Master of Nursing (Emergency Care)
Course code/s: Melbourne (HMNEC), Distance Education (HMNECD)
This course will only be conducted if sufficient enrolments are achieved.
Course Coordinator: Jackie Mahony
Contact: ph (03) 9479 6733 email jacqueline.williams@latrobe.edu.au
Course 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 (Emergency) 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 is designed to provide a range of opportunities for students to develop a deeper understanding of emergency nursing through systematic analysis and reflection on the relationships between theory and practice.
Admission requirements
Applicants seeking entry into the Master of Nursing (Emergency) must be a Division 1 Registered Nurse and hold a current practising certificate with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/, or its equivalent.
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit Points | Total Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | NSG5CHA | Comprehensive Health Assessment | 20 | 60 |
| TE-SEM-1 | NSG5AEN | Advanced Emergency Nursing Practice | 20 | 60 |
| TE-SEM-2 | NSG5CEN | Complex Emergency Nursing Practice | 20 | 60 |
| choose 20 credit points from: | ||||
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | 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 | |