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Overview
- Build your expertise in learner-centred education and advance as a specialist clinical nurse educator. Be equipped to lead, facilitate, and mentor students, peers, and other health professionals through professional development within clinical education settings.
- Explore the major theories of clinical education and the political, economic and societal issues related to career development.
- Learn key skills in face-to-face and online pedagogy specific to a clinical setting and develop clinical nurse educator resources to progress your career.
- Extend your cognitive and practice skills – learn to critique, evaluate and identify best practice teaching methods for nursing education to improve the health outcomes of communities and individuals.
- Build your ability to successfully plan and deliver clinical education programs in healthcare settings, using innovative learning strategies tailored to nursing education.
- Explore online facilitation methods in relation to different teaching styles in both online and blended learning environments.
Career outcomes
Clinical nurse educators supervise and manage the assessing, planning and execution of clinical education programs in a range of health care settings within both the private and public sector.
As a graduate, roles you may seek include:
- clinical nurse educator
- clinical instructor
- staff development coordinator
- health education specialist
- nurse manager.
What you'll study
Explore the courses you'll study as part of this specialisation.
Refer to the UniSQ Handbook for detailed recommended enrolment patterns and course availability.
Relevant degrees for this specialisation
Graduate Diploma of Nursing
Advance your career in the nursing field, choosing a specialisation to suit your interests and experience. Learn to collaborate with healthcare professionals for optimal outcomes, enhance your leadership skills, and master strategic decision-making in a healthcare environment. Fit study into your life with part-time and online options while progressing your career.
Master of Nursing
Advance your nursing career by developing your knowledge and skills in a chosen specialisation, such as gerontology, clinical education, leadership, or rural health. Build expertise in data-based research and best practices, gain leadership skills, and benefit from flexible online and part-time course delivery.
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