University of Sydney
Graduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing Practice
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 12 months
Equips experienced nurses with specialised expertise and leadership skills, fostering advanced clinical decision-making to elevate patient care across diverse healthcare settings.
Course overview
The Graduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing Practice will enable you to work across a variety of clinical environments that often demand rapid and challenging decisions in order to deliver high quality care.
This program is recommended for registered nurses working in a variety of general clinical areas who are looking to advance to clinical leadership roles or build professional practice capabilities.
Key facts
What you will study
Students must complete 48 credit points to earn the Graduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing Practice. Each unit is worth six credit points.
Core units of study
Students must undertake the following units for 36 credit points:
- Assessment and Clinical Judgement
- Foundations of Clinical Practice
- Expanding Nursing Practice
- Evidence and Knowledge Translation
- Exploring Nursing Practice
- Preventing Adverse Clinical Outcomes
Electives
Students must undertake 12 credit points or two units from the following list:
- Safety and Quality in Healthcare
- Contemporary Health Leadership
- Interprofessional Engagement with Families
- Primary Health Care
Entry requirements
A successful applicant for admission to the Graduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing Practice will hold:
- A pre-registration nursing degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification; OR
- An embedded graduate certificate in this discipline from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification; OR
- A minimum of five years' experience as a registered nurse in Australia or overseas; AND
- Be a registered nurse in Australia or overseas.
English language requirements
You can meet the English language requirements if you complete one of the following English language tests within two years of the course commencement date:
- IELTS score: A minimum result of 7.0 overall and a minimum result of 7.0 in each band.
- TOEFL - IBT score: A minimum result of 96 overall, including a minimum result of 23 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 25 in Writing.
- Pearson's Test of English: A minimum result of 72 overall and a minimum result of 72 in each band.
Contact the university or visit their website for more details.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Related study may be credited towards your degree. This may also include relevant work experience for some postgraduate courses. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Graduates of our Graduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing Practice will be recognised as having advanced knowledge relevant to clinical nursing.
Clinical nurses work in a variety of settings in the acute sector and the community and manage patients with both acute and chronic health concerns. They may also be involved in education, administration or research.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Fee information is not available.
A student’s fee may vary depending on:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students.
