- Professional development for Registered Nurses
- Choose a clinical specialty focus
- Gain leadership skills and enhance your practice
Program summary
Program title: Master of Advanced Nursing Practice (Emergency Care)
Award abbreviation: MAdvNursPrac(Emerg Care)
Degree type: coursework
Study mode: on campus (blended)
Duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence: Semester 1 or Semester 2
Fee type 2012: postgraduate coursework places
Total courses: 8
USC program code: SC741
CRICOS code: Not available to international students on a Student Visa
Enhance your nursing practice and job opportunities.
Designed specifically for registered nurses, this suite includes study in leadership to enable you to explore opportunities for practice development, and to extend your knowledge in relation to clinical governance, legal and ethical issues.
The Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing (Advanced Practice) provides educational opportunities to advance your knowledge and skills in the area of physical, psych-social and mental health assessment, as well as explore your area of clinical expertise at an advanced level. This is a stand-alone program, but also forms the first four courses in both the Master of Advanced Nursing Practice and the Master of Advanced Nursing Practice (Emergency Care).
The Master of Advanced Nursing Practice allows you to develop your capabilities in providing leadership in practice in the future. You can choose electives that enhance your practice and broaden your knowledge as it relates to health and nursing.
The Master of Advanced Nursing Practice (Emergency Care) offers you the opportunity to add to your knowledge and skills, with studies in the challenging area of emergency nursing.
These advanced nursing programs are delivered in an internal/blended mode. Courses use a combination of online learning and on-campus intensive workshops. Assessment is tailored to meet your clinical learning needs and provides the opportunity to demonstrate advanced assessment skills.
Admission requirements
Students are required to be Registered Nurses, normally with an undergraduate degree in nursing or related discipline. Students will normally be employed in an emergency clinical environment at least 0.4 FTE.
International students will have gained registration as a nurse and a current or temporary license to practice as a registered nurse in Queensland. They will normally be employed in an emergency clinical environment at least 0.4 FTE.
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) - Registration
For professional registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), graduates are required to demonstrate English language skills at IELTS level 7 or equivalent. Test results from relevant examinations will generally need to be obtained within two years prior to applying for registration. For current information about AHPRA registration go to http://www.ahpra.gov.au
Enquiries
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Tel: +61 7 5430 2869
Email: sheinfo@usc.edu.au
Program structure
Program requirements and notes
- Students are required to be Registered Nurses, normally with an undergraduate degree in nursing or related discipline. Students will normally be employed in an emergency clinical environment at least 0.4 FTE.
- International students will have gained registration as a nurse and a current or temporary license to practiceas a registered nurse in Queensland. They will normally be employed in anemergency clinical environment at least 0.4 FTE.
- Not available to International students on a Student Visa.
- When enrolling, please refer to the Study Plan.
Advanced courses (8)
Required courses: (7)
NUR704 Secondary Professional Learning 4: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
NUR705 Responding in the Emergency Context
NUR706 Research in Health Care
NUR707 Advanced Health Assessment
NUR721 Leadership in Practice Development
NUR722 Coordinating Complex Emergency Situations
NUR751 Assessment in Mental Health
PLUS select 1 elective course from:
EDU700 Global Emergency Issues
NUR708 Learning and Teaching in the Practice Environment
NUR713 Professional Learning I
PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Study Plan
This Master of Advanced Nursing Practice (Emergency Care) Study Plan is for students commencing in the current Semester.
Year 1
- Seven (7) required courses
- One (1) elective course:
Elective course should be studied in Semester 1
Required courses: (7)
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUR705 Arts Education: Curriculum A | |||
| NUR721 History Teaching: Curriculum A | |||
| NUR751 Arts Education: Curriculum B | |||
| NUR704 History Teaching: Curriculum B | |||
| NUR706 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion | |||
| NUR722 Secondary Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum | |||
| NUR707 Secondary Assessment and Reporting |
Elective course: (1)
Select 1 elective course from:
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUR708 Secondary Professional Learning 3: Diversity and Inclusion | |||
| EDU700 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching | |||
| PUB361 The Psychology of Learning | |||
| NUR713 Using Data for Learning |