GD158 - Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS 

You must complete a total of 96 credit points to successfully complete the program, as follows:

• 7 Core Courses + 1 Core Option Course. 

PROGRAM SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

To be considered for admission into the program you should normally hold and provide the documents below:

1. Hold a Bachelor of Nursing (BN) degree or equivalent, or a Bachelor Degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing from an approved higher education institution (in the case of registered nurses with senior experience in mental health a diploma may be considered equivalent). Provide a copy of your transcript.

2. Hold a current registration or be eligible for registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Provide a copy of your current registration.

3. Have completed 830 hours of clinical practice in an approved mental health service or employed to do this during the program. Provide a copy of your grad year contract or letter from HR outlining your hours.

 All core courses are offered flexibly in response with industry demand with options for teaching interactions.

COURSE REQUISITES 

You are required to successfully complete relevant prerequisites in the program in order to progress to the next stage of your studies. Please ensure that you have met the necessary prerequisites by checking course guides. 


CONTACT STEM COLLEGE 
 
For any enquiries, please visit STEM College Student Lifecycle for contact information and support. 

• Program and course advice and planning 
• Flexible semester courses 
• Enrolment variation 
• Credit transfer applications and Recognition of prior learning 
• Results, program completion and graduation 

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Year One of Program

Academic integrity 

"Academic integrity means acting with the values of honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility in learning, teaching and research." In practical terms, it means developing, and submitting for assessment, your own academic work. 
 
The repercussions for breaking the rules – even accidentally – are serious, from failing an assessment to charges of academic misconduct and exclusion from a program. 
 
Please read the Introduction to Academic Integrity Tutorial and complete the Academic Integrity Awareness Digital Credential before you begin your program. 

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Credit and Recognition of Prior Learning is available for affiliated mental health graduate nurse programs.

NURS1049 Mental Health Nursing Clinical Portfolio will not be offered in 2024 as applicants meeting entry criteria will be eligible for RPL (recognition of prior learning). Please submit your RPL application online here with your employment letter or your Graduate Mental Health Nursing program completion statement.

February 2024 Commencing Students – Enrolment Plan 

Semester 1 2024 

• NURS1066  Context of Mental Health Nursing 
• NURS1042  Foundations of Mental Health Nursing Partnerships 
• NURS2118 Therapeutic Initiatives in Mental Health 
• NURS2119  Dual Diagnosis and Community Work

Semester 2 2024

• NURS1087 Assessment Analysis in Mental Health Nursing
• PUBH1080 Health Inquiry Critique 
• NURS1049 Mental Health Nursing Clinical Portfolio - (Please submit an application for RPL)

Plus one of the following electives:

• NURS2184 Parent-Infant Mental Health (Flexible Term 2024)
• HWSS2242 Narrative Approaches for Career Counselling
• BUSM1530 Leadership and Management

However, if you have completed an RMIT approved Mental Health Nursing Graduate year, please apply for RPL for this course in place of your elective NURS1051 Clinical Learning and Teaching or NURS1066 Context of Mental Health Nursing.

Flexible term classes are found in PGRD Flexible Term 2024. If unsure, please click 'back to select semester' and PGRD Flexible Term 2024.

Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

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