Duration
2 years part time
Mode (Location)
Online
Intake
March, April, June, August, October
Key dates
Key dates
Fees
AUD $18,000 (2026 indicative first year fee). Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are not available
Learn more
Learn more
Course structure
Overview
100% online flexible learning
Our online Graduate Diploma in Youth Mental Health is designed to fit your life. You’ll study one subject at a time, giving you more breaks throughout the year and helping you achieve deeper focus.
Study where and when it suits you, so you’re in control.
Structure:
- 8 subjects (100 credit points)
- Graduate in as soon as 16 months.
Become a sought-after youth mental health expert. You will develop a deep understanding of the factors influencing youth mental health and learn how to apply evidence-based strategies to effectively engage young people across diverse communities.
Profile
Paul Badcock
Associate Professor Paul Badcock is the Course Director of this course. He is the Associate Director of the Graduate Education team at the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Youth Mental Health, and at Orygen, a youth mental health research and knowledge translation organisation. As an educator, he oversees and teaches into a suite of online graduate programs that equip teachers and health professionals with the latest theory, research and evidence-based approaches in youth mental health care.
As a researcher, he has a longstanding interest in evolutionary psychology, theoretical neuroscience, the affective disorders and youth mental health, and has published with some of the world’s leading experts in these areas. For over ten years now, he has channelled his expertise in knowledge translation, online education and youth mental health into graduate programs that aim to make a genuine difference to the lives and wellbeing of young people experiencing mental ill-health by improving the skills and knowledge of those who work with them.
Explore this course
Explore the subjects you could choose as part of this degree.