Flinders University Courses

Graduate Certificate

Applicants for the graduate certificate must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution in a health-related field.

Applicants undertaking the nursing stream must have a minimum of one year post-registration experience, and must be currently registered with the Australian Health PractitionerRegulation Agency as a registered nurse, with no restrictions on practice.

Graduate Diploma

Applicants for the graduate diploma must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution in a health-related field.

Applicants undertaking the nursing stream must have a minimum of two years’ post-registration experience, and must be currently registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a registered nurse, with no restrictions on practice.

Masters

Applicants for the Master of Remote and Indigenous Health who do not hold the Graduate Diploma in Remote Health Practice must normally hold an approved degree from an approved tertiary institution in a health-related field, and have three years’ experience working in a health-related field.

Graduate Certificate

Applicants must normally hold an approved bachelor degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.

Masters

Masters: Applicants must normally hold an approved bachelor degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.

Masters (1.5 Years): Applicants must normally hold a bachelor degree in education, teaching or a closely related discipline.

Graduate Certificate

Applicants for the graduate certificate must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification, and have a minimum of one-year post-registration experience. All health professionals must hold a current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, or accredited within their discipline.

Graduate Diploma

Applicants for the graduate diploma must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification, have a minimum of one-year post-registration experience, and be registered nurses. All health professionals must hold a current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, or accredited within their discipline.

Masters

Applicants for the masters must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification, have a minimum of one-year post-registration experience, and be registered nurses.

All health professionals must hold a current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, or accredited within their discipline.

Graduate Certificate

Applicants to the graduate certificate program must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification in a health profession from an approved tertiary institution.

Graduate Diploma

Applicants to the graduate diploma must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification and must be registered nurses in Australia. Applicants who are registered as nurses in a country other than Australia must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification and may be admitted.

Masters

Applicants to the masters must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification and must be registered nurses in Australia. Applicants who are registered as nurses in a country other than Australia must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification and may be admitted.

Graduate Certificate

Applicants for the graduate certificates must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent from an approved tertiary institution. Candidates with considerable work experience can also be considered for admission to one of our graduate certificates.

Graduate Diploma

Applicants for the graduate diploma must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent from an approved tertiary institution. Candidate who have completed one of our graduate certificates but not a bachelor degree or equivalent from an approved tertiary institution will be considered for admission if they have achieved the required GPA.

Masters

Applicants for the masters degrees must hold a bachelor degree or equivalent from an approved tertiary institution. Candidates who have completed our graduate diploma but not a bachelor degree or equivalent from an approved tertiary institution will be considered for admission if they have achieved the required GPA.

Graduate Certificate

Applicants for the Graduate Certificate in Education (Higher Education) must normally hold an approved bachelor degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution. In addition, applicants must normally be employed in a teaching position in a higher education institution.

Masters 

Applicants must normally hold an approved bachelor degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution. In addition, applicants must normally be employed in a teaching position in a higher education institution.

Masters (1.5 Years)

Applicants must normally hold a bachelor degree in education, teaching or a closely related discipline. In addition, applicants must normally be employed in a teaching position in a higher education institution.

Graduate Certificate

Applicants must normally hold an approved bachelor degree or equivalent qualification. Applicants who hold the former Diploma of Applied Science (Developmental Disabilities) from Flinders University will also be considered.

Masters

Applicants to the Master of Disability Policy and Practice (1.5 years) must normally hold an approved bachelor degree in Disability or equivalent qualification; or hold an approved four-year bachelor degree in a discipline closely related to Disability and have a minimum of two years' full-time equivalent relevant professional work experience; or hold an Honours degree in Disability or a closely related discipline or equivalent qualification; or hold a Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies or in a closely related discipline from Flinders University or equivalent qualification.

Applicants to the Master of Disability Policy and Practice (2 years) must normally hold an approved bachelor degree or equivalent qualification in a disability-related discipline; or hold the Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies from Flinders University.

Masters

Applicants must normally hold one of the following appropriate qualifications:

• an engineering degree
• a science degree
• a computer science degree
• a medical science degree
• an Australian TAFE diploma or advanced diploma (AQF level 5) qualification in an appropriate field plus seven years relevant work experience
• an equivalent overseas qualification.

In addition, students are expected to be able to demonstrate previous study or recognised prior learning in communication and planning skills, mathematics (equivalent to first year university mathematics), and science (equivalent to university undergraduate topics in chemistry and physics). Some basic knowledge of other relevant sciences will be assumed.

Previous study in biology and basic human physiology is assumed.

Graduate Certificate

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.

Graduate Diploma

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution, or the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education, or equivalent.

Masters

Applicants for the Master of Clinical Education who do not hold the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education or the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Education must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution and have not less than two years’ work experience in a relevant clinical area.

Graduate Certificate

Applicants for the graduate certificate must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.

Graduate Diploma

Applicants for the graduate diploma must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.

Masters

Applicants for the masters who do not hold the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in International Relations (or approved equivalents) must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.

Admission pathways Applicants can apply for this course using Year 12 qualifications, previous higher education study, TAFE/VET qualifications, or through adult entry (STAT/Foundation Studies/tertiary preparation course). Find the entry path that’s right for you. Explore our pathways Choosing your preferences When choosing your preferences through SATAC, another Flinders degree you might want to include in your list is the: Bachelor of Science.

Applicants must normally hold a midwifery degree or an equivalent qualification, be registered midwives, and hold a current practising certificate.