Overview

This Master of Mental Health new course offered at the Southern Cross University responds to contemporary mental health research and policy and has been designed with the input of leading clinical and academic mental health professionals.

Undertaking this course will enhance your clinical capabilities and theoretical knowledge of both current and future mental health practice, for the benefit of mental health consumers, your professional discipline and yourself.

Each unit runs for seven weeks with six study periods per year and the course is offered exclusively online.

Please note: this course can be completed in two years of accelerated part-time study.

Career

This course offers the opportunity to expand and refresh your current health or social care careers or more easily enter a career in the field of mental health.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Contemporary Mental Health

Mental Health Across the Lifespan

Mental Health in Community, Non-Government and Primary Health Settings

Acute Mental Health

Supporting Behaviour Change in Mental Health.

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-04-29 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-07-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-26 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-21 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-26 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-07 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-07 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-03-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-02 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-03-04 00:00:00 , National

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Start Dates: Jan, Mar, May, July, Aug, Oct

Language

English

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Credits

144 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Coffs Harbour, Australia

Disciplines

Public Health Health Administration Health Sciences View 103 other Masters in Public Health in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS Provider: 01241G

A Bachelor degree or equivalent in a health, psychology or social science related discipline; OR

A Bachelor degree or equivalent, with evidence of extensive experience in the mental health field, deemed as equivalent to a cognate degree.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

26000 AUD / year

≈ 26000 AUD / year
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Citizens or residents

23000 AUD / year

≈ 23000 AUD / year

Funding

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Academic requirements

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