Master of Youth Mental Health (MC-YOUTHMH) // Course structure

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

Elective subjects

Last updated: 2 November 2025