Undergraduate Certificate in Nursing

Certificate

Develop foundational knowledge and skills in the field of healthcare with a focus on Nursing. Use this course as a taster to help you decide further study options and career pathways.

Key details

Degree Type

Certificate

Duration

6 months full-time, 12 months part-time

Course Code

420551

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Feb, Jul

ATAR

65

About this course

Highlights

Provides nursing focused knowledge and skills, both practical and theoretical in;

Law and ethics as related to healthcare
Anatomy and physiology of the human body
Person-centred care and partnerships in nursing practice
Key attributes to contemporary registered nursing practice
Receive guaranteed entry to the second semester of QUT's Bachelor of Nursing degree, with advanced standing (credit) for the units completed in this certificate
Learn in a highly supportive on-line environment, with access to a suite of services designed to help achieve your study goals.

Highlights

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Entry requirements

Additional entry requirements

You must have attended and satisfactorily completed at least 6 years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English. At least two years of this education must have been between grades 7 and 12. This education must have been completed in one of the following countries:

Australia
Canada
New Zealand
Republic of Ireland
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States of America

If you have not met these educational requirements you are required to provide evidence of an acceptable English Language test (refer below).

English language proficiency

QUT requires students to demonstrate that they can speak write read and comprehend academic English to a specified standard.

QUT's English proficiency requirements for this course are:

IELTS (Academic): 7.0 or better overall with no sub-score below 7.0
PTE: 65 or better overall with no sub-score below 65
TOEFL (IBT): 98 or better overall with a writing sub-score of 27 or better listening and reading sub-scores of 24 or better and speaking sub-score of 23 or better
Occupational English Test (Nursing Profession) with a minimum score of 350 in each component.

The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.

Study locations

Kelvin Grove

What you will learn

The Undergraduate Certificate (Nursing) provides you with foundational knowledge and skills related to the broad field of healthcare with a focus on nursing. Covering both practical and theoretical realms in this course you will learn about: law and ethics as related to healthcare; anatomy and physiology of the human body; person-centred care and partnerships in nursing practice; and the key attributes of the registered nurse in contemporary practice.

Receive guaranteed entry to the second semester of QUT's Bachelor of Nursing degree with advanced standing (credit) for the units completed in this certificate.

You will learn in a highly supportive environment and have access to a suite of services designed to help achieve your study goals and advance your career.

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

Kickstart your career in healthcare by receiving 48 credit points advanced standing towards the Bachelor of Nursing.

Course structure

The Undergraduate Certificate (Nursing) covers both practical and theoretical realms; you will learn about: law and ethics as related to healthcare; anatomy and physiology of the human body; person-centred care and partnerships in nursing practice; and the key attributes of the registered nurse in contemporary practice.

The four units of study in this course can be used as credit towards the Bachelor of Nursing.

QUT (Queensland University of Technology)