Master of Nursing @ Wollongong
The Master of Nursing is designed to prepare nurses for senior roles in nursing and in the health care system. It is a program of either selected coursework, or by a combination of coursework and a major project.
The aims of the program are to prepare candidates with beginning competence in research methods and design and provide candidates with important current evidence based health care and nursing information. The main objectives are to provide an academic avenue for professional development, knowledge and comprehension of research methods and design, and of evidence based practice.
Study Mode:
- One year full time.
- Two intakes per year.
Eligibility :
A Bachelor degree in Nursing of at least three years duration or a Graduate Certificate in Nursing from a recognised tertiary institution is required.
International students are required to have achieved an overall IELTS score of 6.5, with a level of at least 6.0 in all bands, reading and writing, speaking and listening.
Course Requirements:
The Master of Nursing is a 48 credit point program that may consist entirely of coursework, or may be a combination of coursework and a major project. There are 24 credit points of core subjects that all students must complete. The remaining 24 credit points can be made up from the elective subject list below, or the student may elect to complete their program by undertaking a research project (Major Project).
Course Structure:
| Subjects (by year) | Session | Credit Points | |
| Core Subjects | |||
| GHMB950 | Reflective Practice 1 | Autumn or Spring | 6 |
| GHMB951 | Reflective Practice 2 | Autumn or Spring | 6 |
| GHMB923 | Legal and Professional Issues | Autumn | 6 |
| GHMD984 | Health Research Methodology | Spring | 6 |
| Elective Subjects | |||
| GHMB902 | Effective Management in Health | Autumn or Spring | 6 |
| GHMB903 | Scientific and Quantitative Development in Acute Care Nursing | Autumn or Spring | 6 |
| GHMB906 | Acute Care Nursing: Reflections on Practice | Autumn or Spring | 6 |
| GHMB925 | Effective Leadership in Health | Autumn or Spring | 6 |
| GHMB926 | Effective Clinical Mentorship in Health | Autumn or Spring | 6 |
| GHMB955 | Dementia Care Across Settings | Autumn | 6 |
| GHMB956 | Policy and Practice in the Care of Older People | Spring | 6 |
| GHMB957 | Rehabilitation: Concepts and Practice | Spring | 6 |
| GHMD913 | Alcohol and Other Drug Studies | Autumn | 6 |
| GHMD904 | Epidemiology | Spring | 6 |
| GHMD905 | Social Foundations of Public Health | Autumn | 6 |
| GHMD906 | Quality Management for Health Services | Autumn | 6 |
| GHMD908 | Health Services Planning and Evaluation | Spring | 6 |
| GHMD909 | Comparative Health Systems | Spring | 6 |
| GHMD912 | Health Promotion | Autumn | 6 |
| GHMD924 | Health Information Systems | Autumn | 6 |
| GHMD925 | Aboriginal Health Issues | Spring | 6 |
| GHMD936 | Public Health Nutrition | Autumn | 6 |
| Students who elect to undertake research enrol in: | |||
| GHMB997 | Major Project | Autumn or Spring | 24 |
Cost of the Program:
Contact us for the detailed fee structure.
