Masters degrees by coursework
Master of Nursing (Renal Care) – Melbourne (Bundoora) (HMNRC), Distance Education (HMNRCD)
This course will only be conducted if sufficient enrolments are achieved.
Tel: (03) 9479 5950
Email: nurrec@latrobe.edu.au
Duration: Graduate Certificate: 1 year part-time
Postgraduate Diploma: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Master: 1.5 years full-time, 2-3 years part-time
The Master of Nursing (Renal Care) is a 1.5 year, full-time or 2-3 year, part-time award with exit options available at either the Graduate Certificate (one year, part-time, 60 credit points) or the Postgraduate Diploma (one year, full-time or two years part-time, 120 credit points). This course is designed to prepare qualified nurses to care for people with renal disease. It will provide nurses with the opportunity to attain knowledge and skills to care for in-patient and community-based clients from diverse backgrounds who require dialysis, transplantation and other interventions for acute and chronic renal failure and associated conditions. This course is conducted in conjunction with Austin Health and the Alfred Hospital. The practical component of the program consists of supervised, but not supernumerary work, at Austin Health or the Alfred Hospital, in their range of renal subjects.
Admission requirements
Applicants seeking entry into the Master of Nursing (Renal Care) must be a Division 1 Registered Nurse and hold a current practising certificate with the Nurses Board of Victoria, or its equivalent.
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit Points | Total Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | NSG4CHA or NSG5CHA | Comprehensive Health Assessment | 20 | 60 |
| TE-SEM-1 | NSG4RTN or NSG5RTN | Renal Therapies | 20 | 60 |
| TE-SEM-2 | NSG4RDM or NSG5RDM | Renal Diseases and Management | 20 | 60 |
| choose 20 credit points from: | ||||
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | NSG4CAU or NSG5CAU | Clinical Audit | 20 | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | NSG5CPD | Clinical Practice Development | 20 | 20 |
| choose 40 credit points from: | ||||
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | Subject list A (non clinical) or Subject list B (clinical practice) | 20 or 40 | 40 | |
| choose 60 credit points from: | ||||
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | Subject list A (non clinical) or Subject list B (clinical practice) | 20 or 40 | 60 | |
Note: Refer to Subject List A and Subject List B for elective choices.