MASTER OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH

Overview

Duration
1.5 YEARS
Scholarship
YES
Fee
AU $34,500 PER YEAR
Intake
FEB, JULY, NOV

This degree is delivered in collaboration with Queensland Health's Forensic Mental Health Service to provide postgraduate professional training for current or future forensic mental health practitioners, including nurses, psychologists, social workers and psychiatrists. It also provides an extension to undergraduate degrees in nursing, applied science, criminology and criminal justice, and applied psychology. The degree provides advanced training to enhance and develop specialist skills and knowledge to work more effectively with the forensic mental health population. You will gain a thorough understanding of research-based knowledge in forensic mental health and how it is applied in practice.

Attendance information

This Masters program is offered full-time, part-time and off-campus (online).

If you are an International student on a student visa, you must ensure that you enrol in a way that will allow you to complete your enrolment within the expected program duration as stated on your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).

My career opportunities

The program is intended for mental health professionals working in (or intending to work in) the forensic mental health field. In addition to health departments specifically catering to forensic patients, the program may be relevant to professionals in related areas such as corrections, families departments and disability services.

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Entry Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the Master of Forensic Mental Health, a student must hold:

a three-year Bachelor degree in a related field (Psychology, Nursing, Criminology, Social Work or other mental health-related discipline) from a recognised tertiary institution with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 (on a 7-point scale)

OR a Graduate Certificate in Forensic Mental Health with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 (on a 7-point scale) - these students will receive 40 credit points of advanced standing.

 OR a Bachelor Honours degree, Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in a related discipline with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 (on a 7-point scale) - these students may apply for up to 40 credit points of advanced standing.


English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this program are as follows:

A minimum overall band score of 7.0 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 6.5

OR a minimum score of 580 on TOEFL

OR an internet-based (iBT) TOEFL score of 92 (no score less than 22)

OR no score less than 4 in each skill of the ISLPR (conducted by ISLPR Language Services only)

OR a minimum overall score of 185 (no score less than 176) on C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English)

OR an overall score of 65 in the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with no score less than 58.

Fees

Tuition fees

An International student pays tuition fees.

Students are liable for tuition fees for the courses they are enrolled in as at the census date.

The tuition fee for students who commence their program prior to 2014 is charged according to the approved program fee for the trimester in which the student commenced the program.

FEE (INDICATIVE): $34,500 per year

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