MClinNurs
120 cp
Minimum duration: 1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Course available at:
National, online
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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 Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
To be eligible for admission to the Master of Clinical Nursing, an applicant must have completed a Bachelor degree in a health discipline or equivalent.
2. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 40 cp from Part A Clinical Nursing units;
- 40 cp from Part B Clinical Nursing units; and
- 40 cp from Part C Clinical Nursing units Research Stream or Coursework Stream.
3. Exit Points
A student who has completed the following requirements from the specialisations in the Schedule of Unit Offerings may exit with the relevant award:
- Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing: 40 cp from Part A Clinical Nursing units.
- Graduate Diploma in Clinical Nursing: 80 cp from Part A and Part B Clinical Nursing units.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Part A: Clinical Nursing Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
NRSG633 |
10 |
Specialty Practice 1 |
NRSG635 |
10 |
Specialty Practice 2 (Pre: NRSG633) |
NRSG636 |
10 |
Foundations of Specialty Practice 1 |
NRSG637 |
10 |
Foundations of Specialty Practice 2 (Pre: NRSG636) |
Part B: Clinical Nursing Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
HLSC600 |
10 |
Ethics in Contemporary Practice |
HLSC602 |
10 |
Advanced Decision Making |
HLSC640 |
10 |
Interpreting Health Research |
and
Part B Research Stream
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
HLSC646 |
10 |
Qualitative Research Methods |
OR |
HLSC647 |
10 |
Quantitative Research Methods |
or
Part B Coursework Stream
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
Elective1 |
10 |
|
Part C: Clinical Nursing Units
Research Stream
Coursework Stream
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
HLSC616 |
10 |
Independent Project 1 |
HLSC617 |
20 |
Independent Project 2 |
Elective |
10 |
|
OR |
HLSC627 |
40 |
Health Inquiry Project |
1 Electives will normally be selected from another Master strand or Master’s level unit approved by the Course Coordinator.
Page last updated:
2017-06-28
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