Course
code: 1249 Gippsland and Peninsula
Course coordinator: Mr G Doolan (Gippsland); Ms L Heslop (Peninsula)
The honours year provides a pathway for those students who demonstrate academic
ability to pursue higher degree studies in the discipline of nursing.
It is believed that many students feel that an extra year of studies, as
provided by an honours year, is beneficial in terms of research skill
development, experience and career prospects.
The honours year course enables the School of Nursing within the university to
parallel the degree structure present in other national and international
universities offering nursing degree courses.
To provide future higher degree candidates with advanced studies in nursing and nursing research.
Upon completion of the course students are expected to be able to:
The course will be of two years part-time duration. It is offered by distance education from the Gippsland campus and on campus and `mixed mode' at the Peninsula campus. The honours degree of Bachelor of Nursing will consist of coursework and a supervised research project. Seventy-five per cent of the course will be devoted to nursing research. The coursework component will normally be taken over one year of part-time study and consist of two (2) nursing subjects and two (2) research subjects; to be followed by the honours research project in the second year.
A Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent with an average grade of credit or higher. In exceptional circumstances the head of school may recommend candidature to a person with a lesser result.
To qualify for the honours degree of Bachelor of Nursing, students must satisfactorily complete the following subjects.