Global Utilities

La Trobe University
University Handbook 2010

List A: Non-Clinical Unit Group

The units listed are available to all students enrolled in a master degree course and do not contain a clinical practice component.

Teaching period Subject code Subject title Credit points
TE-SEM-2 GER4CSS Care and Support Services for Older People 15 (+5)1
TE-SEM-2 GER4DCM Dementia Care: A Multidimensional Approach 15 (+5)1
TE-SEM-1 GER4FSG Foundation Studies in Gerontology 15 (+5)1
TE-SEM-1 GER4HWA Health and Wellbeing for Older People A 15 (+5)1
TE-SEM-2 GER5HWB Health and Wellbeing for Older People B 15 (+5)1
TE-SEM-1 GER4PPA Policy, Planning and Practice in Aged Care 15 (+5)1
TE-SEM-1/2 NSG4BCF/NSG5BCF Breast Care Nursing: Foundations for Practice (Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria subject) 20
TE-SEM-1/2 NSG4CAU/NSG5CAU Clinical Audit2 20
TE-SEM-2 NSG4CBC/NSG5CBC Contemporary Issues in Breast Care Nursing Practice 20
TE-SEM-1/2 NSG4ISU/NSG5ISU Independent Study Subject (in specialty area) 20
TE-SEM-1 NSG4NCI Narratives of Chronic Illness 20
TE-SEM-1/2 NSG4NLC/NSG5NLC Nursing People with Lung Cancer 20
TE-SEM-1/2 NSG4NPC/NSG5NPC Prostate Care Nursing 20
TE-SEM-1 NSG4SBC/NSG5SBC Specialty Breast Care Nursing Practice 20
TE-SEM-2 NSG5CLH Clinical Leadership in Health Care 20
TE-SEM-1/2 NSG5CLP Clinical Project 40
TE-SEM-1/2 NSG5CNP Clinical Project 20
TE-SEM-1/2 NSG5CPD Clinical Practice Development 20
TE-SEM-1 NSG5HAD Health Assessment & Diagnostics 20
TE-SEM-1/2 NSG5MTA/NSG5MTB Nursing Thesis 30
TE-SEM-1.2 NSG5MTL Nursing Thesis 60
TE-SEM-1 NSG5RFN Research Foundations 20
TE-SEM-2 NSG5RPA Research Processes A 20
TE-SEM-2 NSG5RPB Research Processes B 20
TE-SEM-1 NSG5TMN Therapeutic Medication Management 20
TE-SEM-1 PHE4HOR Healthy Organisations 15 (+5)2
TE-SEM-2 PHE4HRM Health Services Resource Management 15 (+5)2
TE-SEM-1/2   Any level 4 or 5 unit/s within the Faculty of Health Sciences 20 or
40
TE-SEM-1/2   Elective (requires course coordinator approval) 20
TE-SEM-1/2 NURIMM Nurse Immuniser Program 203

Key

1 Access to a health setting is required.

2 Students who enrol in a 15 credit point unit may be required to enrol in an additional 5 credit point extension studies unit – students must discuss this with their respective coordinators prior to enrolment.

3 Level 5 credit available only for Postgraduate Diploma or Masters, not creditable for Certificate level of study. Enrolment in the Nurse Immuniser program is via a separate application found here: www.latrobe.edu.au/nursing/ProspectiveStudents/ContinuingEducation/nurseimmunisation.php and you should check costs etc as these are additional to your University subject fees.