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695 / N98 Master of Nursing

The Master of Nursing by research extends the nurse's knowledge relevant to nursing and health care in order to develop leadership roles within the profession and open up new areas for professional development.  The course prepares graduates for further study at the doctoral level.

 

Students unable to proceed beyond year one of the course may be eligible to graduate with a postgraduate diploma on completion of additional coursework units.
 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Standard Postgraduate entry requirements apply. 
 
SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
  1. Applicants must be currently Registered Nurses.
  2. All applicants must be in possession of a nursing or other appropriate degree or the equivalent and  must have a minimum of two years post-registration nursing experience.
  3. All applicants are required to provide:

    (a)     A certified copy of current registration.

    (b)     A certified copy of academic transcripts at Bachelor level and above.

    (c)     Names and contact details of two professional referees.

  4. Overseas applicants must provide evidence of proficiency in the English language.
 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following modes of delivery - On-campus, and Online.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The Master of Nursing by research is a 240 Credit Point course.
 
YEAR ONE
Semester 1
NST5158 Independent Study 20 
RES5115 Research Preparation: Principles and Approaches 20 
NNI5101 Professional Issues in Clinical Nursing 20 
 
Semester 2
NUR5201 Masters Thesis 20 
NUR5202 Masters Thesis 20 
Elective
 
YEAR TWO
The thesis component of this course is entirely research based and equivalent to 1 year of full-time study. Each semester students nominate if they wish to enrol into research thesis unit: NUR6200 at 50% or 100% of full-time enrolment.
 
Students are required to continue re-enrolling in the thesis component of their study until the thesis is submitted for examination.
 
NUR6200 Masters Thesis 0 
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2013 VET: 20/05/2013