Graduate Diploma of Nursing (GDNG)

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GDNursing

Graduate Diploma of Nursing (GDNG) - GDNursing

	External#+	Online
Start:	Semester 1 (February) Semester 2 (July)	Semester 1 (February) Semester 2 (July)
Fees:	Commonwealth supported place Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place	Commonwealth supported place Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place
Standard duration:	2 years part-time
Program articulation:	From: Graduate Certificate of Nursing To: ; Master of Nursing

Footnotes
#	The Mental Health specialisation contains two courses with mandatory residential schools. Residential Schools will be held at either the Toowoomba or Ipswich campus.
+	The Rural and Remote specialisation has one course, ANP5002 with a clinical component. ANP5002 is only available to students who hold current Division 1 nursing registration with the Australian Health Professional Registration Authority (AHPRA) and are located in Australia.

Contact us

Future Australian and New Zealand students	Future International students	Current students
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315 Email: study@usq.edu.au	Phone: +61 7 4631 5543 Email: international@usq.edu.au	Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285 Email: usq.support@usq.edu.au

Program aims

This program aims to advance the knowledge and skills of experienced nurses in the areas of rural and remote, gerontology, mental health, leadership and management in health or clinical education.

The Clinical Education specialisation aims to prepare students to advance their knowledge and skills to develop education programs and, facilitate and mentor students and peers within healthcare contexts.
The Gerontology specialisation aims to enhance students’ knowledge and skills in caring for ageing clients in multiple settings.
The Leadership and Management in Health specialisation aims to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for leaders in healthcare.
The Mental Health specialisation aims to develop the knowledge and skills of students to enable them to care for mental health clients in multiple settings
The Rural and Remote specialisation has been developed for registered nurses wishing to further their knowledge and advance their nursing skills in the area of rural and isolated practice. After completion of the Graduate Diploma or Masters, students will meet the legislative requirements to support the extended practice authority (EPA). Utilising Health Management Protocols and Clinical Care Guidelines outlined in the Primary Clinical Care Manual, clinicians in QLD and Victoria will have the ability to administer and supply medicines according to local policy.
The General specialisation enables students to personalise the courses studied to suit their specific needs.

Program objectives

On successful completion of this program a graduate should be able to:

Apply specialized knowledge, skills and technical competencies across a variety of health contexts.
Communicate professionally and ethically in interpersonal, inter-professional and intercultural situations with people of diverse ages, backgrounds and needs.
Collaborate with a range of healthcare professionals to provide patient care that meets and exceeds the national standards for nursing practice and achieve common goals.
Reflect on practice to facilitate awareness and knowledge of one’s own cognition and abilities, establishing a mechanism for lifelong learning.
Critically analyse, synthesise and evaluate a range of data and evidence to provide solutions to complex nursing problems.

Australian Qualifications Framework

The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.

This program is at AQF Qualification Level 08. Graduates at this level will have advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and/or further learning.

The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .

Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

Completion of an Australian university or equivalent three-year bachelor degree in the area of Nursing.
Current Professional Registration as a Division 1 Nurse or equivalent with either Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency () or relevant regulatory body in applicant's home country.
English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 4.

Rural and Remote specialisation

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Rural and Remote) specialisation, applicants must provide written confirmation from the applicant’s manager stating that they are currently employed as a Registered Nurse and can complete the required hours of clinical mentorship in their workplace.

All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a ��ýapp-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

Requirements for professional experience placements

There are no clinical requirements in this program unless candidates select an approved course that contains a clinical requirement. Courses with a clinical requirement are not available to International students.

Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of a students' higher education and students pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the

Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.

Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Program structure

The program consists of eight units comprising of:

Two core courses ( and ); plus
Six units from the specialisation or approved courses.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 4 years to complete this program

Specific specialisations

In this section:

Clinical Education specialisation
Gerontonolgy Specialisation
Leadership and Management in Health
Mental Health
Rural and Remote
General Specialisation

Clinical Education specialisation

Specialisation Courses	Semester(s) Offer	Mode
	1	ONL
	2	ONL
OR	1,2	ONL
	1,2	ONL
Selection from the following approved courses:
	1	ONL
	1	ONL
	1,2	ONL
	2	ONL

Gerontonolgy Specialisation

Specialisation Courses	Semester(s) Offer	Mode
	1	ONL
	2	ONL
OR	1,2 1,2	ONL ONL
HEA8104 Alzheimer's and Dementia: Contemporary Perspectives	1	ONL
HEA8105 Perspectives on `End-of-Life'	2	ONL
Selection from the following approved courses:
OR	1,2 1,2	ONL ONL
	1	ONL
	2	ONL
	1	ONL
	2	ONL
	1,2	ONL
^#	2	EXT
^#	1	EXT
^#	2	EXT

Footnotes
#	This course has a mandatory residential school

Leadership and Management in Health

Specialisation Courses	Semester(s) Offer	Mode
	1	ONL
	1	ONL
OR	1,2 1,2	ONL ONL
	1,2	ONL
Selection from the following approved courses:
	1	ONL
	1,2	ONL
	1,2	ONL
	1,2	ONL

Mental Health

Specialisation Courses	Semester(s) Offer	Mode
	1	ONL
OR	1,2 1,2	ONL ONL
Choose two of the following three courses: ^# ^# ^#	2 1 2	EXT EXT EXT
	1,2	ONL
MHN5160 Advanced Mental Health Nursing 2	1	ONL

Footnotes
#	This course has a mandatory residential school

Rural and Remote

Specialisation Courses	Semester(s) Offer	Mode
	1	ONL
	2	ONL
	1,2	ONL
	1,2	ONL
	1,2	ONL
⁺^*	1,2	EXT

Footnotes
+	ANP5002 is only available to students who hold current Division 1 nursing registration with the Australian Health Professional Registration Authority (AHPRA) and are located in Australia.
*	Clinical component

General Specialisation

Specialisation Courses	Semester(s) Offer	Mode
OR	1,2 1,2	ONL ONL
Selection from the following approved courses:
	1	ONL
	2	ONL
HEA8104 Alzheimer's and Dementia: Contemporary Perspectives	1	ONL
HEA8105 Perspectives on `End-of-Life'	2	ONL
	1,2	ONL
	1	ONL
	2	ONL
	1	ONL
	2	ONL
	1,2	ONL
⁺^*	1,2	EXT
^#	2	EXT
^#	1	EXT
^#	2	EXT

Footnotes
+	ANP5002 is only available to students who hold current Division 1 nursing registration with the Australian Health Professional Registration Authority (AHPRA) and are located in Australia.
*	Clinical component
#	This course has a mandatory residential school

Residential schools

The attendance requirement of residential schools within this degree is indicated by the following letters: R = Recommended; HR = Highly Recommended; M = Mandatory. To find out more about , visit the to view specific dates for your degree, or visit the .

The attendance requirement of residential schools within this degree is indicated by the following letters: V = Voluntary; O = Optional; C = Compulsory; R = Recommended; HR = Highly Recommended; M = Mandatory. To find out more about residential schools, visit the Residential School Schedule to view specific dates for your degree, or visit the Policy and Procedure Library. The Mental Health specialisation has mandatory residential schools. The mandatory residential schools will be held at Ipswich, or Toowoomba campus.

Articulation

Students completing the Graduate Diploma of Nursing have the ability to articulate into the Master of Nursing .

Related programs

The Graduate Diploma of Nursing is nested in the Graduate Certificate of Nursing and Master of Nursing.

Exit points

Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Nursing program who wish to exit without completing the program may be awarded the GCNG Graduate Certificate of Nursing if they have successfully completed or obtain credit/exemptions for all four courses listed under the specialty.

Course transfers

Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the .

Other information

Students selecting the Rural and Remote courses , and must have and produce certified copies of annual medication competency certification. These courses are only available for students from Australia as they are specific to the Australian context.

Enrolment

Part-time enrolment - This program is only offered as a part-time enrolment pattern of up to two (2) courses in each semester.

Mid-year intake- Students may commence the program in Semester 2 as per the recommended enrolment pattern, however in some instances may not be able to complete within 4 semesters. Refer to recommended enrolment pattern.

Recommended enrolment patterns

In this section:

Clinical Education specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 1 entry part time
Clinical Education specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 2 entry part time
Gerontology specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 1 entry part time
Gerontology specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 2 entry part time
Leadership and Management in Health specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 1 entry part time
Leadership and Management in Health specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 2 entry part time
Mental Health specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 1 entry part time
Mental Health specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 2 entry part time
Rural and Remote specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 1 entry part time
Rural and Remote specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 2 entry part time
General specialisation (Clinical) Recommended enrolment Pattern

Clinical Education specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 1 entry part time

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Clinical Education specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 1 entry part time
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or MNSG or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or DOHH or GDNG or GCNM or GCHE or GCNG
					1	1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNSG or GCNG or GDNG or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE and be employed as a practising health professional
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GDNG or GCNG or GCHE
					1	2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNSG or GCNG or GDNG or PDEV or GCHH or MNRS or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE Co-requisite:
Choose two of the following approved courses:
						1
						1
						1,2
						2
Choose one of the following two courses:
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or PDEV or GDPH or MPUH
					2	1,2

Clinical Education specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 2 entry part time

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Clinical Education specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 2 entry part time
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or MNSG or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or DOHH or GDNG or GCNM or GCHE or GCNG
					1	2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNSG or GCNG or GDNG or PDEV or GCHH or MNRS or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE Co-requisite:
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GDNG or GCNG or GCHE
					1	1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNSG or GCNG or GDNG or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE and be employed as a practising health professional
Choose two of the following approved courses:
						1
						1
						1,2
						2
Choose one of the following two courses:
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or PDEV or GDPH or MPUH
					2	1,2

Gerontology specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 1 entry part time

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Gerontology specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 1 entry part time
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or MNSG or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or DOHH or GDNG or GCNM or GCHE or GCNG
					1	1
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GDNG or GCNG or GCHE
					1	2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNRS or MNSG or GDNG or GCNG or PDEV
HEA8104 Alzheimer's and Dementia: Contemporary Perspectives					2	1
Choose one of the following two courses:
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or PDEV or GDPH or MPUH
HEA8105 Perspectives on `End-of-Life'					2	2
Choose one of the following nine approved courses:
						1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or PDEV or GDPH or MPUH
						1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GCHH or GCNG
						2	Pre-requisites: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GCHH or GDNG or GCNG
						1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNSG or GCNG or GDNG or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE and be employed as a practising health professional
						2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNSG or GCNG or GDNG or PDEV or GCHH or MNRS or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE Co-requisite:
						1
^#						2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCCO or GDCN or MCCO or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or GDNG or GCNG
^#						1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCCO or GDCN or MCCO or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or GDNG or GCNG
^#						2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCCO or GDCN or MCCO or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or GDNG or GCNG

Footnotes
#	This course has a mandatory residential school

Gerontology specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 2 entry part time

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Gerontology specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 2 entry part time
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or MNSG or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or DOHH or GDNG or GCNM or GCHE or GCNG
					1	2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNRS or MNSG or GDNG or GCNG or PDEV
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GDNG or GCNG or GCHE
					1	1
HEA8104 Alzheimer's and Dementia: Contemporary Perspectives					2	1
Choose one of the following two courses:
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or PDEV or GDPH or MPUH
HEA8105 Perspectives on `End-of-Life'					2	2
Choose one of the following nine approved courses:
						1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or PDEV or GDPH or MPUH
						1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GCHH or GCNG
						2	Pre-requisites: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GCHH or GDNG or GCNG
						1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNSG or GCNG or GDNG or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE and be employed as a practising health professional
						2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNSG or GCNG or GDNG or PDEV or GCHH or MNRS or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE Co-requisite:
						1
^#						2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCCO or GDCN or MCCO or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or GDNG or GCNG
^#						1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCCO or GDCN or MCCO or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or GDNG or GCNG
^#						2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCCO or GDCN or MCCO or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or GDNG or GCNG

Footnotes
#	This course has a mandatory residential school

Leadership and Management in Health specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 1 entry part time

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Leadership and Management in Health specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 1 entry part time
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or MNSG or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or DOHH or GDNG or GCNM or GCHE or GCNG
					1	1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GCHH or GCNG
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GDNG or GCNG or GCHE
HEA8011					1	2
Choose one of the following two courses:
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or PDEV or GDPH or MPUH
					2	1,2
Approved course
Approved course
Approved Electives
						1
						1,2
						1,3
						1,2

Leadership and Management in Health specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 2 entry part time

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Leadership and Management in Health specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 2 entry part time
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or MNSG or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or DOHH or GDNG or GCNM or GCHE or GCNG
HEA8011					1	2
					1	1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GCHH or GCNG
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GDNG or GCNG or GCHE
Choose one of the following two courses:
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or PDEV or GDPH or MPUH
Approved course
Approved course
					2	1,2
Approved Electives
						1
						1,2
						1,3
						1,2

Mental Health specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 1 entry part time

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or MNSG or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or DOHH or GDNG or GCNM or GCHE or GCNG
					1	1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MOHH or GDHH or MNSG
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GDNG or GCNG or GCHE
Choose two of the following three courses:
^#						2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCCO or GDCN or MCCO or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or GDNG or GCNG
^#						1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCCO or GDCN or MCCO or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or GDNG or GCNG
^#						2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCCO or GDCN or MCCO or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or GDNG or GCNG
					2	1,2
MHN5160 Advanced Mental Health Nursing 2					2	1
Choose one of the following two courses:
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or PDEV or GDPH or MPUH

Footnotes
#	This course has a mandatory residential school

Mental Health specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 2 entry part time

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or MNSG or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or DOHH or GDNG or GCNM or GCHE or GCNG
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GDNG or GCNG or GCHE
					1	1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MOHH or GDHH or MNSG
Choose two of the following three courses:
^#						2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCCO or GDCN or MCCO or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or GDNG or GCNG
^#						1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCCO or GDCN or MCCO or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or GDNG or GCNG
^#						2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCCO or GDCN or MCCO or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or GDNG or GCNG
					2	1,2
MHN5160 Advanced Mental Health Nursing 2					2	1
Choose one of the following two courses:
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or PDEV or GDPH or MPUH

Footnotes
#	This course has a mandatory residential school

Rural and Remote specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 1 entry part time

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Rural and Remote specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 1 entry part time
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or MNSG or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or DOHH or GDNG or GCNM or GCHE or GCNG
					1	1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: PDEV or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GDNG or GCNG
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GDNG or GCNG or GCHE
					1	2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or PDEV or GDNG or GCNG
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNSG or MNRS or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCNG or GDNG or GCNM
⁺^*			2	1,2			Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MNRS or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or DOHH or GCNG or GDNG
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or GDNG Rural and Remote or Scheduled Medicines specialty.
					2	2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or PDEV or GCNG or GDNG or GCNM Co-requisite: and

Footnotes
+	ANP5002 is only available to students who hold current Division 1 nursing registration with the Australian Health Professional Registration Authority (AHPRA) and are located in Australia.
*	Clinical component

Rural and Remote specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 2 entry part time

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Rural and Remote specialisation (clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 2 entry part time
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or MNSG or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or DOHH or GDNG or GCNM or GCHE or GCNG
					1	2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or PDEV or GDNG or GCNG
					1	1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: PDEV or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GDNG or GCNG
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GDNG or GCNG or GCHE
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNSG or MNRS or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCNG or GDNG or GCNM
⁺^*			2	1,2			Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MNRS or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or DOHH or GCNG or GDNG
					2	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or GDNG Rural and Remote or Scheduled Medicines specialty.
					2	2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or PDEV or GCNG or GDNG or GCNM Co-requisite: and

Footnotes
+	ANP5002 is only available to students who hold current Division 1 nursing registration with the Australian Health Professional Registration Authority (AHPRA) and are located in Australia.
*	Clinical component

General specialisation (Clinical) Recommended enrolment Pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
General specialisation (Clinical) recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 1 & 2 entry part time
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or MNSG or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or DOHH or GDNG or GCNM or GCHE or GCNG
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GDNG or GCNG or GCHE
Approved Elective
Approved Elective
Select one of the two following courses
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE
					1	1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or PDEV or GDPH or MPUH
Approved Elective
Approved Elective
Approved Elective
List of Approved Elective courses:
						2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNRS or MNSG or GDNG or GCNG or PDEV
						1
HEA8105 Perspectives on `End-of-Life'						2
HEA8104 Alzheimer's and Dementia: Contemporary Perspectives						1
						1,2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCNG or GDNG or MNSG or PDEV or GDPH or MPUH
						1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GCHH or GCNG
						2	Pre-requisites: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNRS or PDEV or MNSG or GDHH or MOHH or GCCO or MCCO or GDCN or GCHH or GDNG or GCNG
						2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNSG or GCNG or GDNG or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE and be employed as a practising health professional
						2	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNSG or GCNG or GDNG or PDEV or GCHH or MNRS or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE Co-requisite:
						1
⁺^*				1,2			Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MNRS or MNSG or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or DOHH or GCNG or GDNG
^#				2			Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCCO or GDCN or MCCO or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or GDNG or GCNG
^#				1			Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCCO or GDCN or MCCO or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or GDNG or GCNG
^#				2			Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCCO or GDCN or MCCO or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or MNSG or GDNG or GCNG

Footnotes
+	ANP5002 is only available to students who hold current Division 1 nursing registration with the Australian Health Professional Registration Authority (AHPRA) and are located in Australia.
*	Clinical component
#	This course has a mandatory residential school

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