Enhance your nursing practice and prepare for clinical leadership.
Note: The Graduate Certificate in Nursing is an exit point only from the Master of Nursing (Clinical Leadership).
Please note: No direct entry. This program is only available as an exit point — refer to the Master of Nursing (Clinical Leadership)
Note: The Graduate Certificate in Nursing is an exit point only from the Master of Nursing (Clinical Leadership).
The Master of Nursing (Clinical Leadership) is designed for degree qualified Nurses who are eligible to register (Division 1) to enable you to shape the development and delivery of health care services. It prepares you for clinical leadership, research and advanced practice roles and provides opportunity for continuing professional development. Choose a specialisation in acute and emergency care, community and primary health care, and clinical practice education. The program is delivered in blended mode using a combination of online and on-campus learning.
Students may choose to exit the masters program after completing four courses, and may be awarded a Graduate Certificate in Nursing. Students must have completed all the requirements of the Graduate Certificate to be awarded this program. Please note that there is no direct entry into the Graduate Certificate.
Admission requirements
The program is only available as an exit point. Students should refer to the Master of Nursing (Clinical Leadership).
Career opportunities
Graduates will extend their career pathways in clinical leadership in administration, education, research and practice roles. These roles are enacted in a range of private and public, primary, secondary and tertiary, health care services, in institutional and community settings. In addition graduates will potentially have increased opportunities in higher education career pathways.
Program structure
To exit from the Masters of Nursing (Clinical Leadership) with a Graduate Certificate in Nursing, students must complete four (4) of the following courses (48 units):
HLT702 Community Development and Social Action
NUR551 Human Services Placement 1
NUR552 Working With Children, Youth and Families
NUR703 Ethics, Law and the Helping Professions
NUR704 Working with First Nations Peoples and Multicultural Communities
NUR705 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
NUR706 Social Work Practice in Various Organisational Settings
NUR707 Human Services Placement 2
NUR708 Context Responsive Social Work Practice
NUR709 Business Research and Statistics
NUR713 Managing Data
NUR720 Data Visualisation
NUR721 Data and System Integration
NUR722 Machine Learning
NUR751 ICT Professional Practice and Ethics
PUB702 Project Management Principles
PUB705 Systems Analysis
One (1) course may be chosen from available postgraduate courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).
Only one (1) of the following courses may be chosen:
HLT701 Network Technology and Management
PUB708 Cloud Database Systems
Only one (1) of the following options may be chosen:
HLT703 Data Science Practice
HLT704 ICT Internship
OR
NUR731A ICT Industry Project
NUR731B Independent Study
NUR731C Research in Health Care
NUR731F Qualitative Research: Approaches and Practice
Note: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 48
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements and notes
- Students are required to successfully complete 4 courses as listed below.
- Exit point only. No direct admission to the Graduate Certificate in Nursing.
- Students unable to complete the Master of Nursing (Clinical Leadership) may exit via this program.
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student visa.
- Students should refer to the Study Plan for semester of offer and pre requisite information.