Masters degrees by coursework
Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) – Melbourne (Bundoora) (HMNNP)
This course will only be conducted if sufficient enrolments are achieved.
The Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) is a one-year, full-time or two-year, part-time, 120-credit point award providing students with the detailed knowledge and skills required to provide professional leadership in contemporary clinical nursing specialties. Expert speakers from nursing, pharmacology, radiology, pathology, physiotherapy and other disciplines will contribute to the course. Students must have five years post-registration experience in their specialty and be employed by an appropriate agency.
It is expected that students would complete the core subjects NSG5HAD, NSG5TMN and NSG5CPD in the first year and complete their specialty subjects in the second year.
Nurse practitioner, part-time
First year
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | NSG5HAD | Health Assessment and Diagnostics | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | NSG5TMN | Therapeutic Medication Management1 | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | NSG5CPD | Clinical Practice Development | 20 |
Key: 1. Students may be required to enrol in a cross institutional therapeutic medication management subject if sufficient enrolments are not achieved for NSG5TMN.
Second year
Students complete a total of 60 credit points in the clinical internship.
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | NSG5PCA | Nurse Practitioner Clinical Internship A | 30 |
| TE-SEM-2 | NSG5PCB | Nurse Practitioner Clinical Internship B | 30 |
| or | |||
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | NSG5PCL | Nurse Practitioner Clinical Internship | 60 |