Updating Results

Graduate Certificate in Intensive Care Nursing

  • Graduate Certificate

This course aims to help nurses develop their expertise and skills to deliver comprehensive care and advice to critically ill patients and their families, as well work across complex medical environments that demand rapid, sophisticated and challenging decisions.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
1 year part-time
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb
Domestic Fees
$12,000 total

About this course

This course aims to help nurses develop their expertise and skills to deliver comprehensive care and advice to critically ill patients and their families, as well work across complex medical environments that demand rapid, sophisticated and challenging decisions.

Entry requirements

 

Admission to the course requires you to:

    • hold a pre-registration nursing degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification
    • be a registered nurse in Australia
    • have a minimum of one year's experience as a Registered Nurse
    • be working in an intensive care nursing environment and must provide a statement of support from their supervisor or manager in order to undertake the required clinical assessments.

    Study locations

    Camperdown/Darlington

    Career pathways

    Graduates of this course will be recognised as:

    • having advanced knowledge relevant to intensive care nursing
    • highly capable of working in nursing administration, consultancy, education, and research.

    How to apply

    Prepare relevant documentation

    Please prepare the relevant documents to submit with your application:

    • academic transcripts or clinical qualifications/achievements;
    • testamurs of degrees or diplomas;
    • current authority to practice as a registered nurse in Australia or overseas;
    • passport, birth certificate or citizenship certificate;
    • marriage certificate or other appropriate documentation, if your name has changed;
    • Curriculum Vitae, including nursing employment experience (position, start and end dates, employer FT, PT or casual)
    • Statement of Support Clinical Assessment Requirement form (pdf, 240KB)
    • evidence of English proficiency (ie IELTS test results) if appropriate;
    • any other relevant documentation that you feel may support your application.

    Graduate outcomes

    Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Nursing courses at University of Sydney (USYD).
    84.8%
    Overall satisfaction
    85.2%
    Skill scale
    67.6%
    Teaching scale
    94.8%
    Employed full-time
    $66.8k
    Average salary