Students Commencing in Semester 1
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
- maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
- check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area.
Full-time Study Plan
| Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective |
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Year 1 |
| HEA521 Mental Health Law and Ethics (not offered 2026) | CO | HEA522 Advanced Mental Health Practice (not offered 2026) | CO |
| HEA524 Negotiating Therapeutic Relationships (replaced by NUR567 from 2025) | CO | HEA523 Pharmacology for Mental Health Professionals | CO |
| HEA542 Informing Practice with Evidence | CO | Specialist Elective 2 | SE |
| Specialist Elective 1 | SE | Specialist Elective 3 | SE |
Students Commencing in Semester 2
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
- maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
- check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area.
Full-time Study Plan
| Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective |
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Year 1 |
| | | HEA522 Advanced Mental Health Practice (not offered 2026) | CO |
| | | HEA523 Pharmacology for Mental Health Professionals | CO |
| | | Specialist Elective 1 | SE |
| | | Specialist Elective 2 | SE |
| Year 2 |
| HEA521 Mental Health Law and Ethics (not offered 2026) | CO | | |
| HEA524 Negotiating Therapeutic Relationships (replaced by NUR567 from 2025) | CO | | |
| HEA542 Informing Practice with Evidence | CO | | |
| Specialist Elective 3 | SE | | |
