Graduate Certificate in Australian Nursing (EPIQ)

at Southern Cross University

Applicants for admission must have a letter of determination from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency [AHPRA] and must have achieved:

• the IELTS (academic module) with a minimum overall score of 7 and a minimum score of 7 in each of the four components: or

• the OET with a minimum score of B in each of the four components; or

• the PTE Academic with a minimum overall score of 65 and a minimum score of 65 in each of the four communicative skills; or

• the TOEFL iBT with a minimum total score of 94 and the following minimum score in each section of the test: 24 listening, 24 reading, 27 writing, and 23 speaking.

Language requirements

English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this course are as follows

Overall Score    7.0

Tuition Fees

Fees for the whole year is $18,800

The course provides graduates with the opportunity to engage in health management and leadership activities such as education and research as well as a broad spectrum of clinical nursing roles that deliver acute and chronic disease management in a range of settings.
 

For example, acute care nursing in tertiary settings, primary health care nursing rural, remote and indigenous nursing, practice management in GP clinics, mental health nursing, child and adolescent nursing, or speciality areas such as intensive care or emergency and other speciality areas.