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Australian Catholic University (ACU)

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Master of Mental Health Nursing

  • Masters (Coursework)

The Master of Mental Health Nursing aims to expand nursing clinicians' knowledge and skills in mental health practice with evidence-based knowledge and practice enabling immediate application/translation in the workplace.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
1.5 years full-time
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Apr, Jul

About this course

The Master of Mental Health Nursing aims to expand nursing clinicians' knowledge and skills in mental health practice with evidence-based knowledge and practice enabling immediate application/translation in the workplace. Students have the option to pursue a project stream or a research stream within this course. As such, they may complete either a project and two elective subjects, or complete a research dissertation in their final semester.

Both streams consolidate learning from the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing and Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing in research, specialist clinical skills and knowledge as well as clinical leadership.

Current mental health postgraduate programs in Australia focus on either acute mental health care settings or generic mental health. ACU's Master of Mental Health Nursing has been developed specifically for nursing clinicians entering into the specialist area of mental health. The course is targeted to new nursing graduates and to those working in mental health but who have no formal postgraduate mental health qualifications.

In the current period of mental health service provision reform, there has been a shift in focus from acute inpatient treatment to recovery-oriented practice, so the workforce requires professional development opportunities to keep pace with such changes.

Commonwealth Supported Places are available for this course. See the Courses costs section below, under Fees.

Entry requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must :

a. have completed a Bachelor of Nursing degree (or higher); OR have completed the Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing or the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent;

AND

b. provide written confirmation from their employer that they are employed in a mental health service.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission.

Study locations

Online

Career pathways

Our graduates have pursued careers in:

  • public and private health care organisations
  • child and adolescent, adult and older person mental health services
  • acute, community, rehabilitation and long-term care focused settings
  • local, state and federal government policy
  • consumer and carer groups
  • mental health focused research

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Nursing courses at Australian Catholic University (ACU).
62.4%
Overall satisfaction
65.5%
Skill scale
48.3%
Teaching scale
96.8%
Employed full-time
$83.5k
Average salary