Master of Nursing (IN) for 2010

Course overview

This course prepares advanced practice nurses with leadership skills to plan, implement and coordinate and evaluate health care, as well as formulate policy for a diverse and multicultural society. Graduates will be well equipped to contribute to the health of individuals, families, communities and the development of the profession. The program is designed using flexible teaching delivery options and provides for a range of individual career pathways, including nursing or management positions within industry, government or independent professional practice. The program can be taken by (a) coursework, or (b) coursework and a 15,000 word project, or (c) coursework and a 25,000 word thesis. Coursework studies cover research methods and issues, primary health care and health promotion strategies, caring in nursing, nursing practice and management, case management and care integration, nursing informatics, education in nursing and palliative care nursing. Tagged masters degree options are also available in the following areas: children; critical care; education; emergency; gerontics; mental health; and palliative care. These specialties prepare nurses for advanced practice roles in community, acute care and continuing care clinical environments.

Career outlook

Leadership roles in specialist areas of nursing, education, management, research in specific and general fields of nursing in health care service, academic institutions and other organisations responsible for health service.

Duration, campus, fees and application information

	Domestic students	International students
Attendance type	On-campus at Peninsula: full-time	On-campus at Peninsula: full-time
Intakes		First semester, second semester
Duration	1.5 years full-time	1.5 years
Credit points	72 total for course	72 total for course
Fees for 2010 Fees are subject to change annually.	Commonwealth supported place (CSP) Commonwealth supported place not offered for this course. Domestic fee per 48 credit points 48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year Full fee places are not offered for this course.	International fee per 48 credit points 48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year $24,300 AUD
CRICOS code	Not applicable	021279F
Monash course code	1251	1251
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Contact	Administrative officer (postgraduate): telephone +61 3 9904 4156; fax +61 3 9904 4655; or visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/nursing/postgraduate/	Administrative officer (postgraduate): telephone +61 3 9904 4156; fax +61 3 9904 4655; or visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/nursing/postgraduate/

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

Students should have a Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent with a high level of achievement, and relevant registration (eg Division 1 with the Nurses Board of Victoria) or equivalent. Applicants who wish to undertake some clinical streams of study will be required to have Division 1 registration with the Nurses Board of Victoria and appropriate clinical employment in an approved clinical agency.

Special application requirements

Application letter

Current CV

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

This course is currently not available to domestic students.

Semester two (July)

This course is currently not available to domestic students.

Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

International entry requirements

Applicants must have a Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent with one year clinical experience and/or a relevant postgraduate qualification, as well as relevant registration (eg. Division 1 with the Nurses Board of Victoria).

English requirements for international students

A minimum overall IELTS test score of at least 6.5 with individual band scores required at 6.5 for Reading, 6.5 for Listening, 6.0 for Writing and 6.0 for Speaking;

a TOEFL minimum test score of either: in the written TOEFL, 580 with a Test of Written English (TWE) score of at least 4.5; or in the internet-based TOEFL, an overall score of at least 90 with at least 22 in the written section and no less than 20 in any other section.