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Undergraduate handbook 2005 - Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Nursing

Nursing at Monash provides national and international leadership in nursing education and research. A full range of courses are 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.

Undergraduate nursing courses

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 via daytime classes only. Graduates may apply for registration with restricted practice (division 1) with the Nurses Board of Victoria.
The Bachelor of Nursing/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.

Off-campus learning

In addition to its range of on-campus courses, the School of Nursing also offers an extensive off-campus learning program and is committed to off-campus and flexible modes of study. This 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 off-campus learning 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 audiovisual.
In 2005, the School of Nursing plans to offer the Bachelor of Nursing (Post Registration) undergraduate course by off-campus learning.
The recommended study load for off-campus learning students with career and family commitments is the equivalent of two units each semester (ie four units per year), which is about half the normal study load of a full-time student. Most off-campus learning students who work consistently can maintain good results at this rate. As a rough guide to the time required, students should expect to commit up to 10 hours a week per unit.

Offshore

The School of Nursing has offered 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 off-campus 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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