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Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing | 2018
Testamur Title of Degree: | Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing |
Abbreviation: | GDipMntlHlthNurs |
UOW Course Code: | 2603 |
CRICOS Code: | 083843C |
Total Credit Points: | 48 |
Duration: | 1 year full time or part time equivalent |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn / Spring |
Delivery Mode: | Flexible and Distance |
Delivery Campus: | Wollongong |
Overview
The Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing is a focused, clinically based course designed for a practitioner commencing the specialty of mental health nursing. It combines theoretical aspects of mental health to develop and refine clinical skills and interventions.
The course is coordinated by the School of Nursing and is part of the Mental Health Nursing program within the Faculty.
Entry Requirements and Credit Arrangements
Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the Course Finder.
Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of a course. Students graduating from this course will be able to demonstrate:
| CLO | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Articulate coherent and advanced knowledge of the principles and concepts associated with Mental Health Nursing and in particular as they relate to people with a lived experience of a mental illness. | ||||||
| 2 | Apply knowledge of Mental Health to practice in relation to Mental Health Nursing | ||||||
| 3 | Demonstrate cognitive and specialised skills reviewing, analysing and synthesising information to identify and solve complex problems. | ||||||
| 4 | Critical thinking and evaluation to develop and articulate new understanding. | ||||||
| 5 | Communicate knowledge and ideas about theoretical concepts related to Mental Health Nursing to a variety of audiences. | ||||||
| 6 | Make independent judgements across a range of Mental Health Nursing related functions and contexts. | ||||||
| 7 | Initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions within a Mental Health Nursing context. | ||||||
| 8 | Incorporate/integrate principles of Australian professional credentialing requirements as they relate to policy development (practice initiatives) for mental health nursing. | ||||||
Course Structure
To qualify for award of the degree, the Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing, a candidate must successfully complete at least 48 credit points in accordance with the table below.
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNPG915 | Essential Skills for Health Researchers | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| SNPG923 | Legal and Professional Issues | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| SNPG935 | Philosophies of Mental Health Care | 6 | Spring |
| SNPG950 | Reflection For Practice | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| SNPG939 | Psychoactive Substance and Mental Health | 6 | Autumn |
| SNPG932 | Recovery and the Lived Experience of Mental Illness | 6 | Autumn |
| SNPG902 | Effective Management in Health | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| SNPG934 | Informed Practice in Mental Health Nursing | 6 | Autumn |
Other Information
For further information please email: smah-students@uow.edu.au