This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area should consider the GDNG Graduate Diploma of Nursing which will be offered from Semester 1 2021.
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| Start: | No new admissions |
| Campus: | Toowoomba |
| Fees: | Commonwealth supported place Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place |
| Standard duration: | 2 years part-time, maximum duration 4 years |
| Program articulation: | From: Graduate Certificate of Health To: Master of Health |
Contact us
| Current students |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285 Email usq.support@usq.edu.au |
Professional accreditation
Students enrolling in the Rural and Remote specialisation may elect to include the scheduled medicines courses. The Scheduled Medicines program is accredited with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) to enable graduates to apply for scheduled medicines endorsement through Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Note: Successful completion of this degree does not lead to registration as a health care professional in Australia.
Program aims
The aim of the Graduate Diploma of Health is to enable health professionals to broaden and develop an in-depth understanding of, and capacity to contribute to specialised areas of health including:
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Rural and remote (incorporating scheduled medicines)
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Community health
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Health Leadership (incorporating clinical education)
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General (no specialisation)
Program objectives
Graduates of the Graduate Diploma of Health will be able to:
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critically reflect on their own clinical and educational practices
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engage in effective, supportive, collaborative practice within a specialised context
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have the skills to practice in a professional, legal and ethically justifiable manner according to professional requirements and standards, within a specialised context
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advocate and protect the rights of individuals or groups regardless of their cultural background, age and/or geographical situation
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critically analyse relevant (i.e. clinical data, government policy, research findings) and apply this knowledge to their selected specialised area
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strengthen their professional identity including independence, interdependence, authority and partnership
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extend their capacity to search, critique and synthesise relevant research literature in relation to a topic within their speciality area of choice
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develop an understanding of different research methodologies, including their application to a research question relevant to their area of specialisation
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demonstrate competence in and appropriate use of language and literacy including spelling, grammar, punctuation and bibliographic referencing.
Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:
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Completion of an Australian university three year Bachelor degree in a health related field, or equivalent.
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English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 3.
Admission Criteria
Rural & Remote specialisation: To be eligible for admission to the Rural & Remote (incorporating Scheduled Medicines) specialisation, applicants must:
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be registered as a Division 1 Registered Nurse and must be able to demonstrate at least one years' full-time clinical experience. Applicants must provide a detailed CV including education, clinical experience, professional development, and full time equivalent for each employer.
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USQ requires written confirmation that the applicant is currently practicing as an RN and can complete 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 精东传媒app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.
Requirements for professional experience placements
There is a compulsory clinical requirement for ANP5002 Immunisation Nursing (Rural & Remote or Advanced Clinical Practices for Health) only. This placement is coordinated through the USQ Professional Placements Office.
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 courses each worth one unit. There are two core courses common to all GDHH programs and six courses specific to the chosen specialisations.
Program completion requirements
Students are required to successfully complete HEA8001 Contexts of Practice, HSC8050 Research Methodology for the Human Sciences and six courses specified for the chosen specialisations. Students who select to study GDHH (general) are required to successfully complete HEA8001 and HSC8050 (or may substitute HSC8050 with an approved course) and six courses from the GDHH. To discuss which courses to study within the General specialisation please . All course pre-requisites must be met, and all courses chosen are subject to the approval of the Program Coordinator.
Core courses
HEA8001 Contexts of Practice, and HSC8050 Research Methodology for the Human Sciences (or an approved course for the general specialisation) are required for successful completion of the program.
Specialisation
Community Health
The program enables experienced health and social well-being practitioners to develop the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical application skills to analyse and address human health and social well-being issues within a community health framework.
Rural and Remote (incorporates Scheduled Medicines)
The program has been developed for registered nurses wishing to further their knowledge and advance their nursing skills in the area of rural and isolated practice. Options for other health professionals who wish to extend their expertise in this area are currently at planning stage. With the incorporation of scheduled medicines, the program enables registered nurses to further their advanced knowledge and skills in the area of scheduled medicines, under protocol or permit. (See note under Other Information.)
Health Leadership (incorporating Clinical Education)
The development of types of leadership and leadership issues from the perspective of teams is an essential component of health leadership preparing students for their role as leaders in their area. The program also enables health professionals to develop their knowledge and expertise to work effectively as clinical mentors, facilitators and preceptors in supporting the clinical education of students, peers and other health professionals with a particular, but not exclusive, focus on rural and non-urban settings.
General
Enables health professionals to personalise the courses studied to suit their own specific needs by completing the core courses (HEA8001 Contexts of Practice and HSC8050 Research Methodology for the Human Sciences (or an approved course)) and six courses of their choice approved by the Program Coordinator to meet their professional learning objectives as well as overall program objectives. To discuss which courses to study within the General specialisation please . All course pre-requisites must be met, and all courses chosen are subject to the approval of the Program Coordinator.
Other combinations of specialisations may be studied with the approval of the Program Coordinator.
Electives/Approved courses
Approved courses may be chosen from any of the Graduate Diploma of Health (GDHH) specialisations, Master of Nursing or courses of the student鈥檚 choice approved by the Program Coordinator.
Practical experience
All students are normally required to have current employment as a professional in health practice to be able to complete the Graduate Diploma of Health.
IT requirements
Students should refer to the USQ to check that their computers are capable of running the appropriate software and versions of Internet web browsers and to check the minimum and recommended standards for software.
Articulation
Postgraduate Certificate of Advanced Nursing Practice graduates within the last five years, are eligible for 4 credits when articulating into the GDHH Graduate Diploma of Health including the core course of HEA8001 Contexts of Practice. Specifically Postgraduate Certificate of Advanced Nursing Practice students who have undertaken ANP5001, ANP5002, ANP5003 and ANP5004 would be given credits for ANP5001, ANP5002, ANP5003 and HEA8001.
A student successfully completing the Graduate Certificate of Health program may apply to articulate into the Graduate Diploma of Health or Master of Health. A student articulating without a break into a higher degree will only receive the award of the higher degree that they complete. Such students will be given full credit for all courses completed whilst studying the Graduate Certificate of Health or Graduate Diploma of Health (articulation to Master of Health ). Students must advise the Faculty in writing of their intention to articulate and this must occur prior to completion of the Graduate Certificate of Health or Graduate Diploma of Health.
Exit points
Students may exit on completion of 4 approved courses including HEA8001 Contexts of Practice with a Graduate Certificate of Health.
Other information
Students selecting the scheduled medicines courses ANP8008 Diagnostics and Assessment, ANP8009 Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacology for Scheduled Medicines and ANP8010 Situational Practice: clinical and critical decision making skills 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:
- Rural and Remote Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 1 entry
- Rural and Remote Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 2 entry
- Community Health Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 1 entry
- Community Health Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 2 entry
- Health Leadership specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 1 entry
- Health Leadership specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 2 entry
Rural and Remote Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 1 entry
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 | |||||
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| On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
| Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
| HEA8001 Contexts of Practice | 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 | ||||
| ANP8008 Diagnostics and Assessment | 1 | 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 | ||||
| ANP8009 Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacology for Scheduled Medicines | 1 | 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. | ||||
| ANP8010 Situational Practice: clinical and critical decision making skills | 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 GCNG or GDNG or GCNM Co-requisite: ANP8008 and ANP8009 | ||||
| HSC8050 Research Methodology for the Human Sciences | 2 | 1 | |||||
| ANP5001 Introduction to Rural and Remote Nursing Practice | 2 | 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 | ||||
| ANP5002 Immunisation Nursing#* | 2 | 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 | ||||
| ANP5003 Emergency Nursing in Isolated Practice | 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 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 |
Rural and Remote Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 2 entry
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 | |||||
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| On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
| Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
| HEA8001 Contexts of Practice | 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 | ||||
| ANP8008 Diagnostics and Assessment | 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 | ||||
| ANP8009 Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacology for Scheduled Medicines | 1 | 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. | ||||
| ANP5001 Introduction to Rural and Remote Nursing Practice | 2 | 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 | ||||
| ANP8010 Situational Practice: clinical and critical decision making skills | 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: ANP8008 and ANP8009 | ||||
| ANP5003 Emergency Nursing in Isolated Practice | 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 GDNG or GCNG | ||||
| HSC8050 Research Methodology for the Human Sciences | 3 | 1 | |||||
| ANP5002 Immunisation Nursing#* | 3 | 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 | ||||
| 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 |
Community Health Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 1 entry
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 | |||||
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| On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
| Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
| HEA8001 Contexts of Practice | 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 | ||||
| HEA8302 Culture as a Determinant of Health | 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 or GCPU | ||||
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| NUR8550 Professional Studies 1 | 1 | 1,2 | |||||
| ANP5001 Introduction to Rural and Remote Nursing Practice | 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 | ||||
| NUR8060 Health Policy Analysis and Review | 1 | 1 | Pre-requisite: HEA8001 and 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 | ||||
| HSC8050 Research Methodology for the Human Sciences | 2 | 1 | |||||
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Choose one of the following two courses: | |||||||
| NUR8550 Professional Studies 1 | 2 | 1,2 | |||||
| NUR8340 The Law and Health Care Practice | 2 | 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 | ||||
| MGT8040 Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Approved course^ | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Footnotes | |
| ^ | NUR8550 Professional Studies 1 or NUR8340 The Law and Health Care Practice are recommended. |
Community Health Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 2 entry
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 | |||||
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| On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
| Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
| HEA8001 Contexts of Practice | 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 | ||||
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Choose one of the following two courses: | |||||||
| NUR8550 Professional Studies 1 | 1 | 1,2 | |||||
| ANP5001 Introduction to Rural and Remote Nursing Practice | 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 | ||||
| MGT8040 Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity | 2 | 2 | |||||
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Choose one of the following two courses: | |||||||
| NUR8060 Health Policy Analysis and Review | 2 | 1 | Pre-requisite: HEA8001 and 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 course^ | 2 | 2 | |||||
| HSC8050 Research Methodology for the Human Sciences | 2 | 1,2 | |||||
| HEA8302 Culture as a Determinant of Health | 2 | 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 or GCPU | ||||
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Choose one of the following two courses: | |||||||
| NUR8550 Professional Studies 1 | 2 | 1,2 | |||||
| NUR8340 The Law and Health Care Practice | 2 | 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 | ||||
| Approved course@ | 2 | 1,2 | |||||
| Footnotes | |
| ^ | NUR8550 Professional Studies 1 or NUR8340 The Law and Health Care Practice are recommended. |
| @ | NUR8550 Professional Studies 1 or NUR8340 The Law and Health Care Practice are recommended. |
Health Leadership specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 1 entry
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 | |||||
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| On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
| Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
| HEA8001 Contexts of Practice | 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 | ||||
| HEA8201 Introduction to Clinical Education | 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 | ||||
| HEA8202 Innovative Learning Strategies for Healthcare Environment | 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: HEA8001 | ||||
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One choice from the following two courses: | |||||||
| EDU5221 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Approved course^ | 1 | 2 | |||||
| HSC8050 Research Methodology for the Human Sciences | 2 | 1,2 | |||||
| ANP8003 Management in Health Care Practice | 2 | 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 or GDNG | ||||
| NUR8060 Health Policy Analysis and Review | 2 | 1 | Pre-requisite: HEA8001 and 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 | ||||
| MGT8037 Leading Teams to Success | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Footnotes | |
| ^ | NUR8550 Professional Studies 1 or NUR8340 The Law and Health Care Practice are recommended. |
Health Leadership specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 2 entry
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 | |||||
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| On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
| Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
| HEA8001 Contexts of Practice | 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 | ||||
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One choice from the following two courses: | |||||||
| EDU5221 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Approved course^ | 1 | 2 | |||||
| HEA8201 Introduction to Clinical Education | 2 | 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 | ||||
| NUR8060 Health Policy Analysis and Review | 2 | 1 | Pre-requisite: HEA8001 and 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 | ||||
| HEA8202 Innovative Learning Strategies for Healthcare Environment | 2 | 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: HEA8001 | ||||
| MGT8037 Leading Teams to Success | 2 | 2 | |||||
| HSC8050 Research Methodology for the Human Sciences | 3 | 1,2 | |||||
| ANP8003 Management in Health Care Practice | 3 | 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 or GDNG | ||||
| Footnotes | |
| ^ | NUR8550 Professional Studies 1 or NUR8340 The Law and Health Care Practice are recommended. |
