Choose CDU for postgraduate nursing and midwifery courses
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#2 Australian university for postgraduate employment outcomes
The Good Universities Guide 2024 ranks CDU as a leader for postgraduate employment outcomes
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100% flexible study that suits you
Choose to study online or on campus, part-time or full-time
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96% of postgrad CDU nursing students find employment
According to the 2020 Graduate Outcomes Survey National Report
Why study a postgraduate degree in nursing or midwifery
Our postgraduate nursing courses can help you progress your career and specialise in areas of interest to you.
Study at a level suited to your experience and career goals with a variety of graduate certificates, graduate diplomas and master’s degrees on offer.
Already working as a nurse? Build on your knowledge and skills and with our postgraduate nursing courses online, offering total flexibility so you can study at your own pace while you work.
Looking to specialise in a particular area? Pursue new opportunities with CDU’s specialty postgrad nursing courses. You can study aeromedical retrieval, renal care, mental health, clinical facilitation and more, or focus on the pregnancy, birth and postnatal journey with a postgraduate degree in midwifery.
Taught by passionate experts in postgraduate nursing education, your learning will be driven by evidence, innovation and patient-centred care.
Online postgraduate courses in nursing or midwifery
We’re one of Australia’s largest online degree providers for postgraduate nursing, with study options to suit your busy schedule.
- 100% flexible: Study at the pace and in the place that suits you best. You can even switch between full-time and part-time study as required so you can juggle your work, study and family commitments.
- Learn from experts: Your lecturers and tutors are not only experts in their field, but they’re also highly experienced in delivering postgraduate nursing education online, so you’ll get the same support and attention as your on-campus peers.
- Student support: Studying online with us means access to round-the-clock technical and academic support, a world-class online learning platform, and more.
- Specialty programs: Take your career to the next level in a field that interests you with our range of specialty postgrad nursing courses, including dementia and mental health, child and family health, critical maternal care, clinical facilitation, and more.
Elevate your career with postgraduate courses in nursing and midwifery
A postgraduate nursing program is your way to expand and build on the knowledge and experience you already have, while improving your patient care and broadening your job opportunities.
You’ll develop the critical thinking, confident decision-making and advanced clinical skills that can be applied directly to any workplace and can equip you for leadership roles earlier in your career.
Our postgrad nursing and midwifery students also benefit from CDU's close ties with NT Health, the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre, the Molly Wardaguga Institute for First Nations Birth Rights, and our primary health network partners.
Launch into your new world of study with confidence
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