C11106v3 Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing
Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing (GradCertN)UAC code: 942835 (Autumn semester)
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Location: Kuring-gai campus
Note(s)
This course is not offered to international students.
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Admission requirements
Credit recognition
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Articulation with UTS courses
Other information
Overview
This course is designed to provide registered nurses with the knowledge, expertise and competencies for advanced practice in mental health nursing.
Registered nurses wanting to develop and extend their knowledge of mental health nursing practice find this course an effective means of professional and personal development.
Course aims
The course is designed to prepare mental health nurses who:
- have the knowledge, skills and understandings to practise safely and competently in a variety of mental health care settings
- demonstrate an understanding of the experience of the consumer and the ability to work in collaboration with consumers in their care
- have the capacity to work effectively as members of a multidisciplinary team
- critically examine and appraise their own practice and develop and modify their approaches as necessary
- actively contribute to the professional development of others
- value research processes in their day-to-day practice
- are committed to the development of the discipline of mental health nursing.
Career options
Career options include positions in mental health nursing.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
Applicants must hold current registration as a nurse in Australia. Registered nurses who do not have an undergraduate diploma or degree but do have recent relevant work experience and can demonstrate the capacity to undertake tertiary study may also be considered eligible.
Applicants must have concurrent employment in, or access to, the area of study and one year of post-registration clinical experience.
Students' current nursing registration will be confirmed via the National Register of Practitioners at:
www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Registers-of-Practitioners.aspx
Students should ensure that details of their registration are up-to-date on this register.
The English proficiency requirement for local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
Credit recognition
Students who successfully complete a university-approved mental health transition program are eligible to apply for exemption from 92869 Specialty Clinical Practice.
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a one-year, part-time basis.
Subjects are offered via on-campus study days and online learning. Part-time study is usually undertaken at a rate of two subjects a semester. The normal attendance is four or five days on campus spread over the semester.
Course structure
Students must complete a total of 24 credit points, comprising four specified subjects.
Course completion requirements
| 92604 Mental Health Assessment | 6cp | |
| 92869 Specialty Clinical Practice | 6cp | |
| 92876 Therapeutic Interventions in Mental Health Care | 6cp | |
| 92605 Therapeutic Interventions in Mental Health Care 2 | 6cp | |
| Total | 24cp |
Articulation with UTS courses
This course articulates with the Graduate Diploma in Nursing (C07044) and the Master of Nursing (C04228).
Other information
Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on:
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
www.health.uts.edu.au
