CH79 Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Re-Entry)

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure

Core Structure

Number of units: 3 Total credit points: 24

Students must seek approval from the Head of Course to be enrolled full-time.  

Students studying part-time must undertake the subjects in the following order: 1. NURS20160, 2. NURS20161, 3. NURS20162.

Students may study NURS20160 and NURS20161 together.

NURS20162 incorporates a 5-day residential school held at the end of the term.  Students must complete residential school before attending work-integrated learning.  Students who cannot participate in residential school must wait until the next term the unit is offered before they can attend residential school and work-integrated learning.

NURS20162 incorporates 160 hours of work-integrated learning which takes place after residential school at the end of the term.  Dates of work-integrated learning are at the discretion of the health facility and students must be prepared for the placement to extend beyond the end of the term.  Students may be required to travel to attend work-integrated learning.


To be eligible to graduate with a Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Re-Entry) students must complete:

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
NURS20160 The Nurse Professional
Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
NURS20161 Contemporary Australian Healthcare
Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
NURS20162 Clinical Nursing Practice