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Master of Nursing Leadership

MNLead

80 cp

Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at: Nationally, online (http://www.acu.edu.au/elearning/)

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. 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:

  1. 40 cp from Core Units;
  2. 30 cp from Cognate Units;
  3. 10 cp from Electives.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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

Core Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
NRSG607 10 Quality in Health Care
NRST604 10 Becoming a Nurse Leader
NRST613 10 Leadership and Health Care
NRST615 10 Policy and Planning in Nursing

Cognate Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
NRSP601 10 Clinical Decision Making
NRSP610 10 Profiles in Nursing Practice
NRSP616 10 Technology in Health Care
NRST606 10 Transcultural Nursing
NRST608 10 Global Contexts of Nursing
NRST622 10 Resource Management in Nursing

Electives

Electives will normally be selected from Cognate units on offer each semester or may be:

a.

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
NRST611 10 Independent Study 1

or

b. A unit from other Master’s level courses, approved by the Course Co-ordinator

In addition, the Faculty will offer other Electives, subject to student demand, unit viability and the availability of staff expertise.