University of South Australia
Graduate Certificate in Nursing (SA Health Clinical Specialisation Program) (Critical Care Nursing)
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 6 months
Enhance your knowledge and application of the professional, socioethical and legal aspects of care.
Course overview
Exclusively for SA Health-employed registered nurses, who have been endorsed by their employer to study. This graduate certificate is delivered by UniSA as part of the Clinical Specialisation Program, an SA Health-sponsored opportunity for registered nurses to undertake an accelerated pathway into further clinical specialisations.
UniSA’s Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Critical Care Nursing) will develop the skills of registered nurses in critical care, where the nurse will be able to independently provide safe nursing care for a variety of critically ill people, using a person and family-focused approach. As a registered nurse, you’ll grow your specialist, evidence-based skills in nursing critically ill patients. Further, your care should be in intensive care, emergency care, or coronary care.
Key facts
July, 2026
What you will study
This qualification comprises two 9-unit courses from the schedule below:
- Introduction to High Acuity Nursing and Midwifery
- Critical Care Nursing
Entry requirements
Applicants are required to:
- Hold current registration as a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
- Must be nominated for admission into the program by SA Health.
- Have current employment in the area of critical care nursing as certified by an employer statement.
Recognition of Prior Learning
The university's flexible suite of postgraduate nursing and midwifery qualifications is designed to recognise your prior learning and advance your career. Upon successful completion of this qualification, you may then be eligible to gain credit for higher-level qualifications. Contact the university for further information.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Nurses play a key role at the forefront of healthcare service. With a qualification specialising in the care of critically ill patients, graduates will be able to continue working in the area of critical/intensive care units with advanced knowledge and clinical skills.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Total fee in 2025: $3,240 (domestic full-fee paying place)
The total fee is based on 0.5 EFTSL (Equivalent Full-Time Study Load).
Student fees may vary per:
- The number of courses studied per year.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of courses.
- 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 with the cost of a university course.
