C11351v2 Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education
Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education (GradCertNursEd)Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Location: Online campus
Notes
This is an online course, so international students are not eligible to apply for a student visa to take this course in Australia.
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Recognition of prior learning
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information
Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education is an innovative, contemporary and accelerated program of fully online study designed for nurses who want to move beyond discipline specific ways of teaching and learning and experience education as transdisciplinary. Students have the opportunity to develop their teaching and learning knowledge and skills and the capacity to influence patient and education outcomes in their workplace.
Students learn with experienced clinicians, educators, academics and researchers from nursing and education disciplines. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education, students have the opportunity to progress to the Master of Advanced Nursing or the Master of Education (Learning and Leadership).
The Graduate Certificate in in Nursing Education offers students a highly customised program of study that encourages them to focus on issues that align with their learning priorities, interests, and the real-world challenges they face in their own work contexts. Consequently, they have the opportunity to build a robust toolkit of evidence-based knowledge and skills to enhance and innovate their teaching and learning practices. In doing so, students also develop the skills to lead and manage educational change and design and implement effective approaches to build evidence-based teaching and learning capacity in their workplace.
Course aims
The Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education is designed to develop students’ ability to:
- Identify, synthesise, evaluate and apply the best available evidence to teaching and learning practices
- Appraise and/or implement approaches for building evidence-based teaching and learning capacity and visionary leadership within the health care context
- Demonstrate accountability for teaching and learning practices through the application of evidence based, social justice, ethical and cultural principles
- Apply high-level communication and learner centred approaches to the teaching and learning context
- Integrate new technologies effectively into teaching and learning practices
- Demonstrate a commitment to excellence in lifelong learning and continuing professional development
Critically reflect on Indigenous Australian contexts to inform professional cultural capability to work effectively with and for, Indigenous Australians within the health and social care profession
Career options
The completion of the Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education opens the doorway to a range of career options in health and nursing education including staff and patient education roles.
Course intended learning outcomes
| 1.0 | Are reflective critical thinkers who examine and contribute to practice, policy, and research to achieve clinical excellence and enhance health outcomes |
| 1.1 | Identify, synthesise, evaluate and apply the best available evidence to teaching and learning practices |
| 2.0 | Are visionary, innovative and responsive leaders |
| 2.1 | Appraise and/or implement approaches for building evidence-based teaching and learning capacity and visionary leadership within the health care context |
| 3.0 | Are socially, culturally and ethically aware and accountable when engaging with health care consumers, families/significant others, interdisciplinary teams, communities, organisations and authorities |
| 3.1 | Demonstrate accountability for teaching and learning practices through the application of evidence based, social justice, ethical and cultural principles |
| 4.0 | Communicate effectively and professionally in diverse and dynamic situations |
| 4.1 | Apply high-level communication and learner centred approaches to the teaching and learning context |
| 4.2 | Integrate new technologies effectively into teaching and learning practices |
| 5.0 | Embody the professional qualities appropriate to the scope of their role |
| 5.1 | Demonstrate a commitment to excellence in lifelong learning and continuing professional development |
| 6.0 | Demonstrate professional cultural capability which contributes to the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians. |
| 6.1 | Critically reflect on Indigenous Australian contexts to inform professional cultural capability to work effectively with and for, Indigenous Australians within the health and social care profession |
Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission to this course, applicants must meet the following criteria.
Applicants must have one of the following:
- Completed Australian bachelor's degree or higher qualification, or overseas equivalent AND Current registration as a health care professional in Australia (AHPRA) AND Current employment in a health and social care environment AND A minimum of 1 year full-time, or equivalent part-time, relevant post-registration clinical experience
OR
- Relevant post-registration clinical experience AND A general capacity to undertake tertiary education, demonstrated by successful completion of hospital or college certificates and professional or staff development
Supporting documentation to be submitted with the application
- Curriculum Vitae AND Statement of Service in one of the following formats:
- A 'Statement of Service' provided by the employer
- A completed 'UTS statement of service’ signed by the employer
- A statutory declaration confirming work experience (for Australian Residents only)
- An official letter from the applicant’s accountant or solicitor on their company letterhead confirming the applicant’s work experience or engagement with the business, duration of operations, and the nature of the business
- A business certificate of registration in original language and English (e.g. provision of ASIC documentation or ABN or similar documentation for Australian Businesses)
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL iBT: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Recognition of prior learning
Students will be eligible for 24 credit points (4 subjects) credited to the Master of Advanced Nursing or the Master of Education (Learning and Leadership) of recognition of prior learning.
Recognition of prior learning for the Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education is assessed on a case-by-case basis and in line with the UTS Admissions and Recognition of Prior Learning Policy.
Course duration and attendance
The course can be completed in a minimum of 8 months online study, 1 x 6 credit point subject (or equivalent) per session over 4 x 7-week sessions.
Course structure
Students must complete a total of 24 credit points.
Course completion requirements
| STM91955 Nursing Education core and elective | 24cp | |
| Total | 24cp |
Course program
For more information, download a course guide and speak to a UTS Online Student Enrolment Advisor about fully online study and a possible study program.
Other information
Further information is available from:
UTS Student Centre
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS
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