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Master of Advanced Nursing Practice (MC-ANP) // Course structure
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Coordinator
Stephen Mckeever
Course structure
The Master of Advanced Nursing Practice prepares graduates to be clinically proficient, professionally articulate and ready to assume a major responsibility in developing new professional roles, devising new models of care and overseeing dynamic changes to practice. In the second year two streams are offered.
Coursework (100CP):
- Core subjects (25CP): Core subjects must be completed.
- Capstone (25CP): This is typically taken in the form of two subjects.
- Core selective (12.5CP): Students normally complete one of the selective subjects in the area of Pharmacology
- Electives (37.5CP): Students normally undertake three elective subjects.
Research (100CP):
- Core subjects (25CP): Core subjects must be completed.
- Capstone (25CP): This is typically taken in the form of two subjects.
- Core selective (12.5CP): Students normally complete one selective subjects in the area of Pharmacology AND Research
- Electives (12.5CP): Students normally undertake one elective subject.
Subject options
Coursework structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Students must complete all of the core subjects (25 CP):
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90069 | Clinical Leadership in Context | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
| NURS90086 | Quality and Safety in Healthcare | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
CAPSTONE SUBJECTS
Students must complete all of the capstone subjects (25 CP):
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90070 | Implementing Evidence for Practice | September |
12.5 |
| NURS90120 | Evidence in Practice | June |
12.5 |
CORE SELECTIVE SUBJECTS
Students must undertake one of the following subjects (12.5 CP):
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHRM90002 | Pharmacology for Health Professionals | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
| NURS90012 | Psychopharmacology | March |
12.5 |
| NURS90075 | Applications of Clinical Pharmacology | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
ELECTIVE SUBJECTS
Students must complete three elective subjects (37.5 CP) as listed under the Elective subjects table.
Research structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Students must complete all of the core subjects (50 CP):
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90026 | Independent Study Project |
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
25 |
| NURS90069 | Clinical Leadership in Context | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
| NURS90086 | Quality and Safety in Healthcare | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
CAPSTONE SUBJECTS
Students must complete all of the capstone subjects (25 CP):
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90070 | Implementing Evidence for Practice | September |
12.5 |
| NURS90120 | Evidence in Practice | June |
12.5 |
CORE SELECTIVE SUBJECTS
Students must undertake one of the following Research subjects (12.5 CP):
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90059 | Nursing Research | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
| HLTH90002 | Practice Based Research | Term 1 |
12.5 |
ELECTIVE SUBJECTS
Students must complete one elective subject (12.5 CP) as listed under the Elective subjects table.
Elective subjects
Students may also undertake an additional subject listed under Graduate Certificate Specialty Subjects as an elective.
Discipline Electives:
Other Electives
Last updated: 25 February 2023