Course code: HMNUDG (Gippsland) 1250 (Peninsula)
Course coordinators: Dr G Sandhu (School of Health Sciences); Ms J Oates (Caroline Chisholm School of Nursing)
The course is offered part-time over four years, via distance education at Gippsland or on-campus at the Peninsula campus. The masters degree by research may be taken on either campus, full-time or part-time.
The program has been designed to provide advanced nursing studies to prepare suitable candidates for positions of leadership and influence in the health care system.
On completion of the course, students are expected to:
To be eligible for admission to candidature a person must:
Satisfactory completion of four core subjects, one advanced nursing elective subject and a minor thesis; advanced research subject (if necessary) and research for major thesis.
First semester
First semester
First semester
First semester
Clayton, Gippsland and Peninsula campuses
Nurses wishing to undertake research and to investigate nursing and midwifery practice problems from within the health care delivery environment are encouraged to apply. Principal areas of research include nursing therapies and practices; nursing information systems and nursing informatics; community health and primary health care; health promotion; rural health practice and issues; issues of professionalism; nursing education practices; client/patient perspectives of pain/illness/nursing care; ethical/moral issues; health service delivery models; legal issues.
Applicants for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy must have obtained either a bachelors degree with honours I or IIA in a relevant field or a masters degree which contains a significant research component in a relevant field.
The degree normally requires three years of full-time study or the part-time equivalent.
Intending applicants should write to the head of the Subfaculty of Nursing, enclosing a curriculum vitae and a synopsis of the proposed research.
Applicants for the degree of Master of Nursing must be registered nurses with at least two years of professional nursing experience and hold a Bachelor of Nursing degree with honours; or a Bachelor of Nursing and a Graduate Diploma of Nursing; or have qualifications and experience deemed to be equivalent.
Course code: 1396
Course coordinators/advisers: Ms A Nolan (Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing, Monash Medical Centre campus); Ms T McDonald (Caroline Chisholm School of Nursing, Peninsula campus); Dr G Sandhu (School of Health Sciences, Gippsland campus).
The course normally requires two years of full-time study or the part-time equivalent.
Course code: HMNUDG (Gippsland); 1250 (Peninsula)
Course coordinators/advisers: Dr G Sandhu (School of Health Sciences, Gippsland campus); Ms J Oates (Caroline Chisholm School of Nursing, Peninsula campus).
The course is offered full-time over two years or part-time over four years, via distance education at Gippsland or on-campus at Peninsula campus, with subjects available at Monash Medical Centre, Clayton campus.
In order to allow maximum student flexibility, subjects may be selected to meet these requirements from all subjects listed for the Graduate Diploma of Nursing, Graduate Diploma of Midwifery and Master of Nursing courses. Students should seek staff advice on constructing their individual program of study. Endorsement by the course coordinator and approval of the Postgraduate Matters Committee is required.
The course aims to prepare nurses for advanced nursing practice in order to contribute to the health of individuals, families and communities and to the development of the profession.
On completion of the coursework masters, the graduate is expected to:
To be eligible for admission to candidature a person must:
A program of study comprising coursework subjects and thesis/project to the sum of ninety-six (96) credit points is required. Outlined in the table are the minimum requirements for each category. Subjects currently approved for the Graduate Diploma of Nursing, the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery and the Master of Nursing comprise the coursework component. Students may also take related studies to a maximum of twelve (12) credit points from nursing or another discipline where approval is granted. Students may undertake a maximum of forty-eight (48) credit points for graduate diploma level subjects.
Program requirement
|
Minimum
credit points allowed
|
Maximum
credit points allowed
|
| Research
thesis
|
36
|
48
|
| Research
project
|
24
|
24
|
| Modes
of systematic inquiry
|
12
|
24
|
| Advanced
nursing practice roles
|
12
|
24
|
| Specialised
nursing knowledge
|
24
|
36
|
| Related
studies
|
0
|
12
|
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