Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care)

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

General information

Course code: 1243 * Peninsula campus * Course fees: $8400 * (not HECS-funded) * Coordinator: D Kiegaldie
In collaboration with relevant health care agencies, the course responds to industry needs for highly educated high-dependency and critical care nurse clinicians in metropolitan, regional and rural hospitals. Clinical practice is included in the course and takes place in a variety of settings throughout metropolitan and south-eastern Victoria.

Entry requirements

Successful applicants will normally have a degree, a current RN practising certificate, and at least one year of professional clinical experience. Special entry to the course is available.

Course structure

Students will be required to undertake three elective subjects and five specialist subjects, for a total of eight subjects. Students may enrol full-time and complete the course in one year. Alternatively, in a part-time enrolment, students will normally complete the course in two years. Subjects are scheduled in a manner, which enables the students to undertake part-time employment.

Specialist subjects

• CNS6301 Advanced pathophysiology
• CNS6401 Critical care concepts 1
• CNS6402 Critical care concepts 2

plus a choice of two from the following:

• CNS6501 Emergency nursing 1
• CNS6521 Intensive care nursing 1
• CNS6531 Cardiac nursing 1

Elective subjects

Available on application

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