Graduate Diploma in Mental Health

Postgraduate

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Mode
On Campus
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Campus
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Duration
1 year(s) full-time
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Program code
ZGDME
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What courses you'll study

Complete 48 units comprising:

  • 36 units for Core courses, and
  • 12 units for Electives

Complete 36 units comprising:

  • 36 units for all Core courses

Course name Course code Units
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Course name
Consolidation of Mental Health Practice
Course code
HLTH5018
Units
12
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Course name
Theoretical Approaches to Mental Health Practice
Course code
NURS5022
Units
12
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Course name
Skills for Recovery Practice in Mental Health
Course code
NURS5031
Units
12

Notes

    1. The course, HLTH5018 - Consolidation of Mental Health Practice, must be taken as the final course in the program.
    2. Students may elect to exit with the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health provided they have successfully completed 24 units of study in the Graduate Diploma.
    3. The program is offered only by external delivery. However, all courses have virtual workshops. In some courses these are compulsory unless otherwise negotiated with the Course Coordinator.
    4. Students are advised to choose NURS5026 - Perspectives in Mental Health Practice or NURS5033 - Best Practice in Older People or NURS5032 - Best Practice in Adolescent Mental Health or NURS5030 - Perinatal Mental Health for Health Professionals as one of the first courses in the program.

Course name Course code Units
Year 1
Semester 1
Course name
Theoretical Approaches to Mental Health Practice
Course code
NURS5022
Units
12
Course name
Course code
-
Units
6
Semester 2
Course name
Consolidation of Mental Health Practice
Course code
HLTH5018
Units
12
Course name
Skills for Recovery Practice in Mental Health
Course code
NURS5031
Units
12

Complete 12 units comprising:

  • 12 units from Program electives

Course name Course code Units
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Course name
Perinatal Mental Health for Health Professionals
Course code
NURS5030
Units
12
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Course name
Best Practice in Adolescent Mental Health
Course code
NURS5032
Units
12
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Course name
Best Practice in Older People's Mental Health
Course code
NURS5033
Units
12
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Course name
Perspectives in Mental Health Practice
Course code
NURS5026
Units
12

Notes

    1. The course, HLTH5018 - Consolidation of Mental Health Practice, must be taken as the final course in the program.
    2. Students may elect to exit with the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health provided they have successfully completed 24 units of study in the Graduate Diploma.
    3. The program is offered only by external delivery. However, all courses have virtual workshops. In some courses these are compulsory unless otherwise negotiated with the Course Coordinator.
    4. Students are advised to choose NURS5026 - Perspectives in Mental Health Practice or NURS5033 - Best Practice in Older People or NURS5032 - Best Practice in Adolescent Mental Health or NURS5030 - Perinatal Mental Health for Health Professionals as one of the first courses in the program.

Course name Course code Units
Year 1
Semester 1
Course name
Theoretical Approaches to Mental Health Practice
Course code
NURS5022
Units
12
Course name
Course code
-
Units
6
Semester 2
Course name
Consolidation of Mental Health Practice
Course code
HLTH5018
Units
12
Course name
Skills for Recovery Practice in Mental Health
Course code
NURS5031
Units
12