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A message from Dr Nicola Brown, Australian Catholic University National Postgraduate Programs Coordinator:
I trust this edition of the newsletter finds you and your team well.
As one of our industry partners, you would know that undertaking postgraduate studies is a blessing and a challenge. It’s an opportunity to expand knowledge, skills and capacity in clinical practice, leadership, management and education, but also a challenge to balance the demands of study with other professional and personal demands. I was delighted to receive an email from a postgraduate student thanking us for our help and flexibility this semester while she was dealing with health, work and study challenges – and advising she still passed her units with distinction. Our team appreciates the challenges our postgraduate students face and we’ll always do our best to provide any practical support we can.
In 2023, we look forward to providing new ways for students to engage in postgraduate studies, including transitioning to a new learning management system for all postgraduate units by Semester 2. This system will have a more accessible, logical and attractive interface. We will also be reinvigorating pathways to higher degree research for students in 2023, and I’ll share more information with you soon.
On behalf of the postgraduate team and the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, thank you for your ongoing support for our postgraduate students and working with us to help them achieve their professional aspirations.
Enrolments for the following postgraduate courses are now open for Semester 1. You can read more about how to apply and submit your application directly to us through your chosen course page.
Commencing students in 2023 can access Commonwealth supported places (CSP) in our graduate certificate, graduate diploma and master’s programs in mental health and mental health nursing. CSPs allow students to save up to $15,000, and our course is one of only a few that are fully accredited by the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN).
If you’re looking to upskill, become credentialled as a mental health nurse, advance to a leadership position or simply be a more consumer-focused mental health nurse, visit the course pages below or contact Dr Louise Alexander at louise.alexander@acu.edu.au for more information.
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Our health administration degrees are designed to develop and expand your knowledge and skills in healthcare administration and management, ensuring it is current and contemporary. Areas of study include workforce management, leadership in health care, quality and safety, organisational culture, policy and planning, and strategic management, among others. After graduation, your career could move into areas such as health service management, leading or managing a humanitarian organisation such as WHO (World Health Organisation), social welfare management, nurse unit management, or public and private healthcare management.
To be eligible to enrol, an applicant must have completed a bachelor’s degree in a health discipline and be working in health care. For further information about this degree, please contact Course Coordinator Theresa Harvey or Deputy Course Coordinator Dr Mahnaz Fanaian at HlthAdmin_pg@acu.edu.au.
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ACU’s Master of Leadership and Management in Health Care will equip graduates to lead and manage health services now and into the future. This course has a strong focus on contemporary health leadership topics including clinical redesign, facilitative leadership, and quality and safety in health care. It attracts healthcare professionals from a wide range of disciplines including allied health, nursing, medicine and science.
Students undertake a range of core subjects such as workforce management, culture, leadership and change to healthcare, ethics and financial management. In accordance with the Australian Qualification Framework for master’s courses, students also undertake an individual independent project that demonstrates their capacity to apply theories of leadership, initiate, manage and complete a workplace project.
The course is offered at master’s level only, with exit options of a Graduate Certificate in Health Administration or a Graduate Diploma in Health Administration. For further information, please contact Course Coordinator Theresa Harvey or Deputy Course Coordinator Dr Mahnaz Fanaian at LdshipMgmtHC.PG@acu.edu.au
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Our graduate certificate, graduate diploma and master’s programs in health professional education have attracted many health professionals in the past several years, such as registered nurses, midwives, doctors, paramedics, physiotherapists, radiotherapists and others. Previous students have said these courses offered an excellent opportunity for interprofessional learning.
Graduates may seek employment or opportunities for career progression as an educator in government or private health care, a tutor or facilitator at education facilities (e.g. universities and TAFE), and an instructor for healthcare simulation education. They may also be eligible to progress to further postgraduate programs within ACU.
For more information, please contact Dr Flora He at HealthProfEd-pg@acu.edu.au
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The Master of Clinical Nursing nested suite of courses is designed to support specialist clinical expertise in the clinical environment. Students can choose to enrol in the master’s and exit at graduate certificate or graduate diploma level, or to enrol in the graduate certificate and progress towards the master’s.
The content covered in the graduate certificate is catered to individual nursing specialties emphasising relevance to clinical practice, where the foundation units support scientific concepts that bridge the nexus in theory and evidence-based practice. The course has a strong focus on ethics, person and family centred care, interprofessional practice and shared clinical decision-making.
For further information, please contact Acting Deputy Course Coordinator Nancy Zhang at clinnsg_pg@acu.edu.au
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Should you wish to undertake your studies through ACU Online, which runs across four 10-week terms, you can study the following specialties under the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing:
For further information, please contact Acting Deputy Course Coordinator Nancy Zhang at clinnsg_pg@acu.edu.au.
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It is essential for managers in the aged care sector to understand and meet the needs of older people, often with diverse health, social and cultural needs. Our Graduate Certificate in Aged Care Management is designed to meet the needs of existing or emerging aged care managers, focusing on developing skills needed to implement strategic and supportive structures in both social and professional contexts. This course is fully online and is run by ACU Online.
For further information, please contact Course Coordinator Dr Mahnaz Fanaian at mahnaz.fanaian@acu.edu.au.
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The School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine celebrated our graduating students from Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra in October. It was wonderful to see our first graduates of ACU Online’s Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Gerontological Nursing) celebrate their achievements, including Melbourne-based students Comfort and Sam, pictured here with members of our ACUO team. Congratulations to all our graduates on their successes.
National Postgraduate Programs Coordinator
Industry Partner Manager (NSW/ACT)
Ph: 02 97392618
E: Nicola.brown@acu.edu.au or Pgcourseadmin.sonmp@acu.edu.au
Course Coordinator, Clinical Nursing
Industry Partner Manager (VIC)
Ph: 03 9230 8119
E: ClinNsg_pg@acu.edu.au
Deputy Course Coordinator, Clinical Nursing
Ph: 03 9953 3518
E: ClinEd_pg@acu.edu.au
Course Coordinator, Mental Health/Mental Health Nursing
Ph: 03 9953 3180
E: MH_pg@acu.edu.au or Louise.alexander@acu.edu.au
Course Coordinator, Health Professional Education
Ph: 02 9465 9082
E: ClinEd_pg@acu.edu.au or Flora.He@acu.edu.au
Course Coordinator, Master of Leadership and Management in Health Care, Master of Health Administration & Graduate Certificate in Aged Care Management
Ph: 07 3861 6300
E: Theresa.Harvey@acu.edu.au or HthAdmin_pg@acu.edu
Deputy Course Coordinator, Master of Leadership and Management in Health Care, Master of Health Administration & Graduate Certificate in Aged Care Management
Ph: 02 9739 2433
E: mahnaz.fanaian@acu.edu.au or HthAdmin_pg@acu.edu
Postgraduate Course Administrator
E: Pgcourseadmin.sonmp@acu.edu.au
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