Graduate Certificate in Nursing
Degree Level Postgraduate
This degree is only available to Australian students
You're considered an Australian student if you are any of the following:
- Australian or New Zealand Citizen
- Australian Permanent Resident (including Humanitarian Visa holders)
Start Date
February
Campus
City East
Duration
0.5 year(s) full-time
Program Code
ICNG
SATAC Code
4GC056 (Internal)
Study as
Full-time
or part-time
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Entry requirements
Applicants are require to:
- hold a Bachelor degree in Nursing from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent; OR
- have completed hospital based training as a Registered Nurse.
- hold a Current Practising Certificate as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia; AND
- have completed a minimum of one year of clinical experience as a Registered Nurse.
Aim
To provide Registered Nurses with a post-graduate qualification in Nursing and prepare them to work in a diversity of fields by extending their knowledge and professional expertise.
Content & Structure
The program requires completion of 18 units and may be taken either on a full-time or part-time basis. Students undertake negotiated studies, 9.0 units of a core course and a total of 9.0 units from the electives available.
Courses available as negotiated studies integrate the knowledge related to teaching and learning strategies, inquiry based learning, principles and theories of educational assessment and their application to health professional education, theories of leadership and management and their application to nursing and health services, structures and processes influencing ageing in contemporary society and individual counselling skills and strategies.
The core course allow students to develop a critical perspective of global issues, trends and practices impacting on the delivery of nursing and health services.
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