Specialist Certificate in Critical Care Nursing (SC-CCNURS)
Source: https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/2026/courses/sc-ccnurs Parent: https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/search
Handbook home
- Search the Handbook
- Graduate courses
- Research courses
- Graduate subjects
- Research subjects
- Courses
- Specialist Certificate in Critical Care Nursing
About this course
Contact
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Further information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/specialist-certificate-in-critical-care-nursing/
Principal Coordinator
Laura Layton
Overview
| Award title | Specialist Certificate in Critical Care Nursing |
| Year & campus | 2026 — Parkville |
| CRICOS code | This course is not available to international students who require a student visa (subclass 500) to study in Australia. |
| Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
| Study level & type | Graduate Coursework |
| AQF level | Non-AQF |
| Credit points | 25 credit points |
| Duration | 6 months part-time |
The Specialist Certificate in Critical Care Nursing provides students with a sound understanding of current theoretical knowledge and scientific advances that underpin care the care and management of people requiring specialist level nursing care in critical care settings, including emergency and intensive care.
Students will gain essential knowledge required to understand core concepts relating to acute illnesses, diseases and trauma in critical care services, as well as gain skills in critiquing evidence‐based guidelines for the care management of patients and their families in these critical care settings.
The course is offered wholly online, part‐time over six months.
Next: Entry and participation requirements
Last updated: 19 November 2025