Overview

Mental health nursing requires more than compassion. It demands strong clinical judgement, therapeutic skill and a clear understanding of recovery-oriented care.

Key Facts

Grounded in recovery principles and evidence-based practice, this Mental Health Nursing programme from Australian Catholic University (Online) help you sharpen your therapeutic skills, strengthen clinical confidence and better support people living with complex mental health conditions.

Whether you’re consolidating your specialist knowledge or preparing to step into senior clinical, leadership or research roles, you’ll build practical skills you can apply straight away in clinical settings.

Programme Structure

Strengthen your foundations in specialist mental health nursing.

Explore recovery-oriented frameworks, therapeutic engagement and evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioural therapy principles.

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-07 00:00:00
Starting 2026-10-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-29 00:00:00
Starting 2027-02-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-20 00:00:00
Starting 2027-04-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-14 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

40 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Melbourne, Australia

Disciplines

Nursing View 64 other Masters in Nursing in Australia

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Academic requirements

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

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS - 00004G

Designed for registered nurses seeking formal postgraduate study in mental health and a pathway toward advanced qualifications.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

19084 AUD / year

≈ 19084 AUD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

2368 AUD / year

≈ 2368 AUD / year

Funding

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Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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