Master of Mental Health Nursing

MMentHlth

120 cp

Minimum duration: 1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time

Course available at:

  • Online

EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1. Admission Requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must :

  1. have completed a Bachelor of Nursing degree (or higher);
    OR
  2. have completed the Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing or Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent; AND
  3. provide written confirmation from their employer that they are employed in a mental health.

2. Completion Requirements

To qualify for the degree of Master of Mental Health Nursing, a student must complete 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings comprising:

  1. For Project Stream:
    1. 40 cp from Mental Health Nursing Units;
    2. 60 cp from Project Stream Units
    3. 20 cp from Elective Units.
      4. OR
  2. For Research Stream:
    1. 40 cp from Mental Health Nursing Units;
    2. 80 cp from Research Stream Units.

3. Exit Points

Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
80 cp
Duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time

Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing
40 cp
Duration: 1 year part-time

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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Prerequisite (Pre) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

Mental Health Nursing Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
NRSG651 10 Holistic Individual Centred Mental Health Practice
NRSG652 10 Recovery Orientated Mental Health Nursing
NRSG653 10 Health Promotion and Social Inclusion
NRSG655 10 Reflective Practice and Clinical Supervision in Mental Health

Project Stream Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
HLSC605 10 Leadership in Health Care
HLSC640 10 Interpreting Health Research
HLSC654 10 Balancing Risk in Recovery
NRSG658 20 Mental Health Nursing Project
PHIL623 10 Healthcare Ethics: Principles in Practice

Electives**

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
HLSC603 10 Organisational Culture and Management
HLSC604 10 Quality and Safety in Health Care
HLSC606 10 Resource Management
HLSC607 10 Policy and Planning in Health Care
HLSC608 10 Theoretical Foundations of Clinical Education
HLSC609 10 Facilitating Learning in Clinical Settings
HLSC610 10 Assessment and Evaluation
HLSC656 10 Advanced Recovery Theory and Practice
HLSC657 10 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
HLSC658 10 Family Inclusive Recovery-Based Practice in Mental Health

* Other postgraduate units offered by ACU (eg units in the MCEP (FHS), MBA (FBU), Psychology).
** Electives to be selected in consultation with the Course Coordinator.

Research Stream Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
HLSC640 10 Interpreting Health Research
HLSC646
OR
HLSC647 		10

10 		Qualitative Research Methods (Pre: HLSC640 Interpreting Health Research)

Quantitative Research Methods (Pre: HLSC640 Interpreting Health Research)
HLSC623 20 Research Dissertation Part A (Pre: HLSC640 Interpreting Health Research, and either HLSC646 Qualitative Research Methods or HLSC647 Quantitative Research Methods)
HLSC624 20 Research Dissertation Part B (Pre: HLSC640 Interpreting Health Research, and either HLSC646 Qualitative Research Methods or HLSC647 Quantitative Research Methods with a GPA of a minimum of 5 for the 2 research methods units)
HLSC654 10 Balancing Risk in Recovery
PHIL623 10 Healthcare Ethics: Principles in Practice

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