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Master of Nursing Research

Master of Nursing (Research)

 

MN(Res)

80 cp

Minimum duration:   2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Available at                   Ballarat Campus Vic

                                    Brisbane Campus Qld

Melbourne Campus Vic

                                    North Sydney Campus NSW

EFTSL value of units:   All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1.          ADMISSION AS A CANDIDATE

To gain entry to the course a person must apply for admission and be offered a place in the course. Candidates must have completed:

(a)        a Bachelor of Nursing degree or equivalent with honours at a minimum level of IIB;  or

(b)        a Bachelor of Nursing degree or equivalent plus a Postgraduate Diploma in an appropriate field of study.

2.          REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

(a)        20 cp from Research units;

(b)        60 cp from the Thesis.

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

RESEARCH UNITS

Core unit

NRSG610          10         Interpreting Health Research

Electives

NRST616          10         Qualitative Research Methods

NRST617          10         Quantitative Research Methods

THESIS

NRSG609          60         Thesis (full-time)

or

NRSG608          60         Thesis (part-time)