Course Level | Post Graduate |
Duration | 2 Years |
Examination type | Annual System |
Eligibility | Graduation from a recognized University |
Admission Process | Direct admission to colleges. Entrance test in some cases. |
Course Fee | INR 10,000 to 1,50,000 |
Average Starting Salary | INR 3,00,000 to 6,00,000 |
Employment Areas | Colleges & Universities, Govt. Hospitals, Medical Labs, Mental Healthcare Centres, Military Services, Nursing Homes, Private Clinics, etc. |
Job Profiles | Associate Professor, Clinical Psychologist, Junior Occupational Therapist, Psychiatric Nurse, Teacher & Lecturer, etc. |
Top Recruiting Organizations | AIIMS, Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre, TATA Memorial Centre, Ocala Health System, Apollo Hospitals, Fortis Hospital, etc. |
M. Sc in Psychiatric Nursing or Master of Science in Psychiatric Nursing is a two-year postgraduate course in Nursing which deals in mental illness of patients of all age groups. Diseases like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychosis, depression etc come under its jurisdiction and the prime concentration of the course is the mannerism of clinical practice in areas of mental health service provisions. The program designed under this course teaches students how to identify and resolve mental issues and how to handle and undergo situations like dual diagnosis, illness management and recovery of mentally sick patients of all age groups, carry out psycho-educational interventions and so on.
A bachelor’s degree in nursing or equivalent discipline and Registered Nurse (RN) license in most cases also a minimum aggregate score of 50% at the level of graduation.
College Name | City | Approx.Avg.Fee INR |
Bharath University | Chennai | 30,000 |
West Bengal University of Health Sciences | Kolkata | 1,00,000 |
Saveetha University | Chennai | 1,05,000 |
The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR University | Chennai | 6,000 |
Aditya College of Nursing | Bangalore | 1,00,000 |
SCS College of Nursing Sciences | Mangalore | 1,44,000 |
Aruna College of Nursing | Tumkur | 1,20,000 |
Year I | Year II |
Nursing Education | Nursing Management |
Advanced Nursing Practice | Nursing Research (Dissertation) |
Nursing Research and Statistics | Clinical Specialty |
Nursing Research and Statistics | Medical Surgical Nursing |
- | Psychiatric Nursing |
Job Profile | Average Entry Level Salary | Average Medium Salary | Average Maximum Salary |
Nurse | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
Nurse Educator | 4.0 | 5.75 | 7.0 |
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