Nursing in mental health – psychiatry
Description of Postgraduate Degree Course
General Information
Level: First-Level
Field of study: Medicine and Pharmacy
Duration: Duration: 1 year
Mode of Delivery: Online
Location: Pisa
CFUs: 60
Admission application: Applications open until 26 January 2026
Start date: 26 February 2026
Website: http://www.mastersalutementale.net
Italian
Italian
The postgraduate degree course trains professionals to work as nurses in mental health-psychiatry contexts. The training programme allows students to acquire clinical, relational and social skills to develop comprehensive, integrated and continuous care strategies for addressing emerging mental health needs within the social community.
The course trains students to manage emergency situations and provides the necessary skills to address issues ranging from forensic psychiatry to the mental health of adolescents, from eating disorders to those on the autistic spectrum.
During the lessons, students explore the role that nurses play in promoting a positive image of mental health and the relationships between primary care and mental health services.
Career opportunities
The postgraduate degree course opens up employment opportunities in the following fields:
• hospital services for the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders
• SPDC - Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment Service
• Local services - mental health centre, support centres for self-help groups, associated medical practices, nursing clinics, foster homes for people with disabilities
• psychiatric day clinic
• child neuropsychiatry services
• community centres
• day care centres
• residential and semi-residential psychiatric services
• addiction treatment centres
• immigration centres
Fees
E-learning
Regular students:
2200 € payable in 3 instalments
- 880 € no later than 12 February 2026
- 880 € no later than 15 April 2026
- 440 € no later than 15 June 2026
Online auditing students:
360 € in a single installment
Registration fee reductions are available for 4 students as specified in the call for applications.
