Graduate Certificate of Infection Control
If you're a medical, nursing or other relevant health-related graduate and looking for a course of study that equips you to make a significant contribution to the health of patients, staff and the public within healthcare facilities, this JCU Graduate Certificate of Infection Control could be right for you. It provides health professionals with the knowledge and skills to implement effective infection prevention and control procedures within hospitals and other healthcare settings.
Career opportunities
This JCU Graduate Certificate gives you the knowledge and skills required to extend your career into Infection Control in areas such as:
- Public and private hospitals in metropolitan, regional and rural settings
- Aged care settings
- Mental health, drug and alcohol settings
- Infection control policy development.
Your career could see you providing education programs to a broad range of stakeholders that enable healthcare and other organisations to maximise the effectiveness of their infection control procedures.
Course highlights
You can continue to work while you undertake your 1 year part-time JCU Graduate Certificate of Infection Control. Throughout your studies you'll have all the support you need from JCU's committed academic staff members who will be available to answer your questions and guide you on your path to success.
When you complete this course, you'll be eligible for entry to the Graduate Diploma of Nursing or Master of Nursing and you may be granted advanced standing for subjects completed under this course.
Course overview
This JCU course will equip you to:
- Apply and adapt specialised knowledge, skills and technical competencies pertaining to infection prevention and control across a variety of health contexts, including rural, remote and Indigenous settings in developed and developing countries
- Critically analyse and synthesise a range of data and evidence to provide solutions to complex problems related to infection prevention and control
- Appraise the significance of healthcare-associated infections and their causative pathogens, and exercise high-level and independent judgement in the design, implementation and evaluation of strategies for their management across tropical, rural, remote and Indigenous communities
- Communicate theoretical knowledge, skills and treatment modalities to a variety of audiences and cultural groups.
How to apply
Complete an online application through our Online Application Portal.
Pathway into course
Consult the admission requirements section in the Handbook for prerequisites and pathways into this course.
Handbook
Graduate Certificate of Infection Control
Handbook year | 2020 |
Course code | 76711 |
Course type | Graduate Certificate (AQF Level 8) |
Division | Tropical Health and Medicine |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree in medical, nursing or other relevant health professional qualification. |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3a – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy. |
Additional selection requirements | It is recommended that applicants have completed a minimum of one year of graduate experience (or part-time equivalent) in a health-related field. |
Special admission requirements | For limited delivery option, computer and internet access is required. |
Closing date | January 1 or June 1 of each year. Students can commence in February or July. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 12 credit points |
Course learning outcomes | Graduates of the Graduate Certificate of Infection Control will be able to:
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Inherent Requirements
| Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the fundamental abilities, attributes, skills and behaviours needed to complete the learning outcomes of a course while preserving the academic integrity of the university’s learning, assessment and accreditation processes. Students and prospective students must be able to demonstrate that they have acquired or have the ability to acquire the inherent requirements for their degree. For more information refer to Inherent Requirements page. |
| Reasonable adjustments | Reasonable adjustments may be made to assist students manage additional circumstances impacting on their studies provided these do not change the academic integrity of a degree. Reasonable adjustments do not alter the need to be able to demonstrate the inherent requirements of the course. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
HS5555:03 Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care Settings
NS5331:03 Effective Clinical Governance
TM5515:03 Epidemiology for Public Health
OPTIONS
Select 3 credit points of any NS, HS and TM level 5 or level 6 subjects
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Townsville | Offered through limited delivery only |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 1 year part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 3 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No |
Special assessment requirements | Nil |
Professional accreditation requirements | Nil |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Credit
Eligibility | Students may apply for a credit transfer for previous tertiary study or informal and non-formal learning in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure. |
Maximum allowed | 6 credit points |
Currency | Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 13 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | Not applicable |
Award Details
Award title | GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF INFECTION CONTROL |
Approved abbreviation | GCertInfectCont |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable - this course does not include majors |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Students who complete this course are eligible for entry to the Graduate Diploma of Nursing or Master of Nursing and may be granted credit for subjects completed under this course. |
This website is intended as general guide. Prospective students should contact the university to confirm admission requirements and the availability of courses. James Cook University reserves the right to alter any course or admission requirement without prior notice.