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La Trobe University
University Handbook 2010

Masters degrees by coursework

Master of Nursing (Urology & Continence) – Distance Education (HMNUCD), Melbourne (Bundoora) (HMNUC)

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 (Urology & Continence) 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). The course focuses on preparing nurses for advanced practice as specialist urology and continence nurses. This course meets the needs of the health care system by addressing the problem of the shortage of skilled nurses within the field of urological and continence nursing. The course is only available via distance education.

Admission requirements

Applicants seeking entry into the Master of Nursing (Urology & Continence) 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 NSG4SUC or NSG5SUC Speciality Urological & Continence Nursing 20
TE-SEM-2 NSG4TUC or NSG5TUC Therapeutic Urological & Continence Nursing 20
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
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.