The Graduate Certificate in Nursing is an 18-unit program offered by the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.
Admission requirements
Applicants must normally hold a nursing degree or equivalent qualification, must be registered nurses and must hold a current practising certificate. Additional entry requirements may apply for each specialisation. However, the Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
Additional information regarding admission requirements for each specialisation can be found by clicking on the links below.
Course aims
The course aims to provide nurses with the opportunity to deepen the knowledge base on which their practice is grounded.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes specific to each specialisation can be found by clicking on the links below.
Specialisations
- Aged Care Nursing Studies #
- Child and Family Health Nursing #
- Clinical Nursing #
- Continence Nurse Advisor # - not offered in 2015
- Critical Care Nursing *
- Emergency Nursing *
- General Practice Nursing #
- Mental Health Nursing *
# Offered by distance education mode only
* Offered in internal and distance education mode
Not all specialisations are available in any given year.