–88 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on bnu.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~88 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 48 - 88 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check bnu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 88
48% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points.
105 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 38%, a degree 36%, A-levels or Highers 16%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B706 · B7 nursing
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
Approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) for the purpose of registration as a qualified nurse (mental health) More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
87%
still studying
UK 86%
13%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
60 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%91%
Learning opportunities96%91%
Assessment and feedback93%88%
Academic support89%91%
Organisation and management86%77%
Learning resources91%92%
Student voice83%83%
65 final-year students · 84% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£35k3 years£35.5k5 years£45.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
75% working15% working and studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
90%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Nursing Professionals85%
- Caring personal services5%
- Elementary occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 45 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- High Wycombe, South East England, England
- Postcode
- HP11 2JZ
Subjects
mental health nursing subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Uxbridge Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Mental health nursing at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) | 96 - 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Chester | Mental Health Nursing BN (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| Abertay University | Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| University of Stirling | Nursing (Mental Health) BSc | CCC | 128–143 |
| University of Suffolk | Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| Bucks New University | Mental Health Nursing with Foundation Year this course | 48 - 88 points | 96–111 |
| Leeds Beckett University | Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) | 88 points | 112–127 |
| Hopwood Hall College | Health and Social Care FD | 80 points | — |
| University of Derby | Nursing (Mental Health) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 96–111 |
| Wrexham University | Mental Health Nursing BN (Hons) | 80 points | 112–127 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Mental Health Nursing BSc | 75 points | 96–111 |
See all 152 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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