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Diploma of Mental Health

Education Training & Employment Australia

  • Parramatta, Australia
  • 1 year
  • English
  • Hybrid
  • Diploma

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About the program

A three-year pre-registration MSc leading to registration as a mental health nurse.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (0 year): no
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Critically evaluate concepts and methods in Nursing in Mental Health to solve relevant problems. Develop competence in patient care
  • Clinical assessment and evidence-based practice. Present findings clearly and consider professional or research ethics.

Career outcomes

  • NHS psychiatric and specialist wards
  • Community settings such as GP surgeries
  • Schools and prisons
  • The armed forces
  • Mental health charities

Curriculum

  • Designed to lead to registration as a mental health nurse with the NMC. Teaching combines academic study with half the time on placements across mental health settings
  • Hands-on skills practice and input from people with lived experience of mental health challenges.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Aged 18 or over
  • Year 12 or equivalent completed
  • English IELTS 6
  • TOEFL 60
  • PTE Academic 52 or Cambridge CAE 169 (OET B in each component also accepted)
  • Some courses need Police and Working with Children Checks before placement.

Accepted academic background

Aged 18 or over, Completed Year 12 or equivalent (some courses require a Police Check and Working with Children Check before practical placement).

Language tests

  • IELTS 6.0
  • TOEFL iBT 60
  • PTE Academic 52
  • Cambridge 169

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • Proof of Identity
  • English Language Evidence (if applicable).

How to apply

  1. Review the admission requirements for Diploma of Mental Health. Prepare the academic records and supporting documents requested for this qualification. Submit an application using the institution's published admissions process. Provide language proficiency evidence and pay any applicable application fee if required. Await an admission decision.

Other costs

Tuition per year$12,450, $18,000 AUD
Application fee$250 AUD
Deposit$29,710 AUD

Program details

CampusParramatta (Sydney)
Faculty or schoolCommunity Services
DepartmentDepartment of Mental Health
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value48
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay0 year
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Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    January 2027

    Applications closed

    15 Oct 2026

    Closed

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    April 2027

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    15 Jan 2027

    63 days left

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    July 2027

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    15 Apr 2027

    153 days left

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    October 2027

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    15 Jul 2027

    244 days left

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 1 year.