Graduate Diploma in Emergency Nursing

Course code: GF023
Course coordinator: Dr Janice Gullick

Master of Emergency Nursing
Graduate Certificate in Emergency Nursing

Choosing a graduate diploma | Applying for a graduate diploma | Cost of a graduate diploma | Admission requirements | Clinical practice requirements | Study patterns (part time) | Study patterns (full time)

Sydney Nursing School offers a flexible range of postgraduate advanced learning courses in several specialty areas. One of these areas is Emergency Nursing.

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Choosing a graduate diploma

You can either choose to study the graduate diploma alone, or as a pathway into a master’s degree.

The graduate diploma can be studied either full time or part-time. Each unit of study may have up to five face-to-face study days. A normal part-time load is two units of study per semester. The graduate diploma is two semesters full time or four semesters part-time. There is one intake per year in March.

The graduate diploma requires a total of 48 credit points. Award units taken at graduate diploma and graduate certificate levels may also count towards a master’s degree. Any non-award units of study already completed may also be credited towards a graduate diploma.

Student learning is further supported by the University’s eLearning.

Applying for a graduate diploma

There is one intake of students in March each year.

Application must be made online. You will also need to upload copies of other documentation as part of your online application process. To assist you, there is a checklist of required documents that you will need.

Cost of a graduate diploma

The graduate diploma courses are full-fee paying and costs may increase each year. Sydney Nursing School will offer Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) for local students enrolled in advanced learning postgraduate coursework programs in 2014. This means most of the cost of your course will be paid for by the government and you will make significant savings per unit of study.
Fee-Help is available for Australian Citizens and the student centre will provide you with further information regarding eligibility and repayment information. The international fee rates vary depending on which level of degree you choose.

Visit the Costs and scholarships website for more detailed information.

Admission requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Emergency Nursing

Admission to a graduate diploma is open to all nurses registered in Australia or in a country other than Australia.

Clinical practice requirements

During this course, you will be required to undertake clinical assessments in your specialty area. You should be currently employed in the relevant clinical area and be able to demonstrate the support of the clinical area for undertaking these clinical assessments. So, if you wish to enrol in the graduate Diploma in Emergency Nursing, you need to fill out a clinical assessment form and upload the document with your application.

Part-time study patterns for the Graduate Diploma in Emergency Nursing

The following part-time study patterns indicate which units you will study in each semester.

For full descriptions of each of the following courses, click on the unit of study codes.

For details on days, dates, rooms and coordinators, view the full timetable for all postgraduate advanced learning study days ...

Year 1 part-time

Year 2 part-time

Full-time study patterns for the Graduate Diploma in Emergency Nursing

Full time

The following full-time study patterns indicate which units you will study in each semester.

For full descriptions of each of the following courses, click on the unit of study codes.

For details on days, dates, rooms and coordinators, view the full timetable for all postgraduate advanced learning study days ...