Fast Facts
Location
Commencing
- Online: February, July
Fees
$4,070.00+
$14,779.00^
+total estimated Commonwealth Supported Fee
^total estimated tuition fee
Plus Student Services and Amenities fee
Fee deferral and scholarships available if eligible
Currently displaying fees for 2025, which are subject to change in following years.
Duration
6 months full-time
Entry Requirements
AQF level 7 bachelor degree in medical, nursing or other relevant health professional qualification; or at least five years' experience in a health profession
Course Code
76711
Course detail
Make a significant contribution to the health of patients, staff, and the general public with the Graduate Certificate of Infection Control at JCU. Advance your career in healthcare with the flexibility to continue working while you study.
You will learn infection prevention and control in a variety of health contexts including rural, remote and Indigenous settings in developed and developing countries. Exercise your professional judgement as you design, implement, and evaluate infection management strategies.
Develop the expertise to analyse data and find solutions to complex problems. JCU Infection Control graduates have the specialised knowledge and technical skills needed to successfully manage a variety of health care risks.
Consult the handbook for more information.
Inherent requirements
Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University’s learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please review the inherent requirements for the Graduate Certificate of Infection Control.
JCU Infection Control graduates have a broad range of health care skills that enable them to contribute valuably to the field of infection control.
Graduates go on to work in public and private hospitals, aged care settings, education programs, and policy development in metropolitan, regional, and rural settings.
You could find employment as a health care administrator, infection control advisor in governmental settings, Clinical Nurse in Infection Control, project officer, or policy officer. Upon graduation you will be eligible for entry into the Graduate Diploma of Nursing or Master of Nursing.
Estimated annual Commonwealth Supported fee: $AUD4,070.00
Estimated annual tuition fee: $AUD14,779.00
A variety of Scholarships are available to suit different student types.
JCU offers multiple Pathways to University. If you do not meet the entry requirements for this course, consider exploring our available Pathways options.
Contact our friendly team today to discover which pathway is right for you.
Complete an online application through our Online Application Portal.
Real stories
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Alumni
Alyson Martin
Graduate Certificate of Infection Control Graduate
Infection prevention and control is an underpinning core value that all nurses should have and it can set you apart in the workforce. It provides a huge range of knowledge and skills regardless of your nursing area. The most valuable thing within the course is the relationship you develop with your lecturers and tutors
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Lecturer
Vanessa Sparke
Course Coordinator, Graduate Certificate of Infection Control
The Graduate Certificate of Infection Control has a rural, remote, and tropical focus on top of the baseline requirements that infection control professionals have to plan for. With work-integrated assessment students can develop a plan for infection control and apply it to their current health facility straight away.