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Master of Nursing
Testamur Title of Degree: |
Master of Nursing |
Abbreviation: |
MNurs |
Home Faculty: |
Health and Behavioural Sciences |
Duration: |
1 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
Total Credit Points: |
48 |
Delivery Mode: |
On campus (Combination of Face-to-face and Flexible) |
Starting Session(s): |
Autumn, Spring |
Location: |
Wollongong |
UOW Course Code: |
583 |
CRICOS Code: |
009251G |
Overview
The Master of Nursing is designed to prepare nurses for senior roles in nursing and in the health care system. It is a program of either selected coursework, or by a combination of coursework and a major project.
The aims of the program are to prepare candidates with beginning competence in research methods and design and provide candidates with important current evidence based health care and nursing information. The main objectives are to provide an academic avenue for professional development, knowledge and comprehension of research methods and design and of evidence based practice.
Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
A Bachelors degree in Nursing of at least 3 years duration or a Graduate Certificate in Nursing from a recognised tertiary institution is required.
International students are required to have achieved an overall IELTS score of 6.5, with a minimum level of 6.0 in all bands of reading and writing, speaking and listening.
Course Requirements
The Master of Nursing requires the successful completion of 48 credit points of subjects in accordance with the table below.
The program may consist entirely of coursework, or may be a combination of coursework and a major project. There are 24 credit points of core subjects that all students must complete. The remaining 24 credit points can be made up from the elective subject list below, or the student may elect to complete their program by undertaking a research project (Major Project).
Course Program
Subject Code |
Subject Name |
Session |
Credit Points |
Core Subjects | |||
GHMB950 |
Reflective Practice 1 |
Autumn or Spring |
6 |
GHMB951 |
Reflective Practice 2 |
Autumn or Spring |
6 |
GHMB923 |
Legal and Professional Issues |
Spring |
6 |
SHS 941 |
Public Health Research Methodology |
Spring |
6 |
Elective Subjects | |||
GHMB954 |
Studies in Alcohol & Other Drugs |
Autumn |
6 |
GHMB955 |
Dementia Care Across Settings |
Autumn |
6 |
GHMB956 |
Policy and Practice in the Care of Older People |
Autumn |
6 |
SHS 933 |
Social Determinants of Health |
Autumn |
6 |
SHS 934 |
Health Promotion |
Autumn |
6 |
SHS 936 |
Public Health Nutrition |
Autumn |
6 |
GHMB902 |
Effective Management in Health |
Autumn or Spring |
6 |
GHMB925 |
Effective Leadership in Health |
Autumn or Spring |
6 |
GHMB926 |
Coaching Skills for Healthcare Leaders |
Autumn or Spring |
6 |
GHMB903 |
Scientific and Qualitative Development in Acute Care Nursing |
Not available in 2010 |
6 |
GHMB906 |
Acute Care Nursing: Reflections on Practice |
Not available in 2010 |
6 |
GHMB957 |
Rehabilitation: Concepts and Practice |
Spring |
6 |
SHS 932 |
Epidemiology |
Spring |
6 |
Students who elect to undertake research enrol in: | |||
GHMB997 |
Major Project |
Autumn or Spring |
24 |
Candidates must also complete on-line TCHR021 Statistical Literacy or demonstrate statistical literacy as a pre-requisite for enrolling in SHS 941.
Further Information
Ms Joanne Joyce-McCoach
Postgraduate Coordinator
+61 2 4221 3468