Monash University Handbook 2011 Undergraduate - Course

The Honours Degree of the Bachelor of Nursing provides a research pathway for high achieving graduates of a Bachelor of Nursing course. It provides students with opportunities to develop research skills beyond those in their undergraduate course as a basis for future research and career progression. Students will engage in coursework, undertake research and submit a portfolio in a chosen area.

On completion of this course students will be able to:

• critically review scientific literature in nursing and health
• describe the processes involved in the design, development and implementation of a research project
• develop a proposal for a research project
• apply for ethical approval for projects, where necessary
• execute and analyse a research project, or a set of studies
• undertake computer-based data manipulation and analysis
• present research findings, both written and orally, to a specialist audience
• write up scientific work in a format suitable for publication
• perform a range of technical skills appropriate to their research project
• demonstrate understanding of the research process in an area relating to nursing

Full time

Semester 1

NUR4401 Clinical Honours Thesis I: Applied Research Methods and Skills (12 credit points)

NUR4402 Clinical Honours Thesis II: Framing a Research Proposal (12 credit points)

Semester 2

NUR4403 Clinical Honours Thesis III: Conducting a Research Project (12 credit points)

NUR4404 Clinical Honours Thesis IV: Analysing and Reporting Research (12 credit points)

Part time

Semester 1

NUR4401 Clinical Honours Thesis I: Applied Research Methods and Skills (12 credit points)

Semester 2

NUR4402 Clinical Honours Thesis II: Framing a Research Proposal (12 credit points)

Semester 3

NUR4403 Clinical Honours Thesis III: Conducting a Research Project (12 credit points)

Semester 4

NUR4404 Clinical Honours Thesis IV: Analysing and Reporting Research (12 credit points)

Students must successfully complete 48 credit points comprising the following 4 units:

NUR4401 Clinical Honours Thesis I: Applied Research Methods and Skills (12 credit points)

NUR4402 Clinical Honours Thesis II: Framing a Research Proposal (12 credit points)

NUR4403 Clinical Honours Thesis III: Conducting a Research Project (12 credit points)

NUR4404 Clinical Honours Thesis IV: Analysing and Reporting Research (12 credit points)

The program involves satisfactory completion of coursework, an individual research project and submission of a portfolio at the completion of the course. The research project will constitute the major portion of the student's work and will be supervised by an academic staff member.

Honours degree of Bachelor of Nursing