Overview

Career Outcomes

Graduates of Community mental health work in all areas requiring mental health nursing expertise.

These include Mental Health Authority, Ghana Health Service, the Teaching hospitals (Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Tamale Teaching Hospital among others), private and mission health facilities and teaching in diploma and certificate awarding health training institutions.

Other avenues for employment include industry-based health facilities, health research institutions, health related NGO’s and public and private universities.

The Community Mental Health Nursing is offered by University of Cape Coast Ghana.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Community Health Care

Mental health Care ssestment

Nursing Informatics

Pathology

Biostatistics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-30 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cape Coast, Ghana

Disciplines

Medicine Nursing

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

All professional certificate and tertiary level diploma holders must have either G.C.E. “O” Level credit passes in English Language and Mathematics or SSSCE/WASSCE credit passes in English Language and Core Mathematics.

Applicants must be Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMN), with a minimum work experience of not less than three years. They must have studied at a certificate or a diploma level at a recognised Nursing Training College (NTC).

Applicants must have an active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Applicants would be required to pass a written test followed by an interview.

Candidates who are offered admission must complete a health check and provide satisfactory references.

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Tuition Fees

Living costs

Cape Coast

Ghana

4500 - 7000 GHS / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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