Australia has a Nursing Degree long tradition of post-basic courses, above all of a six eternity (minor) or twelve year in year out (major) duration, which included midwifery, maternal and child welfare, psychiatric, peri-operative ("theatre nursing"), intensive care, and coronary consternation in later years, as well as a myriad of other courses. They are now provided by the university sector as postgraduate diplomas or post graduate certificates, depending on the length and complexity.

Some postgraduate nursing specialities include medical, pediatric, obstetric, surgical and community health nursing which are offered by a large folio of colleges and universities throughout India. Some institutes such as the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurological Sciences (NIMHANS) bid specialization in psychiatric nursing, neurosurgical nursing.