Course Level
Doctor Degree (By Coursework)
CRICOS
024379M
Doctor of Nursing (Professional Doctorate)
If you are an experienced practitioner in nursing, this degree provides you with an opportunity to enrich and extend your professional practice and to undertake research in professional or community settings. The degree offers an integrated program of research with supporting coursework in the first year. Through a combination of core and elective subjects, you will gain knowledge and skills in designing and conducting research, literature review techniques, critical analysis and writing for publication, as well as opportunities to apply these skills in clinical or professional projects of relevance to nursing. You will pursue an independent and sustained investigation into a research problem of your own design that will culminate in the submission of a thesis for examination of 60,000 words.
Campus | Duration | Fees | ATAR |
|---|---|---|---|
Albury-Wodonga | Full-time - 4 years | N/A | N/A |
Bendigo | Full-time - 4 years | N/A | N/A |
Melbourne (Bundoora) | Full-time - 4 years | N/A | N/A |
Mildura | Full-time - 4 years | N/A | N/A |
Shepparton | Full-time - 4 years | N/A | N/A |
Entry requirements
- Postgraduate: Prerequisites - Course specific requirements - The minimum academic requirement for entry to a Professional Doctorate degree at La Trobe is a four-years of study with a degree qualification or a Masters degree with a weighted average mark in the final year of 65 or above completed within the last ten years
- and eligibility for registration for professional practice in Australia (where applicable)
- and at least two years professional practice.
- International: IELTS - 6.5 < 6.0 (PG minimum) - 6.5 IELTS (Academic) with no individual band less than 6.0.
- Note: This course may be subject to alternative or extra entry requirements depending on your life circumstances and/or work experience. For the complete entry requirements, please search for your course on the La Trobe website: latrobe.edu.au/courses
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