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Western Sydney University

  • 13% international / 87% domestic

Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing

  • Graduate Diploma

This program will provide the knowledge and clinical skills to practice mental health nursing skilfully and within ethical and legal boundaries.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Mar, Jul

About this course

This program will provide the knowledge and clinical skills to practice mental health nursing skilfully and within ethical and legal boundaries.

Study locations

Online

Career pathways

Graduates of this program can look forward to enhanced professional status and career opportunities in their chosen fields, including:

  • Community health

  • Hospitals

  • Aged care homes

  • Private nursing
Mental Health Nurse

Mental Health Nurses provide care to patients with mental health illness, disorder and dysfunction, and those experiencing emotional difficulties, distress and crisis in health, welfare and aged care facilities, correctional services and the community.

Nurse Educator

Nurse Educator careers usually involve gaining an academic post in a university, but practising nurses also commonly teach as part of their work. You may be involved in the education of nursing students, the training of new graduate nurses or nurses new to the workplace.

Academia

University Lecturers and Tutors prepare and deliver lectures and conduct tutorials in one or more subjects within a prescribed program of study at a university and conduct research in a particular field of knowledge.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Nursing courses at Western Sydney University.
76.1%
Overall satisfaction
78.4%
Skill scale
63.3%
Teaching scale
94.4%
Employed full-time
$90k
Average salary