2018 Postgraduate Courses
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Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing | 2018

Testamur Title of Degree:

Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing

Abbreviation:

GDipMntlHlthNurs 

UOW Course Code:

2603

CRICOS Code:

083843C

Total Credit Points:

48

Duration:

1 year full time or part time equivalent

Home Faculty:

Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Intake Session(s):

Autumn / Spring

Delivery Mode:

Flexible and Distance

Delivery Campus:

Wollongong

Overview

The Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing is a focused, clinically based course designed for a practitioner commencing the specialty of mental health nursing. It combines theoretical aspects of mental health to develop and refine clinical skills and interventions. 

The course is coordinated by the School of Nursing and is part of the Mental Health Nursing program within the Faculty.

Entry Requirements and Credit Arrangements

Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the Course Finder.

Course Learning Outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of a course. Students graduating from this course will be able to demonstrate:

CLO Description
1 Articulate coherent and advanced knowledge of the principles and concepts associated with Mental Health Nursing and in particular as they relate to people with a lived experience of a mental illness.
2 Apply knowledge of Mental Health to practice in relation to Mental Health Nursing
3 Demonstrate cognitive and specialised skills reviewing, analysing and synthesising information to identify and solve complex problems.
4 Critical thinking and evaluation to develop and articulate new understanding.
5 Communicate knowledge and ideas about theoretical concepts related to Mental Health Nursing to a variety of audiences.
6 Make independent judgements across a range of Mental Health Nursing related functions and contexts.
7 Initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions within a Mental Health Nursing context.
8 Incorporate/integrate principles of Australian professional credentialing requirements as they relate to policy development (practice initiatives) for mental health nursing.

Course Structure

To qualify for award of the degree, the Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing, a candidate must successfully complete at least 48 credit points in accordance with the table below.

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
SNPG915 Essential Skills for Health Researchers 6 Autumn, Spring
SNPG923 Legal and Professional Issues 6 Autumn, Spring
SNPG935 Philosophies of Mental Health Care 6 Spring
SNPG950 Reflection For Practice 6 Autumn, Spring
SNPG939 Psychoactive Substance and Mental Health 6 Autumn
SNPG932 Recovery and the Lived Experience of Mental Illness 6 Autumn
SNPG902 Effective Management in Health 6 Autumn, Spring
SNPG934 Informed Practice in Mental Health Nursing 6 Autumn

 

Other Information

For further information please email: smah-students@uow.edu.au

Last reviewed: 27 November, 2017