Overview

On the Master of Mental Health Nursing at CQUniversity Australia benefit from a flexible course structure where you can develop your nursing credentials to practise as a specialist mental health nurse and enhance your research skills relating to your practice.

Outcomes

If you would like to gain the knowledge and skills to practise as a mental health nurse and develop your research skills, the Master of Mental Health Nursing is the ideal course for you.

Offering opportunities to enhance your research capabilities and complete a small research project, the Masters prepares you to become a leader in advancing the discipline through scientific inquiry.

Career Opportunities

The Master of Mental Health Nursing provides Registered Nurses with a mental health nursing specific high level post-graduate qualification.

This qualification has the potential to create many exciting and rewarding opportunities for graduates including increased financial remuneration from some employers.

Graduates will attain competency and confidence to be able to undertake the many nurse mental health nursing leadership positions available within the health care industry; Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Consultant and Nurse Unit Manager roles.

This qualification will also provide registered nurses with the competitive edge in order to apply for promotion. The research component of the course will allow graduates to move into research roles and even lead applied clinical research.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Mental Health Nursing Assessment and Formulation

Creating Meaningful Relationships

Recovery Into Action

Mental Health Promotion

Advanced Mental Health Nursing Skills

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months
Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-03-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-10 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-07-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-14 00:00:00 , International

More details

Application closing dates may vary depending on your country. We encourage you to submit your application at least three months before your desired intake.

Language

English

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Credits

72 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Melbourne, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

CRICOS Provider Code: 00219C

To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants must supply:

Current Registered Nurse (Division 1) registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulatory Authority (AHPRA); and

A letter of employment demonstrating current employment in a setting which requires the use of mental health nursing skills.

Letters of employment must be presented on a company letterhead as well as signed and dated by a delegated authority. The letter must contain your full name, position title, duties performed and length of service.

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

18720 AUD / year

≈ 18720 AUD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

4624 AUD / year

≈ 4624 AUD / year

Additional Details

$4,624 (Indicative) (CSP)

$17,616 (Indicative) (FFP)

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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