Master of Nursing (Mental Health)

Masters (Coursework)

The Master of Nursing (Mental Health) is designed for Registered Nurses aiming to specialise in mental health. It offers part-time study over two semesters, culminating in a thesis, and provides opportunities to formalise qualifications and enhance knowledge in mental health care.

Key details

Degree Type

Masters (Coursework)

Duration

1.5 - 6 semesters full-time, 1.5 - 6 semesters part-time

Course Code

5114

Study Mode

Online

Intake Months

Feb, Jul

About this course

Overview

If you are a practising Registered Nurse who has already completed either a Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing or a Graduate Diploma of Mental Health Nursing & Allied Health this degree is a fantastic way to extend your formal qualifications. Held across two semesters, this program allows you to specialise in the field of mental health. Get in touch today to discuss your options.

Why study this degree?

If you are a Registered nurse with a desire to specialise in the challenging field of mental health our Master of Nursing (Mental Health) will be incredibly rewarding. You will be able to formalise your qualifications and develop your knowledge in mental health to deliver a higher level of care.

Completed in two semesters of part-time study the Master of Nursing (Mental Health) involves the delivery of a thesis in your area. If you do not have a degree qualification, we will take into account your accumulated experience when enrolling.

As a Master's student, you will be allocated a research supervisor who will help you choose a relevant research subject and oversee the completion of the program. Get in touch with our postgraduate coordinator to discuss your options today.

Entry requirements

The program is open to Registered Nurses who have a previous degree, or to those who do not have a degree but who have accumulated a wealth of experience in nursing.

English Language Requirements

You must be able to demonstrate two years of full-time secondary, vocational or tertiary level of study in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or the United States of America. If you do not meet these requirements you will need to sit the Academic IELTS exam and achieve a score of at least 7.0 overall and 7.0 in each sub-section (reading, writing, listening and speaking) to qualify for entry into the Master of Nursing (Mental Health). This applies to Permanent Residents and Australian citizens whose first language is not English and have not completed two years full-time academic study in Australia. IELTS results will need to be verified by the Admissions Office before an offer of a place can be made. The Admissions Office reserves the right to ask for IELTS results from any applicant. For more information, please visit www.ielts.org

Study locations

Sydney

Fremantle

Broome

Online

What you will learn

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Master of Nursing (Mental Health) graduates will be able to:

Analyse and interpret nursing scenarios to provide evidence based quality practice
Use reflective practice techniques in a range of learning activities to promote professional practice
Apply leadership and collaborative skills within an interprofessional health care environment
Apply concepts of global, medico-legal, social and cultural diversity
Identify the distinguishing characteristics of nursing research in terms of purposes, underlying assumptions and available methodologies
Explore the principal paradigms employed in health and nursing research and differentiate between them in terms of their epistemological bases, their respective strengths and limitations in addressing different types of research
Formulate questions amenable to research and align those questions to appropriate research designs, data collection procedures, techniques and data analysis
Critique examples of research studies and models, identifying strengths and limitations of design that might threaten the internal validity and generalisability (external validity) of the findings
Identify the important ethical or other issues when conducting nursing research and apply value appropriate safeguards to the interests of all stake-holders involved a research project; and
Apply advanced technical skills and reflective practice within the domain of nursing research.

Career pathways

With a Master of Nursing (Mental Health), you can pursue careers as a nurse unit manager, nurse practitioner, nurse educator, or mental health nurse.

Course structure

Program summary

75 Units of Credit from three (3) Postgraduate Elective courses
75 Units of Credit from three (3) Postgraduate Nursing courses
25 Units of Credit from one (1) Postgraduate Research Elective Course
25 Units of Credit from one (1) core curriculum course
100 Units of Credit from two (2) Master courses

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.

More information regarding courses can be found at the course descriptions pages Fremantle Sydney.

Please note: the availability of these courses is indicative only and may be subject to change.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Nursing courses at The University of Notre Dame Australia.

85.8%

Overall satisfaction

80%

Skill scale

78.3%

Teaching scale

90.2%

Employed full-time

$99.3k

Average salary

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