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Graduate Certificate in Primary Care Nursing (GC-PCN) // Course structure
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About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Principal Coordinator
Kelsey Hegarty
Contact
Melbourne Medical School
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information and enquiries: http://go.unimelb.edu.au/4p7a
Coordinator
- Tracy Murphy
- tracym@unimelb.edu.au
Administrator
- Sam Parkin
- sparkin@unimelb.edu.au
Coordinator
Tracy Murphy
Course structure
The Graduate Certificate in Primary Care Nursing is a 50-credit-point, part-time, coursework program comprising three (3) core subjects and one (1) elective subject.
Subject options
Subject Requirements
Core Subjects
Students must complete all core subjects listed below: (37.5 credit points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
NURS90104 | Chronic Disease Management: Foundations |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
NURS90105 | Chronic Disease Management: In Practice |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
GENP60002 | Preventive Health Care | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
Elective subjects
Students must select one 12.5 credit point subject from the list below:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GENP90017 | Immunisation and Travel Health |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90070 | Clinical Sexual & Reproductive Health | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
POPH90169 | Adolescent Sexuality and Sexual Health | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90167 | Young People in Context | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
NURS90077 | Specialist Mental Health Nursing | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
NURS90078 | Assessment in Mental Health Nursing | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
NURS90086 | Quality and Safety in Healthcare | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NURS90013 | Community Mental Health | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
NURS90106 | Advanced Nursing Practice: Primary Care |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
GENP90008 | Women's Health Screening | No longer available | |
GENP60001 | Significant Issues in Women's Health |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
POPH90069 | Sexual and Reproductive Health | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90068 | Prevention and Control of STIs and HIV | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
GENP90015 | Youth Health in Primary Care | No longer available |
Last updated: 18 December 2020