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La Trobe University
University Handbook 2012

Master of Nursing (Spinal Cord Injury)

Course code/s: Distance Education (HMNSID), Melbourne (HMNSCI)

This course will be offered dependent upon sufficient enrolments.

Course Coordinator: Anna Brown

Contact: email abrown2@latrobe.edu.au

Course Duration: 1.5 years full-time, 2-3 years part-time

The Master of Nursing (Spinal Cord Injury) 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 spinal cord injury nursing through systematic analysis and reflection on the relationships between theory and practice.

Admission requirements

Applicants seeking entry into the Master of Nursing (Spinal Cord Injury) 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 NSG5ASP Acute Spinal Cord Injuries Practice 20
TE-SEM-2 NSG5SRP Spinal Cord Injuries Rehabilitation Practice 20
choose 20 credit points from:
TE-SEM-1 or 2 NSG5CAU Clinical Audit 20 20
TE-SEM-1 or 2 NSG5CPD Clinical Practice Development 20 20
choose 40 credit points from:
TE-SEM-1 or 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 2   Subject List A (non clinical) or Subject List B (clinical practice) 20 or 40 60