Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Gerontology)
Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Gerontology)
Overview Study aged care nursing courses in UniSQ’s Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Gerontology) and further develop your skills in caring for elderly patients with complex needs. Understand the foundations of healthy ageing. Refine and extend the skills needed to successfully provide care to patients struggling with dementia. Build your knowledge…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Overview
Study aged care nursing courses in UniSQ’s Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Gerontology) and further develop your skills in caring for elderly patients with complex needs.
Understand the foundations of healthy ageing. Refine and extend the skills needed to successfully provide care to patients struggling with dementia.
Build your knowledge in end-of-life care and develop the communication and skills required to promote quality of life for patients in palliative care.
Unlike other gerontology courses in Australia, UniSQ’s gerontology courses are flexible. You can study part-time and online while progressing your career as a registered nurse in the aged care sector.
Further study
After completing the Graduate Diploma of Nursing, you can take credit from these courses and continue to complete the Master of Nursing.
Career outcomes
Further your career as a registered nurse in the aged care sector.
Graduates will find career opportunities in both the private and public health care sectors, aged-care or nursing homes, or other residential facilities.
REQUIREMENTS
- Completed a 3-year bachelor degree in the area of nursing from an Australian university, or equivalent.
- Hold a current Professional Registration as a Division 1 nurse, or equivalent, with either Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or relevant regulatory body in applicant’s home country.
IELTS (Academic only) – a minimum of IELTS 7.0 or equivalent.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is Australia’s leading regional university. With a strong focus on research, teaching and positive student experience, we provide high-quality flexible programs producing some of Australia’s highest-paid graduates4. Our students benefit from flexible options of on-campus studies, delivered across three campuses in Queensland, Australia, online and multimodal study options and through trusted national and international education partners. UniSQ is ranked in the top 400 universities2 and 58 young universities worldwide3. UniSQ is also rated as a QS 5 Star university and ranked 5/5 stars in Australia for graduate employment and graduate starting salaries1.1         QS Stars World University Rankings, 20242         Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings, 20243         Times Higher Education Young Universities Rankings, 20244         QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey, Postgraduate Results, 2021-2022
