Gain the skills to be well-rounded mental health professional with the ability to work in a variety of mental health roles.
Learn from clinically active academics and gain a contemporary understanding of emerging trends in mental health care.
Develop skills through evidence-based theories and knowledge that can be applied immediately in practice or hospital setting.
To gain your online Master of Mental Health Nursing degree, the study includes 11 core units and 1 elective unit.
This unit will expose you to critical exploration and practical application of the core contexts of mental health within the Australian healthcare system.
This unit emphasises the life stage and bio-psycho-social contexts specifically related to providing effective engagement and interventions with children, adolescents and older persons.
This unit explores the varied roles of a mental health professional in the 21st century.
This unit explores the experiences of people with complex mental health presentations, co-morbidity and risk behaviours.
This unit introduces you to an evidence-based approach to health practice.
Enhance understanding and capability of mental health to ensure patient physical health needs are being addressed within holistic mental health assessment, diagnosis and interventions.
Develop a deeper knowledge of psychological approaches and models of understanding that influence a consumer taking constructive change that supports recovery.
In this unit, you will reflect on your own professional practice and learning, planning strategies to collect, select and reflect on evidence to include in a professional portfolio.
This unit emphasises on leading the translation and application of knowledge to clinical practice settings.
Develop knowledge and capabilities in evidence-based and effective talk-based interventions, through a critical analysis of key therapies from behaviourist theory perspectives.
Broaden and deepen your understanding of literature analysis and research design in relation to an area relevant to professional practice.
Analyse the current state of healthcare, while exploring the private and public sectors as well as their social and economic implications
This unit looks at problem-solving challenges in the private and public sectors, as well as regulated and deregulated systems, comparing Australian review systems against the rest of the world.
This unit will guide you to evaluate and critically reflect on leadership to apply that knowledge to drive change and innovation within health and social care.
Analyse the role of accountability, as well as evaluate the concepts of professional accountability within organisations.
This unit will extend theoretical knowledge, in addition to social and emotional skills to improve communication, teamwork and client safety.
This unit hones your leadership skills in a clinical learning environment.
Explore a diverse range of leadership styles, preparing you for a bright future in leadership or management.
Explore digital marketing tools and techniques to develop well-structured digital marketing plans and undertake a digital marketing campaign.
In this unit, you will research and develop change strategies, and learn how to adapt.
This unit looks at the aims and goals of HR and its role in business.
In this unit, you will study organisations and the individual, interpersonal and group processes and the organisational system.
This unit covers the foundation elements of managing business projects.
This unit covers important accounting principles that make up the core of business management.
Develop effective written and verbal communication skills for business and management.
We know that plans change, which is why we’ve built A flexible completion option into the online Master of Mental Health Nursing. If you need to exit early, you could still receive a Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing or a Graduate Diploma of Mental Health Nursing.
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I believe I now have more skills needed in the contemporary health age, for example I have greater critical thinking skills in mental health, and I feel much more confident to work online within the community.
Cassandra Plesman
Master of Mental Health Nursing Student and Registered Nurse
Despite needing to be a registered nurse for entry into the course, our students work in a wide variety of healthcare settings that focus on delivering better mental health care to the patients. To give you an idea of some of the roles our mental health nursing students currently work in, see below for a snapshot.
To qualify for entry into the Master of Mental Health Nursing, all applicants must:
If you are not a registered nurse, you could be eligible for the Master of Mental Health degree.
No, but students have access to FEE-HELP Government loans. FEE-HELP is the Government loan that eligible full-fee paying postgraduate students can use to defer their payment.
As this course is delivered 100% online, you can be located anywhere and undertake the Master of Mental Health Nursing, provided you meet the entry criteria. Different nursing courses in Melbourne, even throughout Victoria and other Australian states have different study requirements - like on-campus attendance, however with SCU Online, our students don't need to worry about that.
To gain your online Master of Mental Health Nursing degree, you will complete 11 core units and 1 elective unit.
You can choose one from any of our 14 mental health nursing electives.
These include:
Nurses who specialise in mental health can be found at every level of service delivery, from Medicare-subsidised to specialised mental health care settings and support services.
The course is accredited under the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN). You can use your qualification as part of the requirements to become a credentialed mental health nurse.
For more information on the Career Outcomes in Mental Health, visit our blog.
Our Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing is comprised of four units, our Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing is comprised of eight units, and our Master of Mental Health Nursing is comprised of twelves units. The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing is your first step towards a Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing and a Master of Mental Health Nursing, both of which are accredited under the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN).
