Master of Advanced Nursing (MC-AN)
Masters (Coursework)Year: 2023 Delivered: On Campus
Overview
| Award title | Master of Advanced Nursing |
|---|---|
| Year & campus | 2023 |
| CRICOS code | 085339C |
| Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
| Study level & type | Graduate Coursework |
| AQF level | 9 |
| Credit points | 150 credit points |
| Duration | 18 months full-time or 36 months part-time |
Masters prepared nurses assume responsibility for establishing new professional roles, devising new models of care and leading dynamic changes to practice.
The first year of study provides the opportunity for students to extend their existing nursing knowledge and develop skills in specialty practice.
The second year of study builds on this specialisation by focusing on advanced practice skills and knowledge. Specifically it will prepare students for clinical leadership roles in nursing and healthcare.
Entry requirements
1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed either:
- a Master of Nursing Science, or
- a Bachelor of Nursing (or equivalent qualification); and
- at least one year of documented clinical experience as a Registered Nurse within the preceding five years from the time of application.
2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:
- prior academic performance
- the clinical experience.
3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.
4. Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for postgraduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.
It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the Master of Advanced Nursing the student will have achieved the following learning outcomes.
- demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of relevant research literature related to a chosen specialty field of Advanced Nursing Practice;
- the ability to analyse key social and political influences on the delivery of specialist and Advanced Practice Nursing service/s;
- the knowledge and skills required to explore and evaluate the status of (and potential for) Advanced Nursing Practice in national and international contexts;
- knowledge and skills to support extension to practice and the development of therapeutic and evidence-based nursing interventions in specialty and Advanced Nursing Practice;
- the skills required to develop, implement and undertake new and innovative practices within established legislative and professional boundaries; and
- knowledge and skills to support culturally competent practice, leadership and/or education relevant to specialty and Advanced Nursing Practice.
Generic skills
At the completion of this course, students should be able to demonstrate:
- the capacity for information seeking, retrieval and evaluation
- critical thinking and analytical skills
- an openness to new ideas
- the ability to communicate scientific knowledge through oral, written and web based media
- professional leadership skills
Graduate attributes
The Melbourne Experience enables our graduates to become:
Academically excellent
- have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship
- have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s)
- reach a high level of achievement in writing, generic research activities, problemsolving and communication
- be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
- be adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies
Knowledgeable across disciplines
- examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
- expand their analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects
- have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems
- have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment
Leaders in communities
- initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces
- have excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations
- mentor future generations of learners
- engage in meaningful public discourse, with a profound awareness of community needs
Attuned to cultural diversity
- value different cultures
- be well-informed citizens able to contribute to their communities wherever they choose to live and work
- have an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our community
- respect indigenous knowledge, cultures and values
Active global citizens:
- accept social and civic responsibilities
- be advocates for improving the sustainability of the environment
- have a broad global understanding, with a high regard for human rights, equity and ethics
Course structure
The Master of Advanced Nursing prepares graduates 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 (150CP)
- Core subjects (50CP): 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
- Graduate Certificate Specialty Subject (12.5CP): Students normally complete one of the specialty subjects from seven specialty subjects
- Electives (50CP): Students normally undertake four elective subjects.
Research (150CP)
- Core subjects (62.5CP): Core subjects must be completed.
- Capstone (25CP): This is typically taken in the form of two subjects.
- Core selective (25CP): Students normally complete one selective subjects in the area of Pharmacology AND Research
- Graduate Certificate Specialty Subject (12.5CP): Students normally complete one of the specialty subjects from seven specialty subjects
- Electives (25CP): Students normally undertake two elective subjects.
Subject options
Coursework structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Students must complete all of the core subjects (50 CP):
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90076 | Applied Pathophysiology |
January (Online)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LING90002 | Presenting Academic Discourse |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| NURS90069 | Clinical Leadership in Context | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NURS90086 | Quality and Safety in Healthcare | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
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 (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90120 | Evidence in Practice | July (Online) |
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 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NURS90012 | Psychopharmacology | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90075 | Applications of Clinical Pharmacology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE SPECIALTY SUBJECTS
Students must undertake one of the following specialty subjects (12.5 CP):
Acute and Complex Care:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90112 | Nursing Specialty 1 | No longer available |
Cancer Care:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90121 | Foundations in Cancer Nursing | April (Online) |
12.5 |
Critical Care:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90122 | Foundations of Critical Care Nursing |
April (Online)
September (Online)
|
12.5 |
Emergency:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90080 | Emergency Nursing 1 | No longer available |
Neonatal Intensive Care:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90079 | Foundations in Neonatal Care | April (Online) |
12.5 |
Paediatrics:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90084 | Paediatric Nursing 1 | March (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
Paediatric Intensive Care:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90085 | Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing 1 | March (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
ELECTIVE SUBJECTS
Students must complete four elective subjects (50 CP) as listed under the Elective subjects table.
Research structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Students must complete all of the core subjects (75 CP):
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90026 | Independent Study Project |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| NURS90076 | Applied Pathophysiology |
January (Online)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LING90002 | Presenting Academic Discourse |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| NURS90069 | Clinical Leadership in Context | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NURS90086 | Quality and Safety in Healthcare | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
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 (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90120 | Evidence in Practice | July (Online) |
12.5 |
CORE SELECTIVE SUBJECTS
Students must undertake one of the following Pharmacology subjects (12.5 CP):
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHRM90002 | Pharmacology for Health Professionals | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NURS90012 | Psychopharmacology | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90075 | Applications of Clinical Pharmacology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Students must undertake one of the following Research subjects (12.5 CP):
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90059 | Nursing Research | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HLTH90002 | Practice Based Research |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
ELECTIVE SUBJECTS
Students must complete two elective subjects (25 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:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90012 | Psychopharmacology | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90013 | Community Mental Health | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| NURS90018 | Consumer Perspective: Theory & Practice | January (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90025 | Child and Family Health | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| NURS90046 | Fundamentals of Palliative Care | No longer available | |
| NURS90047 | Adult Palliative Care | No longer available | |
| NURS90065 | Paediatric Palliative Care | No longer available | |
| NURS90072 | Advanced Nursing Practice in Context | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NURS90073 | Contemporary Approaches to Bereavement | No longer available | |
| NURS90074 | Psychosocial Aspects of Palliative Care | No longer available | |
| NURS90077 | Foundations of Mental Health Nursing | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90079 | Foundations in Neonatal Care | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90080 | Emergency Nursing 1 | No longer available | |
| NURS90084 | Paediatric Nursing 1 | March (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
| NURS90085 | Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing 1 | March (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
| NURS90087 | Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing 2 | Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
| NURS90088 | Paediatric Nursing 2 | Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
| NURS90092 | Emergency Nursing 2 | No longer available | |
| NURS90084 | Paediatric Nursing 1 | March (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
| NURS90094 | Neonatal Intensive Care | Semester 2 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NURS90104 | Chronic Disease Management: Foundations |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| NURS90114 | Nursing Practice 1 | No longer available | |
| NURS90118 | Ethics in Clinical Practice | No longer available | |
| NURS90126 | Intensive Care Nursing 1 | No longer available | |
| NURS90127 | Intensive Care Nursing 2 | No longer available | |
| NURS90135 | Cancer Nursing Practice 1 | April (Online) |
6.25 |
Other Electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90377 | Design for Ageing | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| GENP60001 | Significant Issues in Women's Health | No longer available | |
| GENP60002 | Preventive Health Care | No longer available | |
| HLTH9000 | No longer available | ||
| HLTH90008 | No longer available | ||
| HLTH90009 | Suicide Prevention | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| INFO90001 | Health Informatics Methods | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| ISYS90069 | Digital Transformation of Health |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
| MEDI90107 | Disaster Medicine Principles & Responses | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MEDI90108 | Terror Medicine Principles & Responses | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PHRM90001 | Pharmacology and Therapeutics 1 | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| PHRM90002 | Pharmacology for Health Professionals | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90256 | Ageing in Society | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| POPH90257 | Body of Ageing | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
| POPH90258 | Economics of Ageing | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| POPH90259 | End of Life Issues | No longer available | |
| POPH90260 | Ethics of Ageing and End of Life | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| POPH90264 | Global Population Ageing | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| POPH9026 | No longer available | ||
| REHB90001 | Foundations of Rehabilitation |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| REHB90004 | Rehabilitation in the Acute Setting | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| REHB90002 | Rehabilitation Activity and Exercise |
Term 2 (Online)
Term 4 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| REHB90005 | Rehabilitation for Paediatrics | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
| REHB90006 | Rehabilitation for Women's Health | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| SCWK90027 | Advanced Trauma Perspectives | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 21 February 2025