Undergraduate Course: Mental Health and Wellbeing (NUST08010)

Course Outline
School	School of Health in Social Science	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course will begin by situating mental health and well-being at the population level. An understanding of mental health and illness and its impact on the individual and the wider community will be developed. The nature of nursing interventions for people with mental illness will be explored. A central aim of the course is the development of those communication skills that nurses will require to support people with mental health problems in a range of settings.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Nursing Life Sciences (NUST08014) AND Healthy Communities 1 (NUST08016)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	Available to Nursing students only

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Placement Study Abroad Hours 135, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 26 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Course paper confined to within 2,500-3,000 words based upon the formative learning of the reflective practice diaries.
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: The ability to locate mental health problems within a preventative paradigm of mental health and wellbeing The ability to understand the patient / client experience of mental illness and understand varying dependency needs in all aspects of living with mental health issues The ability to apply the concepts and skills introduced in year 1 to understanding the need for a holistic nursing approach in both physical and mental health care delivery The ability to integrate theoretical and practice centred learning in relation to the key concepts of mental health care Increasing competence in communication and interpersonal skills, particularly in relation to self-awareness and sensitive communication with people who have mental health problems