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Master of Youth Mental Health (MC-YOUTHMH) // Course structure
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Coordinator
Dr Paul Badcock
Contact
School of Melbourne Custom Programs
Currently enrolled students:
- General information:http://commercial.unimelb.edu.au/custom-education/courses/youthmentalhealthm
- Email:TL-youthmentalhealth@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
Course structure
Year 1: 50 credit points
- Semester 1:
a) Foundations of Youth Mental Health (Compulsory) – 12.5 points; level 9
b) Engaging and Assessing Young People (Compulsory) – 12.5 points; level 9
- Semester 2:
a) Development in Young People (Compulsory) – 12.5 points; level 9
b) Mental Ill-Health in Young People 1 (Compulsory) – 12.5 points; level 9
Year 2: 50 credit points
- Semester 1:
a) Mental Ill-Health in Young People 2 (Compulsory) – 12.5 points; level 9
b) Early Intervention in Mental Health (Compulsory) – 12.5 points; level 9
- Semester 2: one compulsory subject and choose one of the two elective subjects
a) Psychosocial Interventions with Youth (Compulsory) – 12.5 points; level 9
b) Biological Interventions with Youth (Elective) – 12.5 points; level 9
c) Working with Marginalised Youth (Elective) – 12.5 points; level 9
Year 3: 50 credit points
- Semester 1:
a) Practice-Based Research Methods (Compulsory) – 12.5 points; level 9
b) Youth Mental Health Research Project 1 (Compulsory) – 12.5 points; level 9
- Semester 2: chose two of the following elective subjects
a) Youth Mental Health Research Project 2 (Elective) – 12.5 points; level 9
b) Reflective Youth Mental Health Practice (Elective) – 12.5 points; level 9
c) Data Analysis in Practice-Based Research (Elective) – 12.5 points; level 9
d) Youth Mental Health Services 1 (Elective) – 12.5 points; level 9
e) Youth Mental Health Services 2 (Elective) – 12.5 points; level 9
Subject options
Compulsory subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PSYT90096 | Foundations of Youth Mental Health | February (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYT90097 | Engaging and Assessing Young People | April (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYT90098 | Development in Young People | July (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYT90099 | Mental Ill-health in Young People 1 | September (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYT90100 | Mental Ill-health in Young People 2 | February (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYT90101 | Early Intervention in Mental Health | April (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYT90105 | Practice-based Research Methods | February (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYT90106 | Youth Mental Health Research Project 1 | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PSYT90103 | Biological Interventions with Youth | September (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYT90104 | Working with Marginalised Young People | September (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYT90107 | Reflective Youth Mental Health Practice | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYT90108 | Data Analysis in Practice-based Research | July (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYT90109 | Youth Mental Health Research Project 2 | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYT90110 | Youth Mental Health Services 1 | July (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYT90111 | Youth Mental Health Services 2 | September (Online) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020