Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Leadership & Management in Health)

• Gain the theoretical knowledge of leadership and management in nursing. Apply theory to practice in your current occupation while you study part-time and online.
• Nursing management courses throughout this degree holistically develop your understanding of, and ability to provide, clinical leadership to health care team members.
• Build the self-reflective practices and skills needed to achieve effective leadership while practicing as a registered nurse.
• Analyse and implement change management practices in contemporary health care in order to manage the changing nature of teams within organisations.
• Learn from lecturers who take an innovative approach to teaching interpersonal attributes which lead to improved collaboration, human resource understanding, active communication solutions, problem-solving and decision-making parameters.
• Fit study into your life - study part-time and online while progressing your career as a registered nurse.

After completing the Graduate Diploma of Nursing, you can take credit from these courses and continue to complete the Master of Nursing.

• Graduates have the skills to transition into leadership and managerial roles within health care organisations.

To complete this degree students must complete 8 units. Most courses (similar to 'subjects') are valued at 1 unit. To study full-time you would usually complete 4 units per semester.

Refer to the UniSQ Handbook for courses to be studied and recommended enrolment patterns.

• Clinical Education
• General
• Gerontology
• Mental Health
• Rural & Remote

Complete your online application directly to UniSQ.

The closing dates for applying directly to UniSQ are:

• Semester 1, 2023 - applications close on 20 February and the Semester 1 study period commences on Monday 20 February, 2023.
• Semester 2, 2023 - applications close on 10 July and the Semester 2 study period commences on Monday 10 July, 2023.

Select to start your degree in one of the following intakes:

• Semester 1, 2024 - applications close on 19 February 2024 and the Semester 1 study period starts on Monday 19 February 2024.
• Semester 2, 2024 - applications close on 8 July 2024 and the Semester 2 study period starts on Monday 8 July 2024.

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