Master of Clinical Nursing
CQUniversity Australia
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00219C
The Master of Clinical Nursing prepares you to make enhanced clinical decisions and lead clinical practice using sound theoretical and ethical frameworks that support evidence based, person-centred nursing care. The course is a discipline based degree with twelve units covering Patient Deterioration, Clinical Governance, Professional Practice, Specialty Practice, Clinical Learning and Teaching Leadership, Research, and a Quality Improvement project. You may select a Generalist, Gerontology or Medical / Surgical Nursing major. The Master of Clinical Nursing provides you with a nursing-specific, high-level, post-graduate qualification. This qualification has the potential to create many exciting and rewarding opportunities for graduates including promotion. You will develop clinical decision makings skills through the use of evidence, reflection, discussion and critical review of situation, context and resources. You will examine contemporary issues impacting on health care delivery, and develop your clinical, professional and leadership skills to promote consumer outcomes.
Structure
12 units (72 credit Points)
Subjects
- Clinical nursing
Standard entry requirements
- To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants must supply:Evidence of current registration as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- AndA letter of support from your employer to undertake the course and that you are currently employed in Australia in your nominated area of specialisation.Letters of employment must be presented on a company letterhead and be signed and dated by a delegated authority. Please ensure that the letter contains your full name, position title, duties performed, hours per week, and length of service.English Language Proficiency Requirements:If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University. Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of:A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), orAn Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) diploma level qualification, orBachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years full time with a minimum overall GPA 4.0Completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.If you do not satisfy any of the above you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores as below:An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 overall with a minimum 5.5 in each subset
- OrTest of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall & minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test)
- OrPearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46
- OrAn Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study and must appear on a single result certificate.
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Online Study | No |
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