Critical care and intensive care nursing
Discipline
Gain the advanced knowledge and skills required to anticipate, rapidly respond and comprehensively care for critically ill patients in complex health environments.
Explore your study options
Our postgraduate courses enable you to enhance your professional judgement and make a difference in practice, management, education and research. Become a change agent to continuously improve the quality, safety and execution of care for critically ill patients.
Choose a nursing degree that will make you work ready
At Deakin, there’s a clear connection between what you study and what lies ahead in your career. You’ll learn through valuable practical experiences, benefitting from our partnerships and research centres.
Benefit from partnerships
Deakin’s strong industry connections ensure a high level of collaboration and support during your clinical practice. This means that while you study you will immerse yourself at least 24 hours a week in your speciality nursing practice area with one of our numerous metropolitan, rural and regional health partners across Australia.
Improve patient care
Research at the school is conducted through our Deakin Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research and in partnership with several major healthcare providers. Our school is ranked 14th in the world, and the school’s cutting-edge research is recognised as well above world standard.
#14 in the world for nursing
Get a world-class education – we're renowned for our facilities, strong employment outcomes and teaching excellence. Graduate ready to provide high-quality patient care.
How to choose the right course for you
Deakin’s critical care and intensive care nursing courses are postgraduate level courses for working nurses. Completion of the graduate certificate or graduate diploma enables you to provide specialist care. On completion of the graduate diploma you can choose further studies in the Master of Advanced Clinical Nursing.
Are you new to nursing?
If you haven't previously qualified as, or are not currently working as, a nurse, you'll need to complete an undergraduate course in nursing before moving on to a specialised postgraduate degree. Browse the undergraduate offerings in:
Top roles in critical care and intensive care nursing
With job growth of 12.1% projected for nurse managers and 11.4% for nurse educators and researchers by 2028,* there is an industry demand for nurses with sophisticated specialty skills. Our postgraduate critical care and intensive care nursing courses allow you to meet that demand in a variety of roles across advanced practice, leadership, management and education in regional, rural or metropolitan hospitals including:
- critical care nurse
- ICU nurse
- associate or unit manager
- clinical nurse specialist
- clinical nurse educator.
The course has allowed me to work as a critical care nurse and has opened up doors for education, preceptorship and opportunities.
Postgraduate intensive care nursing graduate
Study online at the #1 Victorian uni for graduate employment
Deakin's critical care and intensive care nursing degrees are designed to fit your lifestyle and career goals so you can study anytime, anywhere. Join more than 78,000 online students who have already graduated from Deakin.
World-class teaching experiences
At Deakin, you’ll gain the confidence and skills to provide high-quality patient care across emergency departments, ICUs and other high-dependency units.
Learn from professionals
Our teaching approach ensures you develop skills in critical thinking, high-quality patient care delivery, teamwork and communication – all attributes highly valued in intensive and critical care units.
Get practical experience
You'll get practical experience from the beginning of your course, to develop and consolidate knowledge and clinical skills, giving you a competitive advantage once you graduate.
Want to explore more?
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*Jobs and Skills Australia employment projections, May 2023 to May 2028
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Got a question about our critical care nursing courses? Our expert advisers are available to speak to you about your study options and how we can help you further your career.
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