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Edith Cowan University (ECU)

  • 19% international / 81% domestic

Graduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing

  • Graduate Diploma

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.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Course Code
C96
Study Mode
Online
Domestic Fees
$26,800 per year / $26,800 total
International Fees
$42,850 per year / $42,850 total

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

- Clinical Education

- Contemporary Care of the Older Person

- Primary Health Care

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

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

- Clinical Education

- Contemporary Care of the Older Person

- Primary Health Care

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

Entry requirements

Course Entry

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

  • 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 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.

Study locations

Online

Online

Career pathways

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

Similar courses to consider
  • Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Care of the Older Person
  • Graduate Certificate in Children and Young People's Nursing
Courses you can consider if you are interested in progressing further in this area.
  • Master of Advanced Nursing

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