Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Community Health and Development)*

• General information
• Entry requirements
• Course structure
  • Core subjects
  • Elective subjects

General information

Course code: To be advised * Offered by the School of Nursing, Monash University in conjunction with the School of Nursing, Deakin University, plus Gippsland and Peninsula campuses * Course fees: $4200; amenities fee: $131 (2000 fees)

Entry requirements

To be eligible for admission, an applicant would normally have relevant registration (eg Division 1 with the Nurses Board of Victoria), at least one year of nursing experience, and a degree in nursing or a related discipline.

Course structure

This course may be undertaken oncampus, by distance education, or by flexible learning mode (ie a combination of on-campus and distance education modes). Satisfactory completion of the course requires studies totalling 24 credit points of study over one year. Students are required to undertake two of the following core subjects and two elective subjects.

Core subjects

• NUR7742 Professional roles and responsibilities in community health nursing
• Contexts of practice: health and social policy (Deakin)
• Health education and promotion: debates, dilemmas and challenges (Deakin)
• GHS7740 Community as a client

Elective subjects

Available on application
* SUBJECT TO UNIVERSITY APPROVAL.

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