Help shape the future of Mental Health Nursing in Australia with Deakin’s Master of Mental Health Nursing. With around 42% of Australians* experiencing a mental health condition at some time in their life, there is significant government and industry focus on growing and fostering the mental health workforce. You’ll develop the advanced practical skills and knowledge to expand your practice in mental health as a senior clinician, step into a leadership capacity, or innovate through research.

Developed in consultation with our key industry partners, you’ll gain the comprehensive theoretical and advanced practical skills needed to work with carers and supporters in any setting where mental health intervention occurs. You’ll graduate with an advanced understanding of holistic nursing assessment, major mental health conditions, person-centred approaches, therapeutic and pharmacological interventions.