Program Overview

Master of Nursing (MNurs) in Nursing with Registration as an Adult Nurse and a Mental Health Nurse

Key Information

Course type: Masters Delivery mode: Classroom & Online Study mode: Full time Duration: Two years Application status: Open Start date: September 2025 Application deadline: 29 January 2025

Course Description

The Master of Nursing (MNurs) is a fully accredited master’s qualification that trains a new generation of nurses to understand the complex relationship between physical and mental health. This intensive programme covers both adult nursing and mental health nursing over 44 weeks of full-time study.

Key Benefits

• The only course in the UK that provides the chance to register with the NMC as both an adult nurse and a mental health nurse in just two years
• Study at a large, highly regarded nursing faculty - ranked #1 nursing faculty in the world (2025 QS World University Rankings)
• Learn from active clinicians working in top London hospitals and expert researchers writing the textbooks taught nationwide and internationally
• A training grant of £5,000 from the NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF), and financial support for excess placement travel or accommodation costs

Course Essentials

Base Campuses

• Waterloo Campus: Home of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery and facilities for other faculties
• Guy’s Campus: The Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, and the Institute of Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
• St Thomas’ Campus: Located near Waterloo Campus and home of continuing medical and dental teaching, as well as a museum dedicated to Florence Nightingale
• Denmark Hill Campus: Home to the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

Awarding Institutions

• King's College London and Affiliates

Regulating Bodies

• King's is regulated by the Office for Students

Entry Requirements

Academic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any subject with 2:2 honours and 900 hours (approximately equivalent to six months FT) healthcare-related experience
• Placements that have been undertaken as part of a previous undergraduate degree are acceptable

GCSE Requirements

• Grade C/4 or above in a minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) including Maths and English Language
• Functional Skills English level 2 at Pass and Functional Skills Maths level 2 at Pass are considered equivalent to GCSE English Language and GCSE Mathematics

English Language Requirements

• Please note that nationals of Majority English Speaking Countries (as defined by UKVI) who have successfully completed high school in the respective country, are not required to complete an English language test
• The English Language Band for this programme is Band B

RPEL Requirement

• Applicants must have 900 hours (approximately 6 months full time) of relevant healthcare-related experience
• This experience must have been achieved within five years of the start date of the programme, and can include paid full- or part-time employment, or voluntary work

Teaching and Structure

Teaching Methods

• Lectures
• Seminars & Tutorials
• Independent Study

Clinical Placements

• Around half of the course is spent on clinical placements with our partner healthcare providers
• These include some of London’s leading NHS Trusts, as well as private and voluntary organisations covering a range of specialist areas related to your studies

Assessment

• Course Work
• Exams

Careers

Employability

• After you graduate, you’ll be eligible to register as an adult nurse and a mental health nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• King’s nursing graduates are sought after by employers
• Many of our graduates go straight into work at top London hospitals after they graduate

Job Opportunities

• Hospital and community settings
• Prisons
• Clinical research
• Teaching and management
• Integrated roles across adult and mental health nursing

Fees and Funding

Tuition Fees

• Full time tuition fees UK: £9,535 per year
• Full time tuition fees International: £31,600 per year

Funding

• NHS Learning Support Fund: Non-repayable bursaries of at least £5,000 a year for eligible healthcare students
• All International applicants to Undergraduate programmes are required to pay a deposit of £2000 against their first year's tuition fee

Related Departments

• Mental Health Nursing
• Department of Mental Health Nursing
• Department of Adult Nursing
• Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care