Master of Nursing (Research) for 2009

Course overview

This course offers studies in advanced nursing to prepare candidates for positions of leadership roles and positions of responsibility in the health care system. It is a 100 per cent research degree for which candidates are required to submit a major thesis of 70,000 words for examination. Specialist areas of research include community nursing, nurse education, acute care, palliative care, ethical and moral issues, legal issues, rural health care practice, chronic illness, midwifery, mental health, nursing informatics, gerontics and health services operations management. Graduates are often employed in a wide range of senior positions in health care and in educational settings.

Duration, campus, fees and application information

	Domestic students	International students
Attendance type	On-campus at Gippsland: full-time, part-time On-campus at Peninsula: full-time, part-time Off-campus: full-time, part-time	On-campus at Gippsland: full-time On-campus at Peninsula: full-time Off-campus: full-time, part-time
Intakes	Throughout the year	Throughout the year
Course Content	University handbook entry for this course	University handbook entry for this course
Duration	2 years full-time, 4 years part-time	2 years
Fees for 2009 Multiply fee by duration for approximate cost	Commonwealth supported place (CSP) Commonwealth supported place not offered for this course. Research Training Scheme (RTS) RTS places are available to Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and New Zealand citizens.	International fee per 48 credit points 48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year $24,370 AUD
CRICOS code	Not applicable	040035B
Monash course code	1396	1396
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Contact	Research Degrees Office, telephone +61 3 9905 4313; email research.degrees@med.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/pgrad/research/	Research Degrees Office, telephone +61 3 9905 4313; email research.degrees@med.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/pgrad/research/

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

Applicants must have a Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent with honours I or IIA, and at least five years clinical experience and/or a relevant postgraduate qualification, as well as relevant registration (eg. Division 1 with the Nurses Board of Victoria).

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications for this course are made directly to the Faculty.

Semester two (July)

Applications for this course are made directly to the Faculty.

Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

English requirements for international students

IELTS 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0; TOEFL 577 with a TWE of 5; or a computer-based TOEFL 233 with an Essay Rating (ER) of 5