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Master of Nursing Science in Child, Family and Community

Course code/s: Melbourne (HMCFC)

This course will only be conducted if sufficient enrolments are achieved.

The Master of Nursing Science in Child, Family & Community is a one-year, full-time or two-year, part-time, 120-credit point award leading to qualification to practise in maternal and child health nursing. It aims to prepare nurses for a broad community approach to nursing children and families, particularly for those who are in the prenatal to school-entry stage of the life cycle. Attendance at two 3-day clinical workshops is compulsory. Workshops are held at the Melbourne campus.

Admission requirements

The Admission requirements are the satisfactory completion of a Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery or equivalent qualification, normally with an average grade of B or above. Applicants must hold current unrestricted registration, as both a nurse and midwife, with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Normally a minimum of one year’s recent clinical practice experience is required for admission.

Degree requirements

The minimum time for completing the course is one-year, full-time and the maximum is three years. The course may be taken either full-time or part-time.

For more information on this course, please see the Frequently Asked Questions at http://www.latrobe.edu.au/nursing/ProspectiveStudents/Postgraduate2009/questionnaire/courseInfo.php?course=23 or the course details on the Nursing & Midwifery webpage at http://www.latrobe.edu.au/courses/nursing/postgraduate.

Course structure

Teaching period	Subject code	Subject title	Credit Points
TE-SEM-1	NSG5MCH1	Introduction to MCH Practice	30
TE-SEM-1	NSG5ECH1	Early Childhood Health: New Directions in Policy and Practice	20
TE-SEM-2	NSG5CPD	Clinical Practice Development	20
TE-SEM-2	NSG5CPI1	MCH Clinical Practice Issues	30
TE-SEM-2	NSG5EPS1	Early Parenting: Working with At-Risk Families	20

Key: ^1. These subjects have a clinical component of 76 hours each

Attendance at two 3-day clinical workshops is compulsory. Workshops are usually held at the Melbourne campus. The clinical speciality subjects NSG5CPI and NSG5CPI are offered on campus by flexi-mode delivery. All other subjects offered via distance education.