Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Acute Care)

Advance your career prospects and ensure you’re at the forefront of patient treatment and recovery with postgraduate nursing study at Flinders. Gain in-demand skills and knowledge that will enable you to examine complex issues associated with nursing critically ill patients through the Graduate Certificate in Nursing. Taken fully online, this course covers a range of nursing environments and clinical settings including emergency, intensive care and paediatric care. The Graduate Certificate in Nursing articulates with the Graduate Diploma in Nursing and the MNGP Master of Nursing - 1.5 years, and the sequentially-developed topics enable progression through the two awards. If you’re a registered nurse in Australia looking to play a bigger part in advancing the development of healthcare services and the nursing profession, the Master of Nursing program (1.5 years) has been specifically tailored for you. This program will give you an in-depth understanding of contemporary healthcare practices and the skills necessary to apply your knowledge in both national and international contexts. All these courses can be taken fully online, with placements undertaken in person at a health service near you or as work-integrated learning within your place of work.

Applicants must normally hold a nursing degree or equivalent and must be registered nurses in a country other than Australia. Applicants must also provide a supporting statement nominating their area of clinical preference in acute care nursing for university sourced observational professional experience placement. The course will not lead to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

English language requirements

IELTS (Academic): 6.5 Overall with 6.0 Speaking, 6.0 Writing, 6.0 Reading, 6.0 Listening;

TOEFL iBT: 79 Overall with 18 Speaking, 21 Writing, 13 Reading, 12 Listening;
Pearson PTE Academic: 58 Overall with 50 Speaking, 50 Writing, 50 Reading, 50 Listening;
Cambridge C1 Advanced: 176 Overall with 169 Speaking, 169 Writing, 169 Reading,169 Listening;
Occupational English Test (OET): 300 Speaking, 300 Writing, 300 Reading, 300 Listening; Duolingo (Up to and including Semester 2, 2024): Overall 105-110