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 delivered by the School of Nursing based at the Gippsland
and Peninsula campuses. In addition, the School of Nursing offers courses
offshore in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Singapore.
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 Midwifery degree consists of three years of full-time study.
Part-time is available - daytime classes only. Graduates may apply for
registration with restricted practice (division 1) with the Nurses Board of
Victoria.
The Bachelor of Nursing and Bachelor of Rural Health Practice consists of four
years of full-time study. Part-time study is available - daytime classes only.
The first two years of the course are identical to the Bachelor of Nursing.
Students, having satisfactorily completed three years of this course and the
requirements for the Bachelor of Nursing, may apply for registration as a
division 1 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 off-campus
learning mode at Gippsland and 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.
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