Advance your career in Midwifery, Nursing, and Healthcare
Elevate your career in health to the next level.
Our flexible suite of postgraduate midwifery, nursing, mental health, leadership, and research qualifications is designed to recognise your prior learning, directly apply to your workplace, and progress your career into specialist areas aligned with industry need.
Informed by our well-above world-class research in nursing and midwifery1, our suite of postgraduate programs can help you:
- Become an expert in industry-aligned clinical speciality areas, and enhance your everyday clinical practice and delivery of care
- Develop your skillset to step into senior leadership roles and shape healthcare policy
- Expand your research capability
- Access the latest research in the field to meet the challenges of the modern health workforce
- Build professional networks with expert clinicians, academics, and researchers across the state
- Elevate and nurture your career through lifelong learning
Our part-time and online study options are designed to suit working professionals, allowing you to upskill while working. Many programs are also nested into further qualifications – making it easy to gain credit into higher level qualifications and reduce the overall duration of your study.
Explore our postgraduate offerings below and find out how you can nurture your unstoppable healthcare career.
1Results in Nursing – 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA).
22024 Good Universities Guide, Health Services and Support – Overall Educational Experience Indicator (Undergraduate and Postgraduate).
NO.1 IN SA AND RATED FIVE STARS FOR OVERALL EXPERIENCE IN HEALTH2
Graduate with a respected qualification
MULTIPLE AREAS OF SPECIALISATION
Focus on tailored study interests that meet high-demand areas of industry need
Flexible delivery
Fully online and part-time offerings available
ACCESS LEADING RESEARCH AND MINDS
Our qualifications are informed by research from the Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre and Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research and Education
EMPLOYER-SPONSORED STUDY
Registered Nurses or Midwives currently employed by SA Health can apply for sponsored study in selected Graduate Certificates
Degrees
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Nursing
Nursing
Looking to take your Registered Nurse career to the next level? Upskill with a qualification that matters to you and meets industry demands.
Postgraduate nursing applicants are required to hold current Registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) to be accepted into a program.
Graduate Certificates
Graduate Certificate in Nursing
Develop advanced knowledge of the Australian healthcare system and build your skills in leadership, management, and healthcare governance.
Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Critical Care Nursing)
Explore theoretical and practical applications of care in critical and intensive-care settings, and deepen your understanding of professional, socio-ethical, and legal workplace considerations.
Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Health & Ageing)
Be ready to meet Australia’s growing demand for aged care, and influence the promotion of healthy lifestyles for older people.
Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Nurse Education)
Help shape the next generation of care-providers in evidence-based practice learning and tertiary education environments.
Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Mental Health)
Specialise in mental health care, an Australian priority area of industry and societal need, and meet the diverse needs of various populations.
Graduate Certificate in Perinatal Mental Health
Become a specialist to understand the complexities and deliver care in perinatal mental health and provide support to families through pregnancy and postnatal recovery.
Graduate Diplomas
Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
Advance your RN career prospects in contemporary mental health patient care with theoretical and practical teaching and an industry placement.
Master
Master of Nursing
Newly refreshed and designed to meet industry need, extend your career opportunities by becoming an expert in clinical practice, policy, research, education, or management.
Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)
Develop your self-efficacy and authority to diagnose and treat people of all ages with a variety of acute and/or chronic health conditions in a high-demand area of Australia’s health workforce.
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Midwifery
Midwifery
Your unstoppable career as a Registered Midwife can extend far beyond the birthing journey. Our postgraduate qualifications reflect the broad scope of practice and holistic care that midwifery professionals can provide to support and nurture healthy families.
Graduate Certificates
Graduate Certificate in Midwifery
Be prepared to work in diverse midwifery settings. Tailor your studies to your career goals, with a specialist focus on mental health and leadership.
Graduate Certificate in Perinatal Mental Health
Become a specialist to understand the complexities and deliver care in perinatal mental health, and provide support to families through pregnancy and postnatal recovery.
Graduate Diplomas
Graduate Diploma in Mental Health
Designed for health professionals working in a variety of healthcare settings, learn how to effectively respond to people experiencing mental health challenges and the socio-political context in which they develop.
Master
Master of Midwifery
Expand your skills in midwifery clinical practice and management areas with a newly refreshed program designed to meet industry need. Specialise in policy, leadership, research, education, and management. Confidently step into senior positions and influence clinical practice and policy to nurture the growing needs of the field.
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Healthcare & Research
Healthcare & Research
Shape the future of clinical health environments with a range of leadership, specialist, and research study options. Develop a broad understanding of health and business, create a positive impact on health outcomes, and build your skills in leadership, mental health, or research to build a confident, lifelong career in a vital Australian sector.
Health Services Management
Get a competitive edge and expand your career into senior leadership with this suite of programs applicable to contemporary health and aged care settings. Develop leadership and management competencies designed by the Australasian College of Health Services Management’s competency framework.
Graduate Certificates and Graduate Diplomas are nested programs with credit transfers and articulation pathways into further Master study, allowing you to choose which level you’d like to study while studying to suit your lifestyle. Explore a blend of online and on-campus learning, part-time or full-time, and upskill on your terms.
Mental Health
Graduate Diploma in Mental Health
Designed for health professionals working in a variety of healthcare settings, learn how to effectively respond to people experiencing mental health challenges and the socio-political context in which they develop.
Graduate Certificate in Perinatal Mental Health
Become a specialist to understand the complexities and deliver care in perinatal mental health and provide support to families through pregnancy and postnatal recovery.
Research
Trailblaze in your area of interest within the passionate research community across a broad selection of clinical and allied health areas. Partner with industry, and collaborate with highly qualified research supervisors and renowned academics from a university with research ranked well above world-class in nursing and midwifery 1.
1 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA).
Enhance your career
in nursing and midwifery with lifelong learning
Our degrees are designed to be stackable, recognise your prior learning, and escalate your career. Upon successful completion of a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma, you may then be eligible to gain credit into a higher level qualification like a Masters program, and reduce the overall duration of your study.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE
(9 units)
Generally up to 6 months of part-time study
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
(18 units)
Generally at least 12 months of part-time study
AQF Level 8
GRADUATE DIPLOMA
(36 units)
Generally 1 year of full-time study (or part-time equivalent)
AQF Level 8
MASTER'S DEGREE
By coursework
(54 units)
Generally 1.5 years of full-time study (or part-time equivalent)
AQF Level 9
By research Generally 1-2 years of full-time study (or part-time equivalent)
AQF Level 9
DOCTORATE
(36 units)
Generally four years of full-time study (or part-time equivalent)
AQF Level 10
SA Health-sponsored study
Registered Nurses and Midwives working for SA Health may be eligible to have the first course of a Graduate Certificate qualification sponsored by their employer as part of the Clinical Specialisation Program. This opportunity is for Registered Nurses and Midwives currently employed by SA Health in South Australia who are interested in upskilling in key priority clinical specialty areas. Applicants can apply for one of these degrees, with their employer’s written support, to access the sponsorship:
- Graduate Certificate in Midwifery (SA Health Clinical Specialisation Program)
- Graduate Certificate in Nursing (SA Health Clinical Specialisation Program)
- Graduate Certificate in Nursing (SA Health Clinical Specialisation Program) (Critical Care Nursing)
Additional sponsorship funding is available for exemplary students who have completed one course successfully and wish to continue studying. See the specific degree pages listed above for further information.
Professional Certificates and Short Courses
Refresh your skills and explore new areas of interest with a short course.
Designed in collaboration with expert academics, our professional certificates and short program content equips you with industry-relevant and up-to-date knowledge that is directly applicable into your workplace. Current short programs include:
Ask UniSA
Entry Requirements, Application and Admission
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What specific entry requirements do I need to fit to study my degree?
Please see individual degree pages for their specific entry requirements.
Postgraduate nursing and midwifery applicants are required to hold current Registration as a Registered Nurse or Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) to be accepted into a program.
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What levels of qualification are available?
We offer Graduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas, and Master programs. Many of these programs are nested to provide flexible entry and exit points, and can be applied as credits to further study.
You will receive any qualification you complete the full course for. For example, if you do not complete the full Master of Nursing but complete 18 units of study to qualify for the Graduate Certificate, you can finish your studies and graduate with the Graduate Certificate qualification.
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How do I apply?
Applications are via SATAC. If you are applying for an SA Health Clinical Specialisation Program degree, please follow the instructions under 'How to apply' on the individual degree page.
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Is there a closing date for applications?
Official closing dates are listed on the SATAC website.
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What credit can I receive for previous studies?
You may be eligible for credit towards your degree depending on your prior skills, experience, and study. You will be able to apply for credit once admitted into the program.
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Who can I speak to regarding my study options?
Future Student Enquiries welcome the opportunity to meet with you to discuss your study options at UniSA. We can discuss degree information, entry requirements and pathways, applications, and more, so you have the information to make the best study decision for your future. Visit our Book an Appointment webpage to find a date and time to speak with us, and take your next steps.
