Master of Mental Health Nursing

Description

The aim of this course is to provide Registered Nurses working in mental health settings with qualifications in their professional field of practice, and to enhance their knowledge of professional issues, and develop their ability to work independently through projects or research.


The program consists of 54 units of study offered over 1.5 years full-time or part-time equivalent study. Students will undertake 18 units of negotiated studies, 13.5 units of core courses, comprising Collaborative Approaches to Health (9 units) plus Applying Research to Nursing and Midwifery Practice (4.5 units), one 4.5 unit of optional courses, and 18 units of minor thesis or project work.

Requirements

Master of Mental Health Nursing

Normally, applicants are required to:

hold a Bachelor degree in Nursing or equivalent from a recognised higher education institution, or have completed hospital training as a Registered Nurse;
OR
have completed hospital training as a Registered Mental Health Nurse AND hold a Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing or an equivalent qualification;
AND (all applicants)
hold a Current Practising Certificate as a Mental Health Nurse;
AND (all applicants)
have completed, within the last three years, a minimum of one year of clinical experience as a Registered Mental Health Nurse.

Notes

Rules

Credit for previous studies or in recognition of prior learning may be granted in accordance with University Policy. Maximum credit allowed is normally one-third of the total units of the program.
Registered Nurses with mental health qualifications (Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing) will be granted 18 units credit in the Master of Mental Health Nursing.
Students must complete 18 units of either Minor Thesis 1 and 2 or Project 1 and 2 as the final two courses of their program. Students who undertake Minor Thesis 1 and 2 must undertake the Research Methodologies specialisation unless approved by the Program Director.
The Projects or Thesis courses undertaken in the Master of Mental Health Nursing must relate to mental health practice.