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
Required courses (4)
Select 4 courses from:
HLT702 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
NUR551 Molecular Biology
NUR552 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
NUR703 Assessing Learning
NUR704 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments
NUR705 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 1
NUR706 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 2
NUR707 Teaching Junior Secondary Geography
NUR708 Teaching Junior Secondary Mathematics
NUR709 Plant Growth and Reproduction
NUR713 Medical Microbiology
NUR720 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 1
NUR721 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 2
NUR722 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography
NUR740 Teaching Senior Secondary Mathematics
NUR751 Genes in Health and Disease
PUB702 Microbiology
PUB705 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
One (1) course may be chosen from available postgraduate elective courses (700 coded) from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).
Only one (1) course may be chosen from:
HLT701 Secondary Professional Experience: Diversity and Inclusion
PUB708 The Psychology of Learning
Only one (1) course may be chosen from:
HLT703 Using Data for Learning
HLT704 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
OR select all 4 courses from:
NUR731A Professional Experience: Transitioning into the Profession
NUR731B Diversity and Inclusion
NUR731C Teacher as Researcher
NUR731F Discovering Management
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 48
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 48 units as outlined in the Program Structure
Program notes
- 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 with a Graduate Certificate in Nursing
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student visa
- Refer to the 'Planning your study' page to manage your progression