GradDipClinNurs
Credit points
80
Minimum duration
1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
Note:
- Available to international students not seeking to study on a Student Visa.
- This course is NOT available to offshore international students in 2025.
EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Nursing, an applicant must:
a) have completed a Bachelor of Nursing degree or equivalent;
AND
b) hold current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra).
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Nursing, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
a. For Project Stream:
i. 50 cp from Specified Clinical Nursing Units (Part A)
ii. 20 cp from Specialisation (Part B) OR 20 cp from Clinical Nursing Units (Part E)
iii. 10 cp from Project Stream Units (Part C)
OR
b. For Research Stream:
i. 50 cp from Specified Clinical Nursing Units (Part A)
ii. 20 cp from Specialisation (Part B) OR 20 cp from Clinical Nursing Units (Part E)
iii. 10 cp from Research Stream Units (Part D)
Exit points
A student who has completed the requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing may exit with the relevant award.
Progression requirements
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.
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Schedule of unit offerings
Complete exactly 50 credit points from the following:
- NRSG524Advanced Pathophysiology for Specialty Nursing Practice10 CP
- NRSG525Evidence-based, Person-centred Family Care in Specialty Nursing Practice10 CP
- HLSC604Quality and Safety in Health Care10 CP
- HLSC640Interpreting Health Research10 CP
- PHIL623Healthcare Ethics: Principles in Practice10 CP
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
- CCOQCardiac Care20 CP
- CHOQCorrectional Health20 CP
- GNOQGerontological Nursing20 CP
- ICOQIntensive Care20 CP
- MDOQMedical20 CP
- NSOQNeuroscience20 CP
- PROQPerioperative20 CP
- RNOQRenal20 CP
- SGOQSurgical20 CP
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
- HLSC605Leadership in Health Care10 CP
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
- HLSC642Biostatistics for Health Sciences10 CP
- HLSC646Qualitative Research Methods10 CP
ADD HLSC642
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
- NRSG544Clinical Nursing: Advanced Concepts in the Acute and Chronic Care Setting10 CP
- NRSG545Clinical Nursing: Principles in Nursing Specialty Practice10 CP
- NRSG526Correctional Health: Mental Health Care10 CP
- NRSG527Correctional Health: Chronic Illness10 CP
- NRSG528Gerontological Nursing: Promoting Health and Wellness in Older Persons10 CP
- NRSG529Gerontological Nursing: Comprehensive Care for Older Persons10 CP
- NRSG530Medical: Chronic Health, Frailty and Harm Minimisation10 CP
- NRSG531Medical: Person-centred Care for Medical Patients with Complex Conditions10 CP
- NRSG532Surgical: Comprehensive Care for Surgical Patients10 CP
- NRSG533Surgical: Advanced and Complex Surgical Nursing10 CP
- NRSG534Renal: Complexities in Renal Nursing10 CP
- NRSG535Renal: Advanced Renal Care10 CP
- NRSG536Neuroscience: Principles of Care10 CP
- NRSG537Neuroscience: Complexities and Challenges in Management10 CP
- NRSG538Cardiac Care: Advanced Concepts in the Specialty Coronary Care Setting10 CP
- NRSG539Cardiac Care: Principles in Nursing Specialty Practice10 CP
- NRSG540Perioperative: Comprehensive Management of the Patient in Surgery10 CP
- NRSG541Perioperative: Principles in Nursing Specialty Practice10 CP
- NRSG542Intensive Care: Advanced Concepts in the Specialty Critical Care Setting10 CP
- NRSG543Intensive Care: Principles in Nursing Specialty Practice10 CP
