Graduate Certificate in Nursing

Testamur Title of Degree:	Graduate Certificate in Nursing
Abbreviation:	GCertNurs
Home Faculty:	Health and Behavioural Sciences
Duration:	6 months full-time or part-time equivalent Note: Majors are only available on a part-time basis
Total Credit Points:	24
Delivery Mode:	Day/Evening/Flexible, depending on subjects chosen
Starting Session(s):	Autumn or Spring
Location:	Wollongong (Majors will require some travel to Sydney Hospital)
UOW Course Code:	1112
CRICOS Code:	065469C Note: Majors are only available on a part-time basis and so are not available to international students on student visas.

Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Nursing is a short, focused course having both academic and industry relevance. It is designed to give students the flexibility to choose subjects that allow professional development to occur in tandem with academic rigour. Candidates may exit following completion of the required subjects, having acquired advanced knowledge in their chosen fields and having been prepared for advanced practice.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

A Bachelor degree in Nursing of at least three years duration from a recognised tertiary institution or a qualification to practice as a Registered Nurse or equivalent.

International students are required to have achieved an overall IELTS score of 6.5, with a level of at least 6.0 in all bands, reading and writing, speaking and listening.

Course Requirements

The candidate is required to undertake 24 credit points in accordance with one of the tables listed below.

Note that from Spring 2009, the Graduate Certificate of Nursing allows access to four Majors in addition to the existing General Nursing program. The Majors are:

• Ophthalmology

• Infection Control

• Sexual Health

• Hand Management, Therapy and Rehabilitation

These majors are taught in conjunction with Sydney Hospital and will require travel to Sydney for some of the specialised subjects.

Students must indicate at the time of application to the Graduate Certificate in Nursing whether they wish to be considered for the General Program or for a Major, as approval for entry to a Major is given by both the University of Wollongong and Sydney Hospital.

General Nursing Program

Students complete 24 credit points from the table below, at least 12 credit points of which must be from the Nursing subjects.


Subjects (by year)		Session	Credit Points
Nursing
GHMB950	Reflective Practice 1	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB951	Reflective Practice 2	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB902	Effective Management in Health	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB903	Scientific and Quantitative Development in Acute Care Nursing	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB906	Acute Care Nursing; Reflections on Practice	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB925	Effective Leadership in Health	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB926	Effective Clinical Mentorship in Health	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB955	Dementia Care Across Settings	Autumn	6
GHMB956	Policy and Practice in the Care of Older People	Spring	6
GHMB957	Rehabilitation: Concepts and Practice	Spring	6
GHMB923	Legal and Professional Issues	Autumn	6
Public Health
GHMD903	Public Health Communication and Data Skills	Autumn	6
GHMB913	Alcohol and Other Drug Studies	Autumn	6
GHMD904	Epidemiology	Spring	6
GHMD905	Social Foundations of Public Health	Autumn	6
GHMD906	Quality Management for Health Services	Autumn	6
GHMD908	Health Services Planning and Evaluation	Spring	6
GHMD909	Comparative Health Systems	Spring	6
GHMD912	Health Promotion	Autumn	6
GHMD924	Health Information Systems	Autumn	6
GHMD936	Public Health Nutrition	Autumn	6

Ophthalmology Major

Students complete 24 credit points from the table below.


Subjects (by year)		Session	Credit Points
GHMB950	Reflective Practice 1	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB928	Introduction to Ophthalmic Nursing	Spring	6
GHMB929	Developing Ophthalmic Nursing Practice	Spring	6
plus a further 6 credit points from the Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health subjects listed below
CHIP911	Social Marketing for Health	Autumn	6
CHIP918	Critical Appraisal	Autumn	6
CHIP919	Evaluative Research Methodology	Autumn	6
GHMB923	Legal and Professional Issues	Autumn	6
GHMB954	Studies in Alcohol and Other Drugs	Autumn	6
GHMB955	Dementia Care Across Settings	Autumn	6
GHMB902	Effective Management in Health	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB903	Scientific and Quantitative Development in Acute Care Nursing	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB906	Acute Care Nursing; Reflections on Practice	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB925	Effective Leadership in Health	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB926	Effective Clinical Mentorship in Health	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB951	Reflective Practice 2	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB959	Facilitating Innovation and Change: Tools for Practice Development	Autumn or Spring	6
CHIP912	Advanced Studies in Behaviour Change	Spring	6
CHIP913	Social Marketing Practice*	Spring	6
GHMB956	Policy and Practice in the Care of Older People	Spring	6
GHMB957	Rehabilitation: Concepts and Practice	Spring	6

* Students in CHIP913 select either a Research Proposal stream OR an off-campus clinical placement.

Sexual Health Major

Students complete 24 credit points from the table below.


Subjects (by year)		Session	Credit Points
GHMB950	Reflective Practice 1	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB918	Introduction to Sexual Health Nursing	Spring	6
GHMB919	Developing Sexual Health Nursing Practice	Spring	6
plus a further 6 credit points from the Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health subjects listed below
CHIP911	Social Marketing for Health	Autumn	6
CHIP918	Critical Appraisal	Autumn	6
CHIP919	Evaluative Research Methodology	Autumn	6
GHMB923	Legal and Professional Issues	Autumn	6
GHMB954	Studies in Alcohol and Other Drugs	Autumn	6
GHMB955	Dementia Care Across Settings	Autumn	6
GHMB902	Effective Management in Health	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB903	Scientific and Quantitative Development in Acute Care Nursing	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB906	Acute Care Nursing; Reflections on Practice	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB925	Effective Leadership in Health	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB926	Effective Clinical Mentorship in Health	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB951	Reflective Practice 2	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB959	Facilitating Innovation and Change: Tools for Practice Development	Autumn or Spring	6
CHIP912	Advanced Studies in Behaviour Change	Spring	6
CHIP913	Social Marketing Practice*	Spring	6
GHMB956	Policy and Practice in the Care of Older People	Spring	6
GHMB957	Rehabilitation: Concepts and Practice	Spring	6

* Students in CHIP913 select either a Research Proposal stream OR an off-campus clinical placement.

Infection Control Major

Students complete 24 credit points from the table below.


Subjects (by year)		Session	Credit Points
GHMB950	Reflective Practice 1	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB901	Infection Control Nursing	Spring	12
plus a further 6 credit points from the Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health subjects listed below
CHIP911	Social Marketing for Health	Autumn	6
CHIP918	Critical Appraisal	Autumn	6
CHIP919	Evaluative Research Methodology	Autumn	6
GHMB923	Legal and Professional Issues	Autumn	6
GHMB954	Studies in Alcohol and Other Drugs	Autumn	6
GHMB955	Dementia Care Across Settings	Autumn	6
GHMB902	Effective Management in Health	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB903	Scientific and Quantitative Development in Acute Care Nursing	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB906	Acute Care Nursing; Reflections on Practice	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB925	Effective Leadership in Health	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB926	Effective Clinical Mentorship in Health	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB951	Reflective Practice 2	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB959	Facilitating Innovation and Change: Tools for Practice Development	Autumn or Spring	6
CHIP912	Advanced Studies in Behaviour Change	Spring	6
CHIP913	Social Marketing Practice*	Spring	6
GHMB956	Policy and Practice in the Care of Older People	Spring	6
GHMB957	Rehabilitation: Concepts and Practice	Spring	6

* Students in CHIP913 select either a Research Proposal stream OR an off-campus clinical placement.

Hand Management, Therapy and Rehabilitation Major

Students complete 24 credit points from the table below.


Subjects (by year)		Session	Credit Points
GHMB950	Reflective Practice 1	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB948	Hand Management, Therapy and Rehabilitation	Spring	6
GHMB949	Developing Hand Nursing Practice	Spring	6
plus a further 6 credit points from the Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health subjects listed below
CHIP911	Social Marketing for Health	Autumn	6
CHIP918	Critical Appraisal	Autumn	6
CHIP919	Evaluative Research Methodology	Autumn	6
GHMB923	Legal and Professional Issues	Autumn	6
GHMB954	Studies in Alcohol and Other Drugs	Autumn	6
GHMB955	Dementia Care Across Settings	Autumn	6
GHMB902	Effective Management in Health	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB903	Scientific and Quantitative Development in Acute Care Nursing	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB906	Acute Care Nursing; Reflections on Practice	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB925	Effective Leadership in Health	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB926	Effective Clinical Mentorship in Health	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB951	Reflective Practice 2	Autumn or Spring	6
GHMB959	Facilitating Innovation and Change: Tools for Practice Development	Autumn or Spring	6
CHIP912	Advanced Studies in Behaviour Change	Spring	6
CHIP913	Social Marketing Practice*	Spring	6
GHMB956	Policy and Practice in the Care of Older People	Spring	6
GHMB957	Rehabilitation: Concepts and Practice	Spring	6

* Students in CHIP913 select either a Research Proposal stream OR an off-campus clinical placement.

Further Information

Ms Joanne Joyce
Postgraduate Coordinator
+61 2 4221 3468

joanne_joyce@uow.edu.au

Ms Angela Brown
Head of School
Nursing, Midwifery & Indigenous Health
+61 2 4221 3339
angela_brown@uow.edu.au