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Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing (GC-CCN) // Course structure
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Majors, minors and specialisations
Principal Coordinator
Rosemary Turner
Contact
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Course structure
Two compulsory subjects: NURS90076 (12.5 points) and NURS90122 (12.5 points), then two subjects in the selected specialisation.
Four or Five compulsory subjects - depending on intake and duration
Students will commence the course with a prerequisite subject:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
NURS90076 | Applied Pathophysiology |
January (Online)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
On successful completion of Applied Pathophysiology, students undertake:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
NURS90122 | Foundations of Critical Care Nursing |
April (Online)
September (Online)
|
12.5 |
then students must then pick one of the following specialisations:
Integrated Critical Care
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
NURS90152 | Critical Care Nursing | Semester 2 (Extended) (Online) |
12.5 |
NURS90099 | Critical Care Nursing Practice | April (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
Or
Intensive Care
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
NURS90150 | Intensive Care Nursing Practice | April (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
NURS90151 | Intensive Care Nursing |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Online)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Online)
|
12.5 |
Students undertaking Intensive Care: Winter Intake (12-month duration) will enrol in the below two subjects in place of NURS90150:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
NURS90161 | Intensive Care Nursing Practice 1 | September (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
NURS90162 | Intensive Care Nursing Practice 2 | Semester 1 (Extended) (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
Last updated: 20 April 2024