Master of Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health in Education

at Flinders University

In the Master of Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health in Education you will study core topics and you may select from a range of option topics and minor programs of study to shape the degree according to your needs and interests.

You will have the opportunity to study topics focused on wellbeing and positive mental health, leadership, mindfulness, trauma sensitive practice, cognitive psychology, resilience and therapeutic interventions for children and young people.

Core Modules

• Planning Change in Organisations
• Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health in Educational Communities
• Approaches to Research
• Independent Research Study

Applicants must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification or hold a the Graduate Certificate in Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health in Education.
 

International students must satisfy our English language proficiency requirements for admission. If your first language is not English you will need to have:
 

• Achieved the required test score for the course you are applying for. The IELTS and equivalent scores to meet the various levels #. IELTS, TOEFL, PTE and Cambridge tests must be taken in a registered testing centre.; or
• Successfully completed an approved secondary or tertiary qualification, taught in the English language in a country where English is the official language or the main language spoken (for up to an overall IELTS of 7.0) with evidence no more than five years old on the proposed date of commencement of the course; or
• Successfully completed a pre-course English program from an approved ELICOS Provider*.

Annual fees:   $33,000

A Master degree from Flinders University is an asset recognised locally, nationally and internationally for anyone seeking and/or furthering a career in educational contexts.
 

Graduates will be equipped for careers in a wide range of settings, from childcare/children’s centres, kindergarten, primary, secondary and post-secondary/higher education to community centres and non-government agencies.
 

Potential occupations:

• Wellbeing leader in early years, primary or secondary settings

• School counsellor

• Wellbeing educator in early years, primary, secondary or post-secondary settings

• Wellbeing advisor at a system level

• Pastoral care worker

• Social worker in education settings

• Youth worker

• Leader of wellbeing programs and interventions in community settings
   

Potential employers:

• Early years and school sites in government, independent and Catholic systems and sectors nationally and internationally

• Non-government agencies and community development organisations