GradCertAdvClinNurs

Credit points

40

Minimum duration

1 year part-time

Approved locations

  • ACU Online

Note:

  • Available to international students not seeking to study on a Student Visa.
  • This course is NOT available to offshore international students.

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Advanced 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);

For the Intensive Care and Perioperative specialisations, an applicant must also provide evidence of experience in the chosen specialisation.

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2027 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Clinical Nursing, a student must complete 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  • 20 cp from Specified Units (Part A)
  • 20 cp from Specialisation (Part B)

Other requirements

Students must enrol in two units from the one specialisation to receive a specialisation 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 Adviser. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Adviser.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • NRSG546Concepts in Advanced Clinical Nursing10 CP

    Replacing NRSG524

  • NRSG547Contemporary Nursing Practice10 CP

    Replacing NRSG525

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

  • CCOQCardiac Care20 CP
  • APOQAdvanced Practice20 CP
  • GNOQGerontological Nursing20 CP
  • ICOQIntensive Care20 CP
  • MDOQMedical20 CP
  • NSOQNeuroscience20 CP
  • PROQPerioperative20 CP
  • RNOQRenal20 CP

  • SGOQSurgical20 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing ACU Term 1 - Part-time (1 year)

  • Specified UnitsNRSG546Concepts in Advanced Clinical Nursing10 cp
  • SpecialisationSpecialisation Unit (Advanced Clinical Practice)

    (Pre: NRSG546)

    10.0 cp
  • SpecialisationSpecialisation Unit (Advanced Professional Practice)

    (Pre: NRSG546)

    10.0 cp
  • Specified UnitsNRSG547Contemporary Nursing Practice10 cp

Students must enrol in two units from the one specialisation to receive a specialisation award.

Commencing ACU Term 3 - Part-time (1 year and 1 term)

  • Students who commence in ACU Term 3 will have a one term break (ACU Term 1) and recommence in ACU Term 2.
  • Students must enrol in two units from the one specialisation to receive a specialisation award.

Commencing ACU Term 4 - Part-time (1 year)

Students must enrol in two units from the one specialisation to receive a specialisation award.

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