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Graduate Diploma in Youth Mental Health (GD-YOUTHMH) // Course structure
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About this course
Principal Coordinator
Paul Badcock
Contact
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Course structure
Year 1: 50 credit points
Semester 1:
| 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 |
Semester 2:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSYT90098 | Development in Young People | July (Online) |
12.5 |
| PSYT90099 | Mental Ill-health in Young People 1 | September (Online) |
12.5 |
Year 2: 50 credit points
Semester 1:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSYT90100 | Mental Ill-health in Young People 2 | February (Online) |
12.5 |
| PSYT90101 | Early Intervention in Mental Health | April (Online) |
12.5 |
Semester 2:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSYT90102 | Psychosocial Interventions with Youth | July (Online) |
12.5 |
One of the following four 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 |
| PSYT90110 | Youth Mental Health Services | July (Online) |
12.5 |
| PSYT90112 | Early Psychosis in Young People | July (Online) |
12.5 |
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 |
| PSYT90102 | Psychosocial Interventions with Youth | July (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 |
| PSYT90110 | Youth Mental Health Services | July (Online) |
12.5 |
| PSYT90112 | Early Psychosis in Young People | July (Online) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 2 November 2025