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Master of Mental Health Nursing

ProviderLatrobe University
Course code: SIA-200316UniversityStudy area: HealthCourse data availableData JSON

Course overview

If you're a registered nurse looking to progress your career, La Trobe's fully online Master of Mental Health Nursing expands your knowledge and skills in providing recovery-based care for consumers with mental health conditions. Developed in collaboration with Mental Health Clinical Services, you'll learn how to provide evidence-based mental health care in a range of health settings and build the specialized skills to work with groups ranging from children to the elderly, and in areas such as addiction, eating disorders, depression and anxiety. You'll begin by broadening your understanding of mental health and its impact on individuals, families and communities. Build your critical thinking skills and...

Entry requirements

Postgraduate and higher courses usually use academic prerequisites, degree equivalence and English-language requirements.

Postgraduate entry

Postgraduate: Prerequisites - Course specific requirements - Applicants must be working as a Division 1 Registered Nurse in mental health and hold a current practising certificate with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with no restrictions to practice.

Specialisation - compulsory: Nursing Note: Meeting minimum prerequisites does not guarantee an offer of a place.

Entry into all La Trobe courses is based on competitive selection and there may be limited places available.

  • Postgraduate: Prerequisites - Course specific requirements - Successful completion of an Australian bachelor
English requirement
Cambridge C1 Advanced 176, no component below 169Cambridge C2 Proficiency 176, no component below 169IELTS Academic 6.5, no band below 6PTE Academic 58, no component below 50TOEFL iBT 79, no component below 20

If your current English result is below direct entry, consider the university-recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package; successful completion at the required level can usually satisfy English entry without another English test.

Course curriculum

Course structure, credit points and subject sequence

Course curriculum not yet available

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