Postgraduate USQ-NCE-MAS-2023
Master of Nursing (Clinical Education)
Become a specialist clinical nurse educator
Start with the core elements of clinical education and work your way up to online pedagogy. Learn how to educate in the clinical setting. Create innovative learning strategies. You’ll design and lead sessions for peers and health professionals.
Available loans
Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
Study method
100% online
Price
From
$5,980
Total subjects
12
Assessments
100% online
CSP Available
Yes
Credit available
Yes
Applications Close
- No dates available
As Australia’s #1 university for graduate starting salary (Good Universities Guide, 2022), University of Southern Queensland is the right place to make real progress. Regardless of your education history, your age or your aspirations, at UniSQ you’ll be inspired by quality learning experiences matched with top resources and research. Having delivered distance and online learning for over 40+ years, UniSQ supports you to learn at your own pace—exactly how it suits you.
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Degree details
What you'll learn
Study UniSQ’s Master of Nursing (Clinical Education) and develop as a specialist clinical nurse educator to facilitate clinical learning for students, peers and other health professionals.
- Display an advanced body of seminal, conceptual and data-based knowledge in nursing
- Communicate an advanced knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to health and nursing
- Review conceptual and data-based literature using cognitive and technical skills to critique, evaluate and identify best evidence to improve individual, community and population health outcomes
- Apply evidence-based decision-making to clinical, policy, education and/or practice situations
- Lead people and projects in diverse situations with a high degree of creativity, autonomy and accountability, demonstrating appropriate judgement and responsibility as an expert practitioner
- Communicate at a high level in interpersonal, inter-professional and intercultural situations with people of diverse ages, backgrounds and needs.
- Employ advanced skills in competent, caring and professional nursing practice.
Career opportunities
This master’s degree equips you with the specialist skills to become a clinical nurse educator within the fields of nursing and healthcare. Clinical Nurse Educators supervise and manage the assessing, planning and execution of clinical education programs in a range of health care settings within both the private and public sector.
Entry requirements
Higher education
- Completion of an Australian university or equivalent three-year bachelor degree in the area of Nursing.
- Current Professional Registration as a Division 1 Nurse, or equivalent, with either Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or relevant regulatory body in applicant's home country.
English Proficiency Requirements
All students are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements. For entry to the Master of Nursing (Clinical Education) program, applicants are required to meet the Category 4 English Language Proficiency requirements.
Credit for previous study or work
Candidates must complete at least six units of courses offered by UniSQ whilst enrolled in this program so at most six units of exemptions may be applied for on the basis of approved relevant study undertaken at UniSQ, other universities or the Australian College of Nursing.
Description
The key to quality, dynamic clinical environments relies on well-prepared new team members and how well they integrate into the practice environment. Study UniSQ’s Master of Nursing (Clinical Education) and develop as a specialist clinical nurse educator to facilitate clinical learning for students, peers and other health professionals. Build expertise in creating innovative learning strategies relevant to clinical education in a health care setting. Explore facilitation in relation to pedagogical frameworks in both an online and blended learning environment.
The Master of Nursing can be studied online and part-time, so you can progress your nursing career while fitting study into your life and occupation. Build specialist skills to review data-based research while identifying and implementing best practice for improving individual and community health outcomes. Develop advanced knowledge and skills in the development, analysis and application of health policies and health research through an independent research project to progress your own area of practice.
Degree structure details
Recommended Study Pattern
Core Courses
HEA8001 Contexts of Practice
HEA8201 Introduction to Clinical Education
NUR8060 Health Policy Analysis and Review
HEA8202 Innovative Learning Strategies for Healthcare Environment
Clinical Pathway
NUR8340 The Law and Health Care Practice
HSC8050 Research Methodology for the Human Sciences
NUR8550 Professional Studies 1
Approved Course
Approved Course
Approved Course
HSC8060 Research Project Design
NUR8075 Research Implementation Project
Research Pathway
NUR8340 The Law and Health Care Practice OR HEA8302 Culture as a Determinant of Health
HSC8050 Research Methodology for the Human Sciences
HSC8060 Research Project Design
Approved Course
Approved Course
HSC8070 Health Masters Project A
NUR8550 Professional Studies 1
HSC8080 Health Masters Project B
Award Requirements
Completion of 12 units as outlined in the Recommended Study Pattern section.
Exit Points
- Upon completion of the appropriate 4 units, a student may apply to exit with the Graduate Certificate of Nursing.
- Upon completion of the appropriate 8 units, a student may apply to exit with the Graduate Diploma of Nursing.
Choose your subjects
Majors
- Clinical Education
- General
- Gerontology
- Leadership & Management in Health
- Mental Health
- Rural & Remote
Electives
Approved Course List
EDU8114 Online Pedagogy in Practice
EDU8606 Lifelong Career Development
EDU8400 Mentoring and Coaching
EDU8721 Professional Learning in Educational Organisations