Graduate Diploma in Mental Health and Neuroscience
Deepen your mental health expertise. This diploma allows you to thrive as a mental health professional. Building on the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health and Neuroscience, it focuses on society's most pressing mental health issues and provides insight to the neurobiology underpinning these conditions. Understand emerging technologies and methods to predict, diagnose and treat them.
In this program you will:
- Study via USC's Thompson Institute, benefiting from an integration of world-class research, clinical services, education and advocacy
- Gain knowledge in youth mental health, advanced neuroimaging, suicide prevention, brain ageing, neurocognition, lifestyle factors, and stress-related disorders, including PTSD
- Study cutting-edge applied neuroscience, with the power to transform clinical practice across mental health disciplines
Location
Duration
Full-time or equivalent part-time Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.Indicative fees
Indicative 2025 fees (A$)
CSP / Fee-payingStart
- Semester 1
- Semester 2
This program is not CRICOS registered. Please note that offshore international students enrolling in this program can only study it fully online. This program is not available to onshore international students on a Student Visa.
- Start
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- Semester 1
- Semester 2
- Delivery mode
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- Online
- Total courses
- 8
- Total units
- 96
- Duration
- 1 year 1 year
- UniSC program code
- AR602
Required courses (8) 96 units
MHN701 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
MHN702 Issues in Health Sector Management
MHN703 Leading and Managing Organisations
MHN704 Contemporary Issues in Steiner Education
MHN705 The Art of Steiner Education
MHN706 Steiner Curriculum Development and Evaluation
MHN707 Assessment Principles and Practice in Steiner Education
MHN708 Communication and Thought
Note: Program structures are subject to change
To be considered for admission, candidates would normally be required to hold an undergraduate degree (AQF Level 7), or equivalent, from a recognised higher education institution in a relevant discipline, as determined by the Program Coordinator.
Examples of relevant disciplines include science, medical science, nursing, medicine, psychology, health science and pharmacy.
Additional entry information
Standard English language requirements apply.
- Successfully complete 96 units as outlined in the program structure
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses) and following the recommended study sequence
- The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
- It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates
- Refer to the Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses.
- CSP estimate
- A$10,338
- Fee-paying estimate
- A$23,598 - 2024 Fees