Master of Nursing (Mental Health)

• Become a valued expert in providing specialised nursing support to people struggling with their mental wellbeing or experiencing symptoms of mental illnesses.
• Gain a thorough understanding of the theoretical perspectives used in mental health nursing enabling you to develop a holistic appreciation for the intricacies of mental health.
• Throughout this masters in mental health nursing, you'll develop the skills and knowledge to understand the transtheoretical notions of change and resistance in various counselling contexts.
• Extend your knowledge of the purpose of research and research methodologies. Determine effective research design, including ethical considerations, further complementing the specialist mental health nurse training you'll receive throughout this masters degree.

• Equip yourself with the mental health nurse training required to establish yourself as a specialist nurse. Mental health nurses can work in a variety of healthcare settings within the community in the public or private sectors, emergency care, and rehabilitation centres.

To complete this degree students must complete 12 units. Most courses (similar to 'subjects') are valued at 1 unit. To study full-time you would usually complete 4 units per semester.

Refer to the UniSQ Handbook for courses to be studied and recommended enrolment patterns.

If you are enrolled in the External study mode in this degree, you will have the opportunity to come on-campus for residential schools, where you will attend face-to-face lectures and tutorials, use the facilities and meet staff and other students.

This degree has a mandatory attendance requirement for some of the residential school courses. View the UniSQ Handbook or please contact us for more information.

• Clinical Education
• General
• Gerontology
• Leadership & Management in Health
• Rural & Remote

Complete your online application directly to UniSQ.

The closing dates for applying directly to UniSQ are:

• Semester 1, 2023 - applications close on 20 February and the Semester 1 study period commences on Monday 20 February, 2023.
• Semester 2, 2023 - applications close on 10 July and the Semester 2 study period commences on Monday 10 July, 2023.

Select to start your degree in one of the following intakes:

• Semester 1, 2024 - applications close on 19 February 2024 and the Semester 1 study period starts on Monday 19 February 2024.
• Semester 2, 2024 - applications close on 8 July 2024 and the Semester 2 study period starts on Monday 8 July 2024.

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