Mental Health Nursing at University of the West of Scotland
Mental Health Nursing (BSc, B765) at University of the West of Scotland asked for 75 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on uws.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~75 points
Openbelow CCC
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 uws.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 75
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 52%, A-levels or Highers 22%, a degree 12%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science
- Code
- B765 · B7 nursing
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
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
77%
still studying
UK 86%
15%
left higher education
UK 11%
8%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
170 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%91%
Learning opportunities83%91%
Assessment and feedback73%88%
Academic support85%91%
Organisation and management71%77%
Learning resources86%92%
Student voice72%83%
90 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£29.5k5 years£35.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Ayr, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- KA8 0SX
Subjects
mental health nursing subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Paisley
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- Ayr
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- Dumfries
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- Lanarkshire
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 this course | 75 points | 96–111 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Nursing (Mental Health) BN | BC | 144–159 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Nursing Studies (Mental Health) BSc | BC | 160–175 |
| University of Chester | Mental Health Nursing (including Foundation Year) BN (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Cumbria | Nursing/Registered Nurse: Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) | 72 points | — |
| University of Lancashire | Nursing with Registered Nurse - Mental Health BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 144–159 |
| University of Salford | Nursing - Registered Nurse (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 128–143 |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Nursing (Mental Health) BSc | 69 - 72 points | — |
See all 152 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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