Master of Nursing Science (MNSc)

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Detailed Program Information

Program Code
MNUSC

Program Faculty
Faculty of Health Sciences

Special Notes

Note: The following specialisations will not be offered in 2016:
    Community Health and Primary Care Nursing
    Gerontological Nursing
    Infection Control Nursing

Academic Year
2016

These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).

Overview

The Master of Nursing Science is designed to provide opportunities for nurses to develop advanced skills in clinical inquiry, practice and leadership in professional nursing. The Master of Nursing Science provides graduates with a rigorous grounding in research methods, critical analysis, clinical management and leadership and theoretical perspectives that inform nursing.
Students are able to specialise in: Acute Care Nursing; Anaesthetic and Recovery Nursing; Burns Nursing; Cardiac Nursing; Emergency Nursing;  Intensive Care Nursing; Mental Health Nursing; Oncology Nursing; Orthopaedic Nursing; Perioperative Nursing and Renal Nursing. Students may also complete the program with a generic Nursing Science award without undertaking any of the specialisations.
The Master of Nursing Science is an AQF Level 9 Masters Extension qualification with a standard full-time duration of 2 years.

Conditions

Condition of Admission
The Master of Nursing Science consists of 48 units of study. The first stage consists of 24 units of study equivalent to a Graduate Diploma in Nursing Science.
An applicant for admission to the program of study for the Master of Nursing Science shall:
a.    be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a nurse in Australia and be employed at a minimum of 0.64 FTE in the specialty setting (if applicable)
       and
b.    have qualified for a degree of Bachelor of Nursing, or equivalent, of a university accepted for the purposes by the University
       and
c.    have at least two years’ post registration experience as a registered nurse in the field of the specialisation to be undertaken (if applicable).
Direct entry to the second stage of the Master of Nursing Science requires a completed Graduate Diploma in Nursing Science or equivalent.

Condition of Enrolment
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Program Coordinator before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.

 

Academic Program Rules for Master of Nursing Science

There shall be a Master of Nursing Science.

Qualification Requirements

To qualify for the Master of Nursing Science, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study from one of the following specialisations with a combined total of not less than 48 units, comprising:

1.  Courses to the value of 24 units from Stage 1 including core courses to the value of 9 units and a specialisation to the value of 15 units from the following:

  • Acute Care Nursing
  • Anaesthetic and Recovery Nursing
  • Burns Nursing
  • Cardiac Nursing
  • Community Health and Primary Care Nursing
  • Emergency Nursing
  • Gerontological Nursing
  • Infection Control Nursing
  • Intensive Care Nursing
  • Mental Health Nursing
  • Oncology Nursing
  • Orthopaedic Nursing
  • Perioperative Nursing
  • Renal Nursing
  • Generic Nursing Science
2. Courses to the value of 24 units from Stage 2 from either Masters Combination 1 or Masters Combination 2.

Core Courses

Major

Published on: 12 March, 2024 | 12:26:05

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