Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing

Course code: GF025
Course coordinator: Associate Professor Kim Foster

Master of Mental Health Nursing
Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing

Choosing a graduate diploma | Applying for a graduate diploma | Cost of a graduate diploma | Admission requirements | Clinical practice requirements | Study patterns (part time) | Study patterns (full time)

Sydney Nursing School offers a flexible range of postgraduate advanced learning courses in several specialty areas. One of these areas is Mental Health Nursing.

Download Mental Health Nursing brochure

Choosing a graduate diploma

You can either choose to study the graduate diploma alone, or as a pathway into a master’s degree.

The graduate diploma can be studied either full time or part time. Each unit of study may have up to five face-to-face study days. A normal part-time load is two units of study per semester. The graduate diploma is two semesters full time or four semesters part time.

The graduate diploma requires a total of 48 credit points. Award units taken at graduate diploma and graduate certificate levels may also count towards a master’s degree. Any non-award units of study already completed may also be credited towards a graduate diploma.

Student learning is further supported by the University’s eLearning.

Applying for a graduate diploma

There is one intake of students in March each year.

Application must be made online. You will also need to upload copies of other documentation as part of your online application process. To assist you, there is a checklist of required documents that you will need.

Cost of a graduate diploma

The graduate diploma courses are full-fee paying and costs may increase each year. Fee-Help is available for Australian Citizens and the student centre will provide you with further information regarding eligibility and repayment information. The international fee rates vary depending on which level of degree you choose.

Visit the Costs and scholarships website for more detailed information.

Admission requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing

Admission to the Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing is open to all nurses registered in Australia or in a country other than Australia.

Clinical assessment requirements

During this course, you will be required to undertake clinical assessments in the workplace. So, if you wish to enrol in the Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing, you need to fill out a clinical assessment form and upload the document with your application.

Part-time study patterns for the Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing

The following part-time study patterns indicate which units you will study in each semester.

For full descriptions of each of the following courses, click on the unit of study codes.

For details on days, dates, rooms and coordinators, view the full timetable for all postgraduate advanced learning study days ...

Year 1 part time

Year 2 part time

Full-time study patterns for the Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing

The following full-time study patterns indicate which units you will study in each semester.

For full descriptions of each of the following courses, click on the unit of study codes.

For details on days, dates, rooms and coordinators, view the full timetable for all postgraduate advanced learning study days ...

Full time