Graduate Diploma in Nursing Majoring in Leadership & Management

The JCU Online’s Graduate Diploma of Nursing gives you the preparation you’ll need to take the next step in your career – advanced communication skills, data management skills, governance knowledge, informatics, and the ability to design and implement evidence into practice. It will equip you with the knowledge, proficiency, competency and expertise to succeed in your chosen specialisation.

Leadership and Management Major

• Leading and Managing in Health
• Ethics and Health Management
• Effective Clinical Governance
• Persuasive Communication
• Informatics for Health Professionals
• Business and Finance for the Health Manager
• Conflict and Dispute Resolution in Healthcare
• Synthesising Evidence for Healthcare

Education and Advanced Practice majors are also available. You can choose to combine two majors and graduate with a double major.

To be eligible to enrol in the online Graduate Diploma of Nursing, applicants must have:

• Completed an AQF Level 7 Bachelor of Nursing, or equivalent qualification, and;
• Registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) or Registered Midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or equivalent registration with the relevant registering authority for applicants outside of Australia;
• Completed a minimum of one year of full-time clinical experience, or the part-time equivalent, as a registered nurse or midwife.
• Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3a – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy.

If you have experienced learning either at work, through non-accredited training or from life that is relevant to this course, we may be able to offer you credit towards your qualification.

JCU’s online Graduate Diploma of Nursing is a pathway towards obtaining a master's degree. After completing your graduate diploma, you can continue your studies and gain a Master of Nursing. If you need to finish your study early, you may still qualify for a Graduate Certificate of Nursing.

Depending on your specialisation, after completing your Graduate Diploma of Nursing you will have the skills to succeed in positions such as:

• Clinical Nurse Consultant
• Leadership and Management
• Nurse Unit Manager

Fees shown are subject to change. You may also be required to pay student amenities fees. Contact the university directly to confirm.

The fees shown are per unit. The number of units are listed below fees. Together they indicate the total fees for the course.

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