Course Catalogue

Graduate Certificate of Safety and Quality in Health Service Delivery (USQHC1)

2026

Course Structure

This degree is offered part-time over one year.

The degree contains three core units (total of 40 credit points) designed to support the learner to build a comprehensive understanding of safety and quality and accreditation within health care. Students will complete carefully constructed units guided by contemporary educational practices and the needs of health care to gain advanced knowledge in safety, quality and accreditation.

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 40 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.

Unit type	Credit Points	Specific requirements
Core Units (4 units)	40cp	Compulsory Core units totalling 40 credit points as per the list of units detailed below: HEA507 Safety and Quality in Health Care HEA508 Leading Safety and Quality Across a Diverse Workforce HEA509 Implementing Safety and Quality in Health Care (20cp)
	40cp	Total Credit Points

Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure)

See the Higher Education Course Rules (Award Requirements) in the Units and Courses Policy.

Further Assistance

For further assistance please contact Student Central on 1800 061 963 (freecall) or student.central@cdu.edu.au. Student Central staff will assist you with applying for or enrolling in a course and provide assistance with timetables, fees, HELP (Higher Education Loan Program), external materials, enrolment changes and many other issues.

Unit Catalogue - provides general information about each unit including a brief description, the semester and mode offered as well as the fees for Commonwealth Supported places.
Timetables - provides information about individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are published early in December each year.
Bookshop - if text books have been prescribed, recommended or ordered for units in this course, details are available by unit code through the Casuarina Campus Bookshop.