Course Information
Graduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing
Effective from
01-JAN-2027
: Code
C96
This course is for nurses who want to apply an advanced body of knowledge in a specialist context. Throughout this course you will enhance your understanding of recent developments in your chosen area of professional practice. You will further develop your knowledge and understanding of critical thinking and evidence-based practice to improve the experiences of consumers and their families.
Disclaimer
This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Critically evaluate and apply research evidence and evidence-based practice principles to strengthen safe, person- and family-centred nursing practice across specialised and evolving contexts, fostering critical curiosity and a sustained commitment to evidence-informed practice improvement.
- Analyse and interpret complex clinical evidence and health data to integrate holistic, evidence-informed approaches to clinical reasoning and decision-making when responding to common, emerging and complex practice issues across a range of specialised contexts.
- Communicate and collaborate with individuals, families and communities to advocate for equitable, inclusive, culturally responsive and sustainable models of nursing care that promote social justice across diverse and evolving interprofessional practice settings.
- Integrate specialised, evidence-informed approaches to address complex and emerging health needs through responsive care, health promotion, or quality improvement within a chosen area of practice, while strengthening professional growth, adaptability and capability.
Admission requirements
Admission requirement (Band 8)
- Bachelor degree in a cognate discipline; or
- Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience.
English Language requirement (Band 4)
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 in the Admissions Policy;
- 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 as defined in the Admissions Policy.
Course Duration
Course Delivery
Course Coordinator
Dr Tash RAJA AZLAN
Course Structure
This is a Programmatic Learning course. This Course uses a mix of Learning Units and Assessment Units which all connect together.
- Learning Units are where students develop their knowledge, skills, and capabilities through regular activities and feedback.
- Assessment Units are where students integrate, apply and demonstrate that learning.
Students will collect evidence of learning in a digital portfolio that charts their course journey, and can be used as a showcase to employers.
Year 1
Level 2 Consolidated
Stage A | Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
| Unit from Specialisation | x 3 Learning Units | 60 |
| Unit from Specialisation * | x 1 Assessment Unit | |
Level 3 Demonstrated
Stage A | Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
| MNP6120 | Evidence-based Practice and Research Design | 20 |
| NCS6102 | Nursing Cultural Studies | 20 |
| NUR6125 | Evaluating Practice in Health | 20 |
| NUR6222 * | Assessment Unit 2 | |
* Assessment Unit
Unit sets that can be studied as part of this course
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
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