Overview 2020
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Career outcomes
Designed for those who are already practicing nurses and who desire to increase their knowledge and capacity in their practice context.
Professional Recognition
Graduates of the Graduate certificate in nursing for overseas nurses (specialty) will be awarded with a Graduate certificate by the University of Tasmania. It must be noted that professional recognition of this certificate will be in the students' home country and does NOT lead to registration as a nurse in Australia.
Course structure
Acute Care Nursing
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
Anaesthetics and Recovery Nursing
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for CNA756 Foundations of Perioperative Nursing Theory
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA532 Anaesthetic & Recovery Nursing 1
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA534 Anaesthetic & Recovery Nursing 2
Cardiovascular Nursing
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
Critical Care Nursing
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA770 Foundations of Critical Care Nursing Practice
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA771 Contemporary Critical Care Nursing Practice
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA773 Contemporary Critical Care Nursing Science
Emergency Nursing
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for CNA784 Foundations of Emergency Nursing Practice
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA785 Clinical Perspectives of Emergency Nursing Practice
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA787 Triage & Complex Management of the Emergency & Trauma Patient
Gerontological Nursing
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for CNA426 Policy and Leadership in Older Person Care
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA409 The Last Year of Life: Renegotiating and Reinforcing Appropriate Care
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA427 Mental Health Well-Being and Dementia Care
Neonatal Intensive care
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for CNA506 Foundations of Children's Nursing 1
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for CNA521 Contemporary Neonatal Intensive Care Practice
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for CNA523 Contemporary Neonatal Intensive Care Theory
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
Neuroscience Nursing
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Oncology Nursing
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
Paediatric Nursing
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for CNA506 Foundations of Children's Nursing 1
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for CNA508 Foundations of Children's Nursing 2
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA765 Acute Care Management of the Child & Family Theory
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA767 Acute Care Management of the Child & Family Practice
Perioperative Nursing
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for CNA754 Foundations of Perioperative Nursing Practice
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for CNA756 Foundations of Perioperative Nursing Theory
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA755 Contemporary Perioperative Nursing Practice
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA757 Contemporary Perioperative Nursing Theory
Renal Nursing
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA573 Contemporary Renal Replacement Therapy
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA576 Self Management in Renal Nursing
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Special Care of the Newborn Nursing
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for CNA506 Foundations of Children's Nursing 1
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for CNA508 Foundations of Children's Nursing 2
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA529 Special Care of the Newborn Practice
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA530 Special Care of the Newborn Theory
Entry requirements
Entry Requirements
To be considered for a place in the Graduate Certificate in Nursing for Overseas Nurses (Speciality) applicants should apply through the Admissions Centre at the University of Tasmania and provide evidence of:
1. A Bachelor's Degree (in nursing or related health) that is recognised by UTAS processes for entry to a postgraduate course.
2. Registration as a nurse in the overseas country, where there is a registration system, or equivalent in that country.
3. English Language proficiency to a level of IELTS 7.0 or OET overall score of B. (Please check your English language proficiency requirements with the international office.)
4. Six months of full-time experience in relevant nursing practice in an overseas country within the last two years
This evidence must be endorsed by a recognised authority
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Detailed tuition fee information for domestic students is available at the Domestic Student Fees website, including additional information in relation to a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
International students
2020 Total Course Fee (international students): $8,975 AUD*.
Course cost based on a rate of $17,950 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).
* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.
International students
International students are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the annual rate. International students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
How can we help?
Do you have any questions about choosing a course or applying? Get in touch.
- Domestic
- 1300 363 864
- International
- +61 3 6226 6200
- Course.Info@utas.edu.au
- Online
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