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Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care (GC-PALCARE) // Course structure

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Course structure

  • NURS90046 Fundamentals of Palliative Care (12.5 point subject)
  • NURS90047 Adult Palliative Care (12.5 point subject) AND
  • NURS90065 Paediatric Palliative Care (12.5 point subject) AND
  • NURS90073 Contemporary Approaches to Bereavement (12.5 point subject) OR
  • NURS90074 Psychosocial Aspects of Palliative Care (12.5 point subject)

All subjects are compulsory to achieve the Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care.

Subject options

Core subjects

Code Name Study period Credit Points
NURS90046 Fundamentals of Palliative Care
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
NURS90047 Adult Palliative Care
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
NURS90065 Paediatric Palliative Care
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Elective subjects

Choose one of the following subjects;

Code Name Study period Credit Points
NURS90073 Contemporary Approaches to Bereavement
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
NURS90074 Psychosocial Aspects of Palliative Care
August (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Last updated: 18 December 2020