Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care requires 0.5 years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time). The course is offered by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.The course articulates with the 36 unit Graduate Diploma in Palliative Care and the 54 unit Master of Palliative Care, and the sequentially … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Program of study overview
Program of study notes

Program of study
18 Units

Year 118 Units

Admission requirements

Admission requirements
English Language requirements

Aims

The course aims to provide an opportunity for individuals from any professional background listed in the course admission requirements with work experience in palliative care, aged care, or people who are at the end of life to deepen their knowledge base in palliative care within a global context.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:
1.
Have developed practice integrated learning, incorporating critical reflection and self evaluation of your own professional practice including interdisciplinary assessment, clinical decision making and management
2.
Critically appraise palliative care theory, research and professional literature
3.
Identify and describe the issues related to the person with the life-limiting illness, taking into account the physical, physiological, social and spiritual dimensions of care specific to the needs of individuals, their families and those involved in their care
4.
Recognise your own learning style and identify goals and strategies to foster life-long learning skills

Student progression rules

Failure to complete the course within four consecutive semesters or the award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion or in 13.5 units or more, may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.