Overview

Please note that this online programme is not valid for Student Visa applications in Australia. However, it are available to international students in Australia on other visa types or to students studying from overseas.

The Mental Health Nursing , Postgrad.Dip. from Australian Catholic University (ACU) offers a specified unit in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, an intervention of choice in contemporary mental health service delivery and is an effective treatment option.

Current mental health postgraduate programmes in Australia focus on either acute mental health care settings or generic mental health. ACU’s Master of Mental Health Nursing has been developed specifically for nursing clinicians entering into the specialist area of mental health. The course is targeted to new nursing graduates and to those working in mental health but who have no formal postgraduate mental health qualifications. Top 50 worldwide in Nursing Shanghai Ranking, Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024

In the current period of mental health service provision reform, there has been a shift in focus from acute inpatient treatment to recovery-oriented practice, so the workforce requires professional development opportunities to keep pace with such changes.

Career opportunities:

Graduates will be able to apply their theoretical and practical learning in a range of mental health settings.

Examples of potential employment settings include:

public and private health care organisations
child and adolescent, adult and older person mental health services
acute, community, rehabilitation and long term care focused settings
local, state and commonwealth government policy
consumer and carer groups
mental health based research

Examples of potential employment roles include:

clinician
case manager/worker
team leader
service manager
triage manager
psychiatric consultation and liaison nurse
nurse practitioner

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Recovery Oriented Mental Health Nursing
Holistic Individual Centred Mental Health Nursing Practice
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Health Promotion and Social Inclusion in Mental Health Nursing
Leadership in Health Care

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-06 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-02-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-19 00:00:00 , International

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06 July - Closing date for applications for courses commencing in ACU Term 3

Language

English

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Credits

80 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Melbourne, Australia

Disciplines

Nursing Health Sciences View 52 other Masters in Nursing 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

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To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Diploma in Mental Heath Nursing course, an applicant must:

a) have completed a Bachelor of Nursing degree (or higher); OR have completed the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing, or equivalent;

AND

b) provide written confirmation from their employer that they are employed in a mental health service.

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Tuition Fees

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6918 AUD / year

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Additional Details

National: Commonwealth supported

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