Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Global Health Care)
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The Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Global Health Care) is a 36-unit course offered by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
Admission requirements
Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification in a health profession from an approved tertiary institution.
However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
The course will not lead to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Course aims
The Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Global Health Care) aims to:
- facilitate development of specialised knowledge, skills and attributes for application in a range of global nursing environments
- extend student knowledge in research for practice development
Learning outcomes
In addition to the learning utcomes of the Graduate Diploma in Nursing, on completion of this course, students in the Global Health Care specialisation will be able to:
- analyse factors that influence policy development from a global perspective
- evaluate how policy and political contexts impact on the social determinants of health
- critically analyse international health policy and its impact on health systems and population health
Additional learning outcomes will be specific to each pathway. Please see pathways listed below.
Pathways
The course requires students to complete 31.5 units of core topics and 4.5 units of topics from one of the pathways listed below:
Program of Study
To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Global Health Care) a student must complete 36 units as specified below with a grade of Pass or NGP or better in each topic.
The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion or in 9 units or more, or failure to complete the course within four consecutive semesters may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.
Except with permission of the Dean (Education):
- no topic may be attempted more than twice
- a student may not include a topic which repeats work previously undertaken.
Not all topics will be available in any given year or semester
Pathway 1: Leading Quality and Safety
In addition to Global Health Care Learning Outcomes above, on completion of Pathway 1: Leading Quality and Safety, students will be able to:
- analyse the concept of clinical governance as it applies to a range of organisations in a global health context
- systematically review care provision in a range of organisations against health care standards and accreditation processes
- implement the processes required to ensure quality and safety within organisations in a global health context
Pathway - Leading Quality and Safety - Core topics
13.5 units comprising:
NURS8010 Global Perspectives on Policy and Political Contexts of Health Care (4.5 units)
NURS8011 Quality and Safety: A Global Health Approach (4.5 units)
NURS8012 Measuring Health Service Outcomes (4.5 units)
Core - Year 1 topics
18 units comprising:
NURS9123 Epidemiology and Population Studies for Health Care Practice (4.5 units)
NURS9124 Advanced Thinking, Communicating and Problem Solving for Health Professionals (4.5 units)
NURS9126 Leadership in Health Studies (4.5 units)
NURS9219 Introduction to Research (4.5 units)
Option - Year 1 topics
4.5 units selected from:
NURS8014 Health and Sustainable Development (4.5 units)
NURS8015 International Strategies and Programs in Health Care (4.5 units)
NURS8017 Enhancing the Learner Experience (4.5 units)
NURS8018 Planning for Learning: Curriculum Development (4.5 units)
Pathway 2: International Health Care
In addition to Global Health Care Learning Outcomes above, on completion of Pathway 2: International Health Care, students will be able to:
- articulate the influence of globalisation on health and health care for a diverse range of population groups
- analyse how the social determinants of health inform health policy
- analyse global policy and health programs through the principles of primary health care
- critique the roles of health professionals in informing, implementing and evaluating global policy and health strategies
- critique processes of partnership and sustainability in achieving improved health outcomes for a diverse range of population groups
Pathway - International Health Care - Core topics
13.5 units comprising:
NURS8010 Global Perspectives on Policy and Political Contexts of Health Care (4.5 units)
NURS8014 Health and Sustainable Development (4.5 units)
NURS8015 International Strategies and Programs in Health Care (4.5 units)
Core - Year 1 topics
18 units comprising:
NURS9123 Epidemiology and Population Studies for Health Care Practice (4.5 units)
NURS9124 Advanced Thinking, Communicating and Problem Solving for Health Professionals (4.5 units)
NURS9126 Leadership in Health Studies (4.5 units)
NURS9219 Introduction to Research (4.5 units)
Option - Year 1 topics
4.5 units selected from:
NURS8011 Quality and Safety: A Global Health Approach (4.5 units)
NURS8012 Measuring Health Service Outcomes (4.5 units)
NURS8017 Enhancing the Learner Experience (4.5 units)
NURS8018 Planning for Learning: Curriculum Development (4.5 units)
Pathway 3: Learning and Teaching
In addition to Global Health Care Learning Outcomes above, on completion of Pathway 3: Learning and Teaching, students will be able to:
- critically evaluate learning and teaching approaches to increase student engagement and enhance the learner experience
- identify and critique approaches to curriculum development
- design and implement teaching and learning strategies that enhance the learner experience in diverse health education settings
- plan for learning through curriculum development that enhances learning in diverse health education settings
Pathway - Learning and Teaching - Core topics
13.5 units comprising:
NURS8010 Global Perspectives on Policy and Political Contexts of Health Care (4.5 units)
NURS8017 Enhancing the Learner Experience (4.5 units)
NURS8018 Planning for Learning: Curriculum Development (4.5 units)
Core - Year 1 topics
18 units comprising:
NURS9123 Epidemiology and Population Studies for Health Care Practice (4.5 units)
NURS9124 Advanced Thinking, Communicating and Problem Solving for Health Professionals (4.5 units)
NURS9126 Leadership in Health Studies (4.5 units)
NURS9219 Introduction to Research (4.5 units)
Option - Year 1 topics
4.5 units selected from:
NURS8011 Quality and Safety: A Global Health Approach (4.5 units)
NURS8012 Measuring Health Service Outcomes (4.5 units)
NURS8014 Health and Sustainable Development (4.5 units)
NURS8015 International Strategies and Programs in Health Care (4.5 units)
Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.
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