Overview 2021
This course may not be available to international students. Please see the International Online Course Guide (PDF 809KB) for courses that are offered to international students
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Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the award graduates will be able to:
- Cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on theory and its application;
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories to different bodies of knowledge or practice;
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level;* Cognitive and technical skills to design, use and evaluate research and research methods;
- Communication and technical skills to present a coherent and sustained argument and to disseminate research results to specialist and non-specialist audiences, and
- Technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse, theorise and disseminate research that makes a contribution to knowledge.
Career outcomes
Master of Nursing (International) graduates have the opportunity to pursue diverse career paths, including professions in research and academia, as well as a broad spectrum of professions in the public and private sector of Indonesia, including: academic learning and teaching, nursing practice development, advancing evidence based practice and the translation of research into practice.
Course structure
The aim of this unit is to assist nurses with advanced knowledge and skills to identify and explore opportunities for transformative nursing practice within their individual clinical settings. The unit content examines and critiques leadership theories and practices in nursing.…
Credit Points: 25
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA802 Advanced Professional Nursing Practice
This unit commences with a broad historical view of the emergence of science, philosophy of science, logic and reasoning. It then focuses on the major research underpinnings such as: realist vs subjectivist perspectives, incorporating epistemology and ontology; abduction, induction and…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA920 Foundations of Research Literacy
The aims of this unit are: to introduce fundamental concepts of biostatistics and provide a background in descriptive and analytical methods that are used to estimate association between variables. This unit covers statistical theory, data entry and manipulation methods, data…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit provides the student with an opportunity to apply the knowledge they have gained in semester one to the clinical area. In particular, students are expected to advance their abilities to lead change through a variety of unit assessments…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA803 Advanced Clinical Nursing Practice
This unit builds on CNA920 and provides theory required in the design and practical application of methodologies and methods in practice. This unit will expose students to real world examples of the application of methods and methodologies in practice, exploring…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit is the second research unit in the Master of Laboratory Medicine program and related health sciences. Student will further develop and implement the research plan to explore an issue related to biomedical or health related research currently conducted…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Spring school | ||||
This unit is the third and final research unit in the Master of Laboratory Medicine program and related health sciences. Students will continue to undertake an approved Guided Research Project on an issue related to biomedical science or health related…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Spring school | ||||
Entry requirements
Entry Requirements
This course is not currently accepting applications.
Articulation to
Graduates of the Master of Nursing (International) may be eligible to enter doctoral studies.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Detailed tuition fee information for domestic students is available at the Domestic Student Fees website, including additional information in relation to a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
Domestic students enrolled in certain postgraduate coursework programs may not be eligible for student payments through Youth Allowance and Austudy. Visit the Department of Social Services website to find out more about eligibility for Centrelink support and the list of eligible courses
International students
2021 Total Course Fee (international students): $ 62,983 AUD *.
Course cost based on a rate of $30,950 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).
* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.
International students
International students are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the annual rate. International students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
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