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Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing
Testamur Title of Degree: | Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing |
Abbreviation: | GCertMntlHlthNurs |
UOW Course Code: | 1124 |
CRICOS Code: | N/A |
Study Area/Disciplines/My University Key Words: | Health & Medicine, Distance Education Programs, Mental Health |
Total Credit Points: | 24 |
Duration: | 1 year part-time |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn, Spring |
Delivery Mode: | On-Campus, Distance |
Delivery Campus: | Wollongong |
Additional Information: |
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing is a short, focussed, clinically based course designed for a practitioner commencing the speciality of mental health nursing. It combines theoretical aspects of mental health with a supervised clinical practice to develop and refine clinical skills and interventions.
The course is co-ordinated by the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health and is part of the Mental Health program within the Faculty.
Entry Requirements
Academic requirements, English requirements and credit transfer information are available from the Course Finder.
Course Structure
The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing requires the successful completion of 24 credit points of subjects in accordance with the table below.
Students should consult the information on Criminal Records Checks, Prohibited Employment Declaration and Infectious Diseases under the Additional Information Section.
Subject Code | Subject Name | Session | Credit Points |
Mental Health Nursing: Clinical Principles & Practice | Annual | 12 | |
Assessment and Diagnosis in Mental Health* | Autumn | 6 | |
Or | |||
Case Management in Mental Health* | Spring | 6 | |
Reflective Practice 1 | Autumn or Spring | 6 | |
* students choose the appropriate subject in accordance with their starting session
Other Information
Further information is available at
UOW Course Finder
Email: smah-students@uow.edu.au