Master of Forensic Mental Health

at University of New South Wales

Full program structure
The Master of Forensic Mental health is completed over two years of part-time study. The program is made up of four core courses and four elective courses.
 

• Core courses
   
  • Law and Mental Health
  • Psychiatry and Criminal Law
  • Violence
  • Administration, Institutions and Services
     
• Elective options
   
  • Mental Disorders, Personality Disorders & Crime
  • Substance Use Problems and Offending
  • Disordered and Criminal Sexual Behaviour
  • Families, Children and Adolescents
  • Civil Law in Relation to Psychiatry
  • Unusual Behaviours and Special Groups
     
• Elective options from the School of Population Health
  • Applied Research Methods for Public Health
  • Epidemiology and Statistics for Public Health
  • Public Health Perspectives of Indigenous Health
  • Evidence-Informed Decision-Making

Articulation
The graduate certificate and graduate diploma provide an articulation pathway into the Master of Forensic Mental Health.  

Entry requirements

For entry into this degree, you must have an undergraduate degree in health, law, psychology or criminology and one of the following:
 

• honours or other postgraduate qualification in health, law, psychology or criminology
• two years professional experience in health, law, psychology or criminology

English language requirements

IELTS

Your requirements
 

• 6.5 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest)

Fees & Scholarships

2022 Indicative First Year Fee
$32,920*

2022 Indicative Fee to Complete Degree
$32,920*

*Fees are subject to annual review by the University and may increase annually, with the new fees effective from the start of each calendar year. The indicative fees listed here are based on an estimated average and are for tuition only other fees and charges are not included. The amount you pay will vary depending on the calendar year to enrol, the courses you select and whether your study load is more or less than 1 Equivalent Full Time Student Load (8 courses per year).

Future careers
With a rapidly growing need for a skilled workforce in forensic mental health both in Australia and internationally, this degree opens career opportunities in a variety of settings, including:
 

• departments of corrections
• departments of community services
• fire brigades
• police forces
• judiciary and legal agencies
• departments of the Attorney General
• juvenile justice service
• district mental health services
• private practice in the areas of health, law and criminology.