Graduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing

    Graduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing

    Duration1 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    AUD 44,100 / year(s)
    Graduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing

    About

    About this Course

    If you’re working as a nurse clinician, this graduate diploma will enhance your skills in your specialist area of health care. Better still, you can continue working in that area while you study.

    The course has three core units: evidence-based practice and research, nursing cultural studies and evaluating practice in healthcare.

    Specialisations include:

    - Children and Young People’s Nursing

    - Contemporary Care of the Older Person

    - Primary Health Care

    Completion of this Graduate Diploma provides you credit towards our related Masters degree.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Course Entry

    Admission requirements you'll need to meet for this course.

    • Academic Admission requirements (Band 8)

      Academic admission requirements (Band 8) may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

      • Bachelor degree in a cognate discipline; or
      • Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience.

    English Program Requirements

    • English Language requirements (Band 4)

      English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

      • IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0);
      • Bachelor degree from a country specified on the English Proficiency Bands page;
      • Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
      • Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience; or
      • Other tests, courses or programs defined on the English Proficiency Bands page.

    Career

    Career Opportunities

    Depending on your chosen specialisation, your opportunities are many and varied. For example, if you study Children and Young People’s Nursing, you could expect employment in neonatal and paediatric hospital wards, and even in schools or government departments. Likewise, if you study Contemporary Care of the Older Person this will open opportunities in aged care facilities, and clinical areas that work with older people.

    Possible future job titles

    Clinical Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Staff Development Nurse

    Fee Information

    Graduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing
    Edith Cowan University
    Edith Cowan University
    Australia

    Australia, Perth

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