Postgraduate Major

Contemporary Mental Health

Passionate about mental health? Seeking to develop your knowledge in this integral area while working in the healthcare sector? A major in Contemporary Mental Health is for you. 

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Overview

A major in Contemporary Mental Health is designed primarily for registered nurses who wish to develop specialist skills in the care of people with mental health issues.

This major aims to develop excellence in contemporary mental healthcare to meet the professional development needs of graduates interested in specialist mental health practice and evidence-based therapeutic approaches to care.

You’ll work on formulating safe, caring, respectful, responsive, and therapeutic relationships with people with mental health issues across a range of healthcare contexts.

3 reasons to study Contemporary Mental Health

  1. Study at your own pace with flexible, online learning.
  2. Gain evidence-based skills and strategies that are immediately applicable to your work.
  3. Take a step towards specialising in mental health practice.

Things you’ll learn

  • A body of knowledge that includes recent and contemporary developments in Contemporary Mental Health.
  • Accessible evidence to establish person-centred, collaborative decisions that contribute towards providing optimum mental healthcare.
  • Communication skills and technical research skills used to evaluate and synthesise complex information to specialist and non-specialist stakeholders .
  • How to formulate safe, caring, respectful, responsive, and therapeutic relationships with people with mental health issues across a range of healthcare contexts.
  • Design, implement, and appraise mental healthcare for people with mental health issues that ensures quality, safety, and cultural responsiveness.

Your career

This major will start your journey towards specialist practice as a mental health practitioner. The course is designed to teach immediately implementable skills that are relevant to your role, providing a platform towards future development.

 

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Total credit points: 12

Unit code Unit name Credit points
Major12 credit points
SHP501Safety and Quality in Health Care3
SHP505Contemporary Issues in Mental Healthcare 3
SHP506Psychological Strategies for Mental Healthcare3
SHP507Drug and Alcohol Studies3
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Entry requirements

English Requirements

You must meet a minimum standard in English to study at Murdoch, which for most courses can be demonstrated by providing evidence that you have completed Year 11 and 12 in Australia at any level if you are a domestic student, or through either English proficiency tests, university preparation courses, English language courses, previous tertiary study or vocational education.

Advanced Standing

Everyone has a different path to university so if you’ve already completed formal or informal learning, you could receive advanced standing. Also known as recognition of prior learning, advanced standing can reduce the amount of study needed to complete your degree by giving you credit for certain units.

Formal learning can include previous study in higher education vocational education or adult and community education. Informal learning can include on the job learning, various kinds of work and life experience.

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This information applies to courses offered at our Australian campuses only. Courses offered at our Dubai  and Singapore campuses or delivered by Open Universities Australia may have different requirements.

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Whether you’re a high achiever or have experienced hardship, we offer a wide range of scholarships and awards to students from all walks of life. Explore our scholarships to find the ones you could be eligible for as a new Murdoch student as well as what's available throughout your degree.

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How much will it cost?

Instead of paying an overall course fee, you pay for the individual units you enrol in. The total course cost will vary depending on the units you choose.

Following your successful application, you’ll receive a Letter of Offer which will contain specific course and fee information.

If you are applying for an undergraduate course, you may be eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place. Postgraduate programs are full fee paying, unless indicated otherwise in your Letter of Offer.

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