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Nursing at Monash provides national and international leadership in nursing
education and research. A full range of courses is offered from undergraduate
through to postgraduate, using a variety of learning/teaching modes that
encourage flexible approaches to learning and discovery.
Nursing studies are offered at three campuses: undergraduate and postgraduate
are conducted by the School of Nursing based at the Gippsland and Peninsula
campuses, and postgraduate at the Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical
Nursing, which is located at Monash Medical Centre, Clayton. In addition, the
School of Nursing conducts courses offshore in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.
The
School of Nursing offers undergraduate degrees conducted from the Gippsland and
Peninsula campuses.
The Bachelor of Nursing degree consists of three years of full-time study.
Part-time study is available - daytime classes only. Graduates may apply for
registration as a Division I nurse with the Nurses Board of Victoria.
The Bachelor of Nursing (Post Registration) consists of two years of part-time
study designed for registered nurses with current practicing certificates to
upgrade to a degree. The course is offered on campus at Peninsula, by distance
education at Gippsland and is available offshore in Hong Kong, Malaysia and
Singapore. The course may also be taken over one year of full-time study at the
Peninsula campus.
The Honours Degree of the Bachelor of Nursing consists of a fourth year of
study for those students who demonstrate academic ability to pursue higher
degree studies in the discipline of nursing. The course is offered part-time
using flexible study options.
In
addition to its range of on-campus courses, Nursing also conducts an extensive
distance education program via the Monash Distance Education Centre. Monash's
commitment to distance education and flexible modes of study means that
students who cannot attend on-campus lecture programs because of work, family
commitments or location can be offered the same opportunities as those studying
on campus.
The aim of distance education is to provide students with the necessary
resources to complete a major part of their coursework off-campus. This
includes the provision of:
(a) course material especially designed for independent study
(b) opportunities for effective lecturer-student and student-student
interaction
(c) access to any necessary facilities, for example library, computer and
audio-visual.
In 2000, the School of Nursing plans to offer the following courses by distance
education:
The recommended study load for
distance education students with career and family commitments is the
equivalent of two subjects each semester (ie four subjects per year), which is
about half the normal study load of a full-time student. Most distance
education students who work consistently can maintain good results at this
rate. As a rough guide to the time required, students should expect to put in
up to 10 hours a week per subject.
The Gippsland campus library offers a comprehensive service to distance
education students living beyond a 30-minute drive from the university. The
off-campus service includes borrowing books by mail, a photocopying service,
reference and research assistance and access to CD-ROM databases.
The School of Nursing has conducted a number of courses offshore since 1991. Currently, the school has students enrolled in the Bachelor of Nursing (Post Registration) course through formal twinning or similar arrangements, in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. Arrangements with partner organisations in these countries allow the school's distance education programs to be successfully delivered with teaching and learning support provided at a local level as well as directly by Monash.
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