Course Guide - Edith Cowan University

PRH5305
Complementary and Alternative Physical
Therapies
Health Promotion
HST5111 Health Promotion Strategies 20
HST5113 Health Promotion Planning 20
HST5115 Health Promotion Programme Evaluation 20
Health Services Management
HST5501 Law and Ethical Issues 20
HST5509 Leadership and Emotional Intelligence 20
HST5510 Project Management 20
Men's Health
PRH5101 Men's Health and Prevention 20
PRH5111 Introduction to Andrology 20
PRH5112 Ageing in Men's Health 20
Oncology
NNS5111 Oncology Nursing Science 20
NSP5111 Oncology Nursing Practice 20
NNI5102 Psychosocial Issues Related to Life Threatening
Illness
20
Occupational Disease, Health Provision & Rehabilitation
OHM5112 Management of Occupational Diseases and 20
Injuries in the Workplace
OHM5115 Occupational Health Practice 20
OHM5118 Rehabilitation Medicine 20
Occupational Safety and Health
OHS5101 Prevention of Accidents and Ill-Health at Work
1
OHS5107 Occupational Health and Safety Management,
Technology and Ergonomics 1
HST5116 Fundamentals of Environmental and
Occupational Safety and Health
Palliative Care
NNS5112 Palliative Care Nursing Science 20
NSP5112 Palliative Care Nursing Practice 20
NNI5102 Psychosocial Issues Related to Life Threatening
Illness
20
Public Health
HST5120 Epidemiology 20
HST5161 Public Health: Philosophy, Principles and 20
Practice
and
HST5130 Principles of Environmental Health 20
or
HST5117 Communicable Disease 20
World Medicine
PRH5102 Clinical Nutrition Management 20
PRH5103 Clinical Lifestyle Management 20
PRH5308 World Medicine 20
Other elective units
MMP5101 Evidence Based Practice 20
PRH5106 Sexual Health 20
AVM5102 Aviation Physiology 20
20
20
20
20
MASTER OF NURSING
Course Code 695
Course Code N98
The aim of the Master of Nursing by research is to extend the
knowledge of nurses who have mastered the skills and
professional requirements of a particular setting in order that they
may develop leadership roles within the profession and open up
new areas for professional development. The course prepares
graduates for further study at the doctorate level.
Students unable to proceed beyond Year 1 of the course may be
eligible to graduate with a Post Graduate Diploma on completion
of additional coursework units.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
1. Applicants must be currently registered nurses.
2. All applicants must be in possession of a nursing or
other appropriate degree or the equivalent, and must
have a minimum of two years post-registration nursing
experience.
3. All applicants are required to provide:
(a) A certified copy of current registration.
(b) A certified copy of academic transcripts at
Bachelor level and above.
(c) Names and contact details of two professional
referees.
4. Overseas applicants must provide evidence of
proficiency in the English language (e.g., IELTS 6.5,
TOEFL 550).
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Churchlands, and Bunbury Campuses.
It is expected that courses offered on the Churchlands campus will
be relocated to the Joondalup campus from semester 2, 2007.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following modes of delivery -
Campus-Based, Online, and Print-Based.
Students require access to a computer and modem for use of
online resources. Students are also expected to have access to the
required software for quantitative and/or qualitative data analysis.
Shared facilities are available on campus in student computer
laboratories.
COURSE STRUCTURE
YEAR ONE
Semester 1
NST5148 Independent Study 20
RES5102 Research Preparation: Qualitative Approaches 20
RES5103 Research Preparation: Quantitative Research
Methods
20
Semester 2
NUR5201 Masters Thesis 20
NUR5202 Masters Thesis 20
Elective
YEAR TWO
The thesis component of this course is entirely research based and
equivalent to 1 year of full-time study. Each semester students
nominate if they wish to enrol into research thesis unit: NUR6200
at 25, 50, 75 or 100% of full-time enrolment.
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