Overview

In Mental Health Nursing at Deakin University you will build advanced knowledge in holistic assessment, complex mental health conditions, therapeutic interventions and person-centred care. Explore trauma-informed and recovery-oriented practice, along with the role of multidisciplinary care in supporting consumers, carers and supporters.

Choose between coursework and thesis streams, with elective options built into both pathways. Choose the coursework stream to broaden your expertise, or the thesis stream to undertake supervised research in mental health nursing. Graduate ready to lead practice, influence care and contribute to the future of mental health nursing.

Career outcomes

Advance your mental health nursing practice and prepare to lead, educate and support teams delivering person-centred, recovery-oriented care.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biopsychosocialspiritual Mental Health Nursing Assessment
Person-Centred Approaches to Engagement in Mental Health Nursing
Recognising and Understanding Mental Illness
Therapeutic Interventions in Mental Health Nursing
The Physical Health Needs of Persons with Mental Illness
Sustaining the Mental Health Nursing Workforce

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2027-07-05 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

More details

Different deadlines depending on the applicant's country of residence

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

69

OR

4

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PTE Academic

52

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IELTS

6

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Credits

12 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Geelong, Australia

Disciplines

Nursing Clinical Psychology View 14 other Masters in Clinical Psychology 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

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

69

OR

4

Schedule TOEFL®

PTE Academic

52

Schedule a PTE test!

IELTS

6

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS code 00113B

To be considered for admission to this degree you will need to meet at least one of the following criteria:

Registration as a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) with no conditions or restrictions
Registration as a registered nurse in the country of practice or equivalent and Bachelor of Nursing degree or equivalent.

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

15916 AUD / module

≈ 15916 AUD / module
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

2765 AUD / module

≈ 2765 AUD / module

Additional Details

per 4 CP

Funding

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Funding

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