Graduate Certificate in Nursing
Degree Level Postgraduate
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Start date
February
July
Campus
City East
Duration
0.5 year(s) full-time
Mode
Online
Program Code
ICNG
Fees
AUD$ 19,500 per annum (per 0.5 EFTSL) for students enrolled in 2025
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This program is not available to students wishing to study in Australia on a student visa
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Entry requirements
Applicants are required to hold current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.English language entry requirements
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) requires all nurses on initial registration with the NMBA to demonstrate English language skills to be suitable for registration. Applicants wishing to enter the Graduate Certificate of Nursing are not required to undertake an additional English language skills assessment to enter this program. Please access the following link for a comprehensive list of English language tests accepted by UniSA and other important information in relation to meeting the University’s language requirements: English Language Equivalence Table (PDF)
Aim
To provide Registered Nurses with a postgraduate 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 select any two of the available 9.0-unit courses.
Courses available 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 and global issues, trends and practices impacting on the delivery of nursing and health services.
Study at the new Adelaide University in 2026
The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia are combining their strengths to create a new university for the future, Adelaide University, opening in January 2026.
From 4 August 2025, the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia will no longer be accepting applications for new students.
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