Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences in Mental Health Nursing

The Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences (PGDipHSc) in Mental Health Nursing is aimed at practitioners entering mental health nursing as well as those experienced in mental health nursing practice. There are courses for practitioners in their first year of practice, and for those preparing for advanced practice and nurse practitioner roles.  

Students are required to enrol in, and complete, 120 points from:

• HLTHSCI 703 - Psychological Interventions in Nursing and Health Care (30 Points)
  
• NURSING 742 - Biological Science for Practice (30 Points)
  
• NURSING 744 A&B - Specialty Nursing Practicum (30 Points)
  
• NURSING 745 - Principles of Medication Management (30 Points)
  
• NURSING 746 - Evidence-based Practice and Implementation (30 Points)
  
• NURSING 773 - Advanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning (30 Points)
  
• NURSING 774 - Nursing People in Acute Mental Health Crisis (30 Points)
  
• NURSING 776 - Advanced Assessment in MHN (30 Points)
  
• NURSING 782 - Research Methods in Nursing and Health (30 Points)
  
• NURSING 785 - Clinical Reasoning in Pharmacotherapeutics (30 Points)
  
• NURSPRAC 717 - Special Topic: Practicum for RN Designated Prescribers
  
• NURSPRAC 718 - Contemporary Mental Health and Addictions Nursing Practice (30 Points)
  
• NURSPRAC 719 - Clinical Practice in Mental Health and Addictions (30 Points)
  
• POPLPRAC 761 - Mental Health in Old Age
  
• Other courses approved by the Head of the School of Nursing

Detailed information on admission criteria, programme structure and content, and the schedule of courses can be found in the University Calendar regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences. These should also be read in conjunction with the University's General Regulations - Postgraduate Diplomas.

New students: to ensure you enrol on time, please visit our step-by-step guide to applications, admission, and enrolment.