Overview

Upon successful completion of this Mental Health Law and Practice Certificate from Northumbria University you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key provisions of mental health law and have an appreciation of the consequences of an unlawful application of mental health law. You will be able to use a range of basic legal materials, understand the difference between primary and secondary legal sources and distinguish legal rules from good practice. You will be able to analyse a range of practical situations involving persons suffering from mental disorder and identify the legal issues which arise. You will be able to discuss, explain and apply the basic provisions of mental health law in writing and justify the conclusions that you reach. You will be able to analyse whether policies in your own workplace comply with the law.

Teaching Staff

Northumbria has built up an enviable reputation for practical, innovative law courses. The combination of teaching excellence and workplace relevance ensures that standards remain consistently high. The quality of our law teaching has been recognised through a variety of awards and nominations. These include Law Teacher of the Year Award, the Attorney General’s Pro Bono Award, and Northern Law Awards.

Northumbria Law School is well-known for its teaching of mental health law. It has offered mental health programmes at postgraduate and undergraduate level for many years.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Introduction to Mental Health Law

Key concepts in mental health law

Policy Requirements of the Code of Practice

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 9 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

No formal qualifications are required (the programme is suitable for applicants from a range of backgrounds and experience) but some on-going, practical experience within the mental health field is necessary as the course builds upon this experience in its assessment processes.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

2495 GBP / year

≈ 2495 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

2495 GBP / year

≈ 2495 GBP / year

Funding

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