Start Date
February

Campus
City East

Duration
1.5 year(s) full-time

Program Code
IMMH

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Aim

The program provides Registered Nurses working in mental health settings with knowledge and skills in research methods, and develops their ability to independently undertake research.

Content & Structure

The program consists of 54 units of study offered over 1.5 years full-time or part-time equivalent. Students undertake 13.5 units of core courses, 22.5 units of negotiated studies, and 18 units of minor thesis or project.

Courses available as negotiated studies integrate knowledge related to the biosciences, social and behavioural sciences, technology, health policy and advanced clinical decision-making, and innovative and scholarly practice. These courses are undertaken and applied to the context of mental health to provide students with the skills to be lifelong learners and to be able to extend their competence and knowledge in mental health settings through critical analysis and reflection. Core courses allow students to identify policy and practice issues in nursing, and explore health team collaboration in the mental health field. Emphasis is also placed on understanding research methods and how they relate to health and practice and processes within the mental health care sector. Students will have the benefit of integrating research findings into their current practice. The project or thesis provides students with the opportunity to be involved in research or project work in mental health which explores evidence that substantiates their practice.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
Core Courses (13.5 units)
Critical Perspectives on Nursing and Health Services HLTH 5136 9
Applying Research to Nursing and Midwifery Practice NURS 5124 4.5
Research Methodologies Courses (18 units) Note(s): 2
Literature Review HLTH 5128 4.5
AND
Research Proposal HLTH 5127 4.5
AND one of the following courses:
Introductory Statistics HLTH 5129 4.5 Note(s): 2
Qualitative Methods HLTH 5124 4.5
Introductory Epidemiology HLTH 5131 4.5
PLUS one 4.5 unit Optional Course chosen from the following: Note(s): 4
Accounting for Management M ACCT 5011 4.5
Complex Health Problems in Rural Settings HLTH 5152 4.5
Facilitating Practice-Based Learning in the Health Environment HLTH 5137 4.5
Frameworks for Practice in the Care of Older People NURS 5129 4.5
Ageing with Chronic and Complex Conditions NURS 5131 4.5
Health Economics BUSS 5185 4.5
Health Ethics HLTH 5002 4.5
Issues in Indigenous Health HLTH 5121 4.5
Leadership and Management in Health 1 NURS 5111 4.5
Introduction to Human Resource Management BUSS 5307 4.5
Nursing Curricula Development NURS 5120 4.5
Pharmacology for Health Professionals PHAR 5041 4.5
SECOND YEAR
Nursing or Midwifery Minor Thesis 1 NURS 5003 9 Note(s): 5
and
Nursing or Midwifery Minor Thesis 2 NURS 5004 9 Note(s): 5

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