Our Graduate Diploma of Nursing is designed for registered nurses seeking to extend the knowledge they have gained through their undergraduate nursing studies and develop their foundation research skills.
The course will build your knowledge in evidence-based practice, leadership skills and principles, and managing professional development. Principles inherent in a cultural safety framework underpin the course to highlight the centrality of quality and safety in health care.
It is expected that you will already be employed or have recent experience as a nurse. As part of this course, you will undertake assessments which have direct applications to your professional practice and context.
On completion of this course, you may progress to the master's qualification specific to your discipline, with advanced standing for completed studies.
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This course is available in the following study modes:
Entry Requirements
There are no formal academic requirements
Admission criteria
Current registration as a registered nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
It is expected that all applicants have recent experience in their field of nursing specialisation.
English language requirements
CDU English for Academic Purposes 4 (ZEAP40): Successful completion of EAP004 English for Academic Purposes 4
IELTS Academic Module: A minimum overall score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0.
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE): A minimum overall score of 176, with no skill below 169.
Common European Framework Certificate of English Proficiency: A minimum overall grade of C1, valid for three years from the date of the test to the date of commencement at CDU.
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic module: A minimum overall score of 58 with no score lower than 50.
TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT): A minimum overall score of 79 with a minimum writing score of 21.
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About Charles Darwin University
CDU ranked 91st in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia-Pacific University Ranking 2019. The Ranking features 35 Australian universities, with CDU placing 29th among them. The Ranking analysed more than 300 universities across 13 nations in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania.
As a leading cross-sectoral institution, CDU is well placed to help students become 'future-ready' workers who co-develop digital knowledge, skills and mindsets to both meet their personal needs and interests and prepare them for a world of constant change.
CDU students will value lifelong and life-wide learning and understand that learning occurs anywhere, anytime and through varied experiences. Throughout their studies, our students will build essential skills for success in academic pursuits, their work and their lives beyond CDU.
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