Nursing

Study mode:Online Languages: English
Local:$ 13.1 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 13.1 k / Year(s)  
StudyQA ranking:2905 Duration:12 months

Description

This course is designed for eligible graduates of the Bachelor of Nursing degree and equivalent degrees. Successful completion of the program will provide graduates with a sound basis for subsequent leadership in nursing practice, research and education as well as enabling them to progress to higher degree research at masters or PhD levels.

This program provides an opportunity for students, under guidance of a supervisor, to plan and implement a research project in the area of nursing practice. Knowledge and experience gained by students through completing this program will contribute to the knowledge base for nursing practice.

The program of study combines a research project with course work. The course work comprises 24 cps of research preparation units. The remainder of the program is devoted to completion of a research project and the preparation of a thesis.

This program may be undertaken part time concurrently with any new graduate transitional program offered by various hospitals.

Career Opportunities

Nursing in either the clinical healthcare setting or as a nurse academic in a tertiary education.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline You are advised to apply as early as possible Tuition fee
  • EUR 13060 Year (National)
  • EUR 13060 Year (International)
Start date February,June,October 2015 Credits 48
Duration full-time 12 months Languages Take an IELTS test
  • English
Delivery mode Online Educational variant Part-time, Full-time Intensity Flexible Attendance No Attendance Teacher support Continuous support with feedback on request

Course Content

Course Aims

The Bachelor of Nursing with Honours aims to provide eligible students the opportunity to develop knowledge, problem-solving and conceptual skills at an advanced level. The course provides students with techniques and skills for later postgraduate research and enhanced professional career progression.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • demonstrate extensive knowledge, problem-solving and conceptual skills necessary to conduct ethically sound research that is justifiable in the discipline of nursing;
  • demonstrate the ability to work with a supervisor to devise and complete all components of a thesis for an approved research proposal in an appropriate time frame; and
  • demonstrate skills and techniques necessary to advance to postgraduate research, and/or further career progression.
  • Graduate Attributes

    Knowledge of a Discipline

    Students will be taught and assessed on their knowledge of the discipline of nursing. This will be assessed via assignments and the course thesis.

    Communication Skills

    Students will be taught, practise and be assessed on effective written and web-based communication via all course assessment tasks.

    Global Perspectives

    Students will be taught and assessed on the global perspective of nursing as it relates to their chosen topic of study. This will be assessed through assignment tasks and the course thesis.

    Information Literacy

    Information literacy will be taught, practised and assessed throughout the course. Students will demonstrate their information literacy skills through successful and relevant literature searches using a variety of sources that relate to the chosen topic of study.

    Life-Long Learning

    Academic skills for life-long learning are taught, practised and assessed in this course as they relate to the chosen topic of study and to the student's continuing professional aspirations.

    Problem Solving

    Students will be taught, practised and be assessed on problem solving skills related to the formulation, research and synthesis of the chosen topic of study.

    Social Responsibility

    Students will be taught and practise social responsibility in relation to their professional approaches to the chosen nursing research topic.

    Team Work

    Students will practise teamwork skills in relation to the formulation and execution of the course research project.

    English Language Requirements

    IELTS band : 6.5 TOEFL iBT® test : 91

    To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

    take an IELTS test. More About IELTS

    Requirements

    A candidate shall:

    (a) hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor of Nursing degree or equivalent AQF Level 7 degree at a grade point average 5.5 or better overall in the final two years of the undergraduate degree; or

    (b) if applicants do not satisfy the normal entry requirements but have a demonstrated grade point average 6.5 in only the final year of a relevant AQF Level 7 degree; or

    (c) if their application is based on other factors including relevant AQF Level 7 alternative degrees/qualifications, plus recent registered nurse work experience that is relevant to the proposed research focus or involvement in research, they may be admitted at the discretion of the Head of School; and

    (d) at least one of the following criteria must be met:

    (i) English is the applicant's first language; or

    (ii) an IELTS (Academic) overall score of at least 6.5 with no sub-band score less than 6.0 (or equivalent TOEFL score of at least 91 in the Internet-based Text with not less than 22 in the written component and 20 in Listening, Speaking and Reading; or

    (iii) successful completion of an advanced EAP program at the University of New England English Language Centre.

    Work Experience

    No work experience is required.

    Related Scholarships*

    • Academic Excellence Scholarship

      "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

    • Alumni Study Travel Fund

      Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

    • Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

      The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

    * The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of New England.

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