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Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing Practice (GD-MHNP) // Course structure
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About this course
Coordinator
Cathy Daniel
Contact
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.
Further Information: https://online.unimelb.edu.au/lp/mental-health-nursing-practice
Course structure
The Graduate Certificate in Nursing Practice (Mental Health) is a 100 credit point course consisting of six 12.5 CP core specialty subjects, two 6.25 CP nursing practice subjects, and one 12.5 CP elective subject.
Subject options
Core subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
NURS90077 | Specialist Mental Health Nursing | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
NURS90078 | Assessment in Mental Health Nursing | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
NURS90012 | Psychopharmacology | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
NURS90018 | Consumer Perspective: Theory & Practice | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
NURS90093 | Advanced Therapeutic Skills | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
NURS90101 | Mental Health Nursing Practice 1 | Semester 1 (Extended) (Online) |
6.25 |
NURS90119 | Mental Health Nursing Practice 2 | Semester 2 (Extended) (Online) |
6.25 |
NURS90120 | Evidence in Practice | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
Elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
NURS90010 | Clinical Teaching and Preceptorship | No longer available | |
NURS90013 | Community Mental Health | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
NURS90025 | Child and Family Health | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NURS90067 | Health Assessment for Advanced Practice1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NURS90072 | Advanced Nursing Practice in Context | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NURS90076 | Applied Pathophysiology |
Summer Term (Online)
June (Online)
|
12.5 |
SCWK90027 | Advanced Trauma Perspectives | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
HLTH90009 | Suicide Prevention | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
HLTH90007 | Domestic and Family Violence |
Term 2 (Online)
Term 4 (Online)
|
12.5 |
PSYT90112 | Early Psychosis in Young People | July (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYT90097 | Engaging and Assessing Young People | April (Online) |
12.5 |
NURS90140 | No longer available | ||
NURS90141 | Psychotherapy Essentials | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
NURS90142 | Alcohol, Other Drugs and Recovery | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 5 January 2021