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 degree, you will complete 11 core units and 1 elective unit. Coursework develops the skills required to effectively respond to challenges across a diverse range of mental health fields.
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 flexible completion options into the online Master of Mental Health. If you need to exit early, you could still receive a Graduate Certificate in Mental Health or a Graduate Diploma of Mental Health.
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Make time and do (this course). It is worth it and will help save the lives of those struggling. To be fully equipped is worth it and the patients will trust you more with their lives to recover from a relapse.
Victoria Koriaty
Online Graduate Diploma in Mental Health
I have been able to implement the skills I have learned already! I now spend more time using Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Skills to facilitate more engagement and I see positive results, for example, individuals exercise more.
Cassandra Plesman
Master of Mental Health Nursing Student and Registered Nurse
Our students work in a variety of mental health roles across Australia in both public and private healthcare. The study builds your capabilities to provide appropriate mental health care and will set you up to work in a range of community and healthcare settings. Below are some of the mental health roles our mental health master's students work in.
If you're wondering why study a Master of Mental Health? Below are some of the key skills you'll walk away with.
There is a growing need in our Australian healthcare system for highly skilled professionals who understand the complexities of mental health and can offer well-informed mental health clinical interventions. Southern Cross University’s online Master of Mental Health will enhance your understanding of mental health and psychology while building the skills needed to effectively respond to patients experiencing mild, moderate and severe mental health challenges.
This course is designed to prepare graduates for work within a range of health settings and disciplines. You will gain practical skills and specialised theoretical knowledge to extend or enhance your role in mental health.
Our flexible, accelerated course gives you 24-hour access to your coursework so you can fit your studies around your busy schedule.
You can engage with lecturers and other students no matter where you are – or where they are. Southern Cross University online studies also include:
As this course is delivered 100% online, you can be located anywhere and undertake the Master of Mental Health, provided you meet the entry criteria. Different mental health 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 degree, you will complete 11 core units and 1 elective unit. Coursework develops the skills required to effectively respond to challenges across a diverse range of mental health fields.
Learn more about the units of our Master of Mental Health here.
Mental health issues can affect anyone, and careers in mental health call for people with a diversity of backgrounds and experience, the most crucial factors being empathy, patience and a genuine desire to help others. With these core skills and values, the right training can take you a long way.
The current demand for trained professionals means that there are opportunities for work all over Australia. In particular in regional areas.
To find out more, take a look at our blog, 'Professional Pathways and Jobs for Mental Health Workers'.
Below are some of the key learning outcomes of our Master of Mental Health.
We may recognise and grant credit for past education or qualifications in a process called advanced standing. If you're eligible for advanced standing, this can impact the number of units you need to study, reducing the time and cost of your overall degree. To find out more about advanced standing, get in touch with one of our Enrolment Advisors on 1300 863 819.
