Students Commencing in Semester 1
The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
- maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
- check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area.
Semester 1 Entry
Note: Specialist Elective units are applied as advanced standing from units completed within the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (GCCN), students are required to enrol in Core units only.
| Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective |
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
Year 1 |
| HEA519 Quality and Safety in Healthcare (no longer offered from 2025) | CO | HEA505 Facilitating Clinical Learners (not offered in 2025) | CO |
| MAN517 Executive Leadership (replaces MAN514 from 2026) (MAN514 replaced MAN509 from 2022) | CO | HEA541 Culture in Practice (not offered 2026) | CO |
HEA561 Health Assessment in a Bio/Psycho/Social Context (not offered in 2025)
or
For Paediatric Nursing Only
HEA551 Child and Family Knowledge and Practice 1 | SE | HEA564 Clinical Specialisation 2 (no longer offered from 2022) | SE |
| HEA563 Clinical Specialisation 1 (no longer offered from 2022) | SE | HEA542 Informing Practice with Evidence | SE |
Students Commencing in Semester 2
The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
- maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
- check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area.
Semester 2 Entry
Note: Specialist Elective units are applied as advanced standing from units completed within the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (GCCN), students are required to enrol in Core units only.
| Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective |
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
Calendar Year 1 |
| | | HEA505 Facilitating Clinical Learners (not offered in 2025) | CO |
| | | HEA541 Culture in Practice (not offered 2026) | CO |
| | | HEA563 Clinical Specialisation 1 (no longer offered from 2022) | SE |
| | | HEA542 Informing Practice with Evidence | SE |
Calendar Year 2 |
| HEA519 Quality and Safety in Healthcare (no longer offered from 2025) | CO | | CO |
| MAN517 Executive Leadership (replaces MAN514 from 2026) (MAN514 replaced MAN509 from 2022) | CO | | CO |
HEA561 Health Assessment in a Bio/Psycho/Social Context (not offered in 2025)
or
For Paediatric Nursing Only
HEA551 Child and Family Knowledge and Practice 1 | SE | | SE |
| HEA564 Clinical Specialisation 2 (no longer offered from 2022) | SE | | SE |
