Graduate Diploma
School of Nursing & Midwifery, Fremantle Campus
Forensic medicine is a highly specialised area requiring a detailed understanding of the law as well as patient care. This unique program, which can be completed in two years of part-time study, introduces Registered Nurses to the complex issues facing health professionals working in the area of forensic nursing.
Forensic Nurses are in high demand thanks to the growing importance of forensic medicine around the globe. Using a combination of presentations, case studies, written assignments, and intensives, our specially designed Graduate Diploma equips you to work with patients whose healthcare issues intersect with the law.
Our two-year program covers topics such as Forensic Nursing and Populations, Forensic Nursing Principles, MedicoLegal Issues, Professional Role Development and Ethics for Professional Life. In addition the foundational courses of mental health practice are included to support the work of the forensic nurse in a variety of roles. Much of the tuition is available online, but in two of the semesters you are required to attend a five day intensive workshop at the University's Fremantle Campus.
At the completion of the program, you are trained to respond in an effective and appropriate manner to a range of challenging medical situations.
Students choose a research area relevant to their specialty of nursing practice.
Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Regulations.