Nested qualifications
Upon successful completion of your Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing (8 units), you can continue your studies into the Master of Mental Health Nursing (12 units), with the first eight units credited. Choose the qualification that best suits your career goals.
Graduate Certificate
Graduate Diploma
Master Degree
Units of study
With VU Online’s Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing, you can enhance your skills and transform mental health services. This course consists of 8 units, and can be completed in as little as 16 months part time.
Drive positive impact
This course is designed for registered nurses who want to gain a holistic understanding of mental health nursing practice and the mental health care needs of diverse individuals.
- Recovery Oriented Mental Health
- Biopsychosocial and Cultural Perspectives in Mental Health
- Effective Trauma-Informed Care
- Mental Health Nursing
- Promoting Cultural Competence and Community Health
- Care Coordination in Practice
- Mental Health in Later Life
- Evidence and Research for Practice
Units of study
With VU Online’s Master of Mental Health Nursing, you can enhance your skills and transform mental health services. This course is 12 units total, consisting of 11 core units and one elective. It can be completed in as little as 2 years part time.
Drive positive impact
This course is designed for registered nurses who want to gain specialised skills to lead multidisciplinary mental health teams and create transformational change across clinical mental health settings.
Core units
- Recovery Oriented Mental Health
- Biopsychosocial and Cultural Perspectives in Mental Health
- Effective Trauma-Informed Care
- Mental Health Nursing
- Promoting Cultural Competence and Community Health
- Care Coordination in Practice
- Mental Health in Later Life
- Evidence and Research for Practice
- Pharmacology and Therapeutics in Mental Health
- Assessment in Mental Health
- Research Project
Electives (Choose one)
- Perspectives on Addictive Behaviours
- Psychological Therapies
- Nursing Leadership & Management
- Health and Wellbeing for the Older Person
Units of study
With VU Online’s Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing, you can enhance your skills and transform mental health services. This course consists of 4 units, and can be completed in as little as 8 months part time.
Drive positive impact
This course is designed for registered nurses who want to transform mental health care services in Australia. You will be prepared for the challenges of recovery-oriented mental health and advanced practice roles.
- Recovery Oriented Mental Health
- Biopsychosocial and Cultural Perspectives in Mental Health
- Effective Trauma-Informed Care
- Mental Health Nursing