Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
RMIT University - Bundoora Campus
Australia,Victoria
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12 Months
Duration
CAD 34,560/year
Tuition Fee
CAD 0 FREE
Application Fee
Jul 2025
Apply Date
Australia, Victoria
Type: University
Location Type: Semi-Urban
Founded: 1992
Total Students: 0 +
Campus Detail
Main Campus Address
264 Plenty Rd, Mill Park VIC 3082, Australia
Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
Program Overview
The Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing will give you a strong understanding of how to apply diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in your clinical practice, as well the broader professional and social context of mental health nursing.
You will develop research skills and the ability to be reflective of your practice. You will also choose an area of specialisation with an elective subject in either narrative counselling or parent-infant mental health.
A work-integrated learning subject will further develop and apply your skills caring for clients in a variety of clinical settings with interaction and feedback from industry.
This diploma will enable you to:
- critically analyse the impact of ideological and political discourses on the development of Australian healthcare policies and practices
- critically analyse the impact of changing technologies on clinical practice
- conceptualise future directions in healthcare policies and practices
- explore the nature and implications of moral and legal accountability, responsibility and liability in professional practice
- discuss the nature and implications of human rights and social justice considerations in healthcare domains
- examine critically key ethical and legal issues relevant to professional healthcare practice in institutional and community-based settings
- critically describe the models of health education, and the principles of adult learning and health promotion
- analyse the concept of multiculturalism as applied to Australia with particular reference to the health care system
- examine critically different approaches to health care research
Application Fee
Application Fee: CAD 0 FREE Tuition Fee
CAD 34,560 per year
*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change
Living Cost in RMIT University - Bundoora Campus
CAD 29,710 per year
*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Check program website for more information about funding options.
