| Duration | 1 year full-time, 1 year part-time |
| Location | Online |
| Next start term | Term 1, 2025 |
| Study mode | Online |
| Course code | CL16 |
| First-year fee | A$17,040 (Indicative) |
Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing provides you with advanced nursing knowledge and skills based upon contemporary national and international evidence relevant to the beginning registered nurse and allows you to apply these within your own clinical setting.
The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing is an innovative course designed for those who want to develop their knowledge, confidence, and nursing competence in the clinical setting. The course is a discipline-based degree with two core units covering Patient Deterioration and Clinical Governance, and two further units from your chosen major. Majors available include Generalist or Gerontology.
You'll gain advanced nursing knowledge and skills based upon contemporary national and international evidence relevant to the beginning registered nurse, and you'll apply these in your own clinical setting. The combination of online delivery with group discussions, use of current international and national research, and review of standards of care in the clinical settings, will enhance learning and development of key clinical skills required in professional practice. You will have the opportunity to enhance your professional nursing attributes including autonomy, accountability and critical reflection.
Upon completion, you can articulate into our Master of Clinical Nursing.
Career Opportunities
This course provides Registered Nurses with a nursing-specific post-graduate qualification. As a graduate, you can enjoy a range of opportunities including:
- enhanced competency and confidence as a registered nurse;
- increased financial remuneration from some employers;
- a solid foundation to work towards nursing leadership roles in clinical specialties, management, education or research; and
- a seamless pathway into our Master of Clinical Nursing.
Structure & Availability
Course Structure
This course consists of two core units and two units from your chosen major; Gerontology or Generalist nursing.
Graduate Pathways
If you enter the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing via Pathway 1, you must study two core units. If you enter via Pathway 2, you must study four units.
Pathway 1 (Graduate Program with Recognised Health Services)
Gerontology Major:
If you are enrolled in the Partnered Graduate Program Pathway and studying the Gerontology Major, you must not enrol in:
- NURS20170 - Patient Deterioration in the Clinical Setting, and
- NURS20169 - Nursing and Clinical Governance
Credit for these two units may be applied at the completion of the two gerontology major units (DCHA20003, HAGE20001) and your industry Partnered Graduate Program.
Generalist Major:
If you are enrolled in the Partnered Graduate Program Pathway and studying the Generalist Major, you must not enrol in:
- NURS20171 - Nursing and Professional Practice 1, and
- NURS20172 - Introduction to Developing Specialty Practice
Credit for these two units may be applied at the completion of NURS20170, NURS20169, and your industry Partnered Graduate Program.
Pathway 2 - Standard Course Structure
If you are studying the standard course structure, you will complete two core units and two units from your chosen major; Gerontology or Generalist nursing.
Unit information
For information on the units, you could study as part of this course, visit the Handbook and select the "Course Structure" tab.Credit transfer information
If you have already completed study relevant to the course you have enrolled in, you may be eligible for credit transfer.Online Availability
| Intake | Locations |
|---|---|
| Term 1, 2024 | Available Online |
| Term 2, 2024 | Available Online |
| Term 1, 2025 | Available Online |
| Term 2, 2025 | Available Online |
| MAJORS | UNITS | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| Generalist | 2 | |
| Gerontology | 2 |
This course has no residential schools.
This course has been designed to complement students who are completing an approved graduate program or undertaking the minimum clinical hours with a relevant Health Service.
Requirements
To be eligible
For your application to be considered, you must meet the following entry requirements.
During your study
While not needed to apply, you'll need to meet the following requirements throughout your studies.
Fees & Scholarships
Course fees
This is an approximate cost of enrolling in this course, shown in Australian dollars (A$), for one academic year and is based on a full-time study load (8 units over 2 terms).
Your actual fees may vary, depending on the units that you select to study and your study load. Fees are reviewed each year and are subject to change.
Scholarships are not available for this course.
How to apply
Our easy to use online application system for international students will guide you through the process of applying for a course at CQUniversity Australia.
