Western Sydney University

Course Level

Master Degree (By Coursework)

Related Careers

Master of Mental Health Nursing

This online program provides students with the theoretical knowledge and critical thinking skills to prepare them for advanced practice in mental health nursing, across a range of health care settings. Graduates will be able to apply advanced practice, concepts and analysis in mental health nursing to promote optimal health outcomes for clients with mental illness. Opportunities will be provided for students to undertake in-depth study into aspects of mental health and mental illness relevant to their specific area of practice.

Campus	Duration	Fees	ATAR
WSU Online	Full-time - 1.5 years Part-time - 3 years	N/A	N/A

Campus

Duration

Fees

ATAR

WSU Online

Full-time - 1.5 years

Part-time - 3 years

N/A

Designed for

Clinical nursing and midwifery leaders wanting to develop leadership capacity to enable them to implement transformative change

Structure

120 credit points

Subjects

Mental health nursing practice
mental health assessment and application
contemporary professional practice in mental health nursing
evidence based health care
clinical supervision in health care
biological considerations in mental health and mental illness for advanced practice
psychopharmacology for advanced practice mental health nurses.

Entry requirements

Registered Nurse or Midwife (currently registered to practice with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - Nursing and Midwifery)
Bachelor degree in health-related sciences (AQF Level 7 or equivalent), such as health science, human science, midwifery, naturopathy, nursing, nutrition, psychology
or Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing (AQF Level 8 or equivalent) with 1 year FTE work experience as a registered nurse or registered midwife within the last 5 years