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Melbourne School of
Health Sciences
Degree
KEY FEATURES
Q
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
W
Master of Nursing Science
Fees 2013
International:
$24 096 per year
E
Domestic:
CSPs available
R
Fee place $15 488 per year
E
nn
Prepares graduates for professional practice as
registered nurses.
Duration:
2 years full time.
Professional accreditation:
Nursing and Midwifery
Board of Australia.
Entry:
Semester 1.
nn
Undergraduate degree in any discipline or
equivalent
nn
Personal statement
nn
Contact details for two referees.
Master of Social Work
Fees 2013
International:
$25 792 per year
E
Domestic:
CSPs available
R
Fee place $17 600 per year
E
nn
Prepares graduates for professional practice in a
diverse range of social work contexts
nn
Provides nationally and internationally
benchmarked course of study in theory and
practice of social work.
Duration:
2 years full time. Part time study available.
Professional accreditation:
Australian Association
of Social Workers.
Entry:
Semester 1.
nn
Undergraduate degree
nn
At least 40 hours documented relevant work
experience
nn
Personal statement
nn
Professional referee report.
Doctor of Physiotherapy
Fees 2013
International:
$38 944 per year
E
Domestic:
CSPs available
R
Fee place $31 424 per year
E
nn
Australia‘s frst three-year entry-to-practice
graduate masters-level program
nn
New benchmark in 21st century education.
Duration:
3 years full time.
Professional accreditation:
Australian
Physiotherapy Registration Board.
Entry:
Semester 1.
nn
Undergraduate degree in any discipline,
completed within last 10 years
nn
Successful completion of prerequisite tertiary
subjects in human anatomy and human
physiology or equivalent (one of each)
nn
Multi-mini interview (MMI).
PROFESSIONAL ENTRY DEGREES
Degree
KEY FEATURES
Q
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
W
Postgraduate Certifcate in
Nursing Practice
Fees 2013
Not available to international
students
Domestic:
Fee place $15 776 per
year
E
nn
Extends nursing knowledge and skills into area of
specialty nursing practice
nn
Develops clinical competencies in workplace
environment; assessed by clinical experts.
Duration:
1 year (part time only).
Streams:
Acute and Critical Care, Critical Care,
Emergency, Paediatrics, Mental Health, Rural Critical
Care, Cancer and Palliative Care, and Mental Health.
Entry:
Semester 1.
nn
At least one year of clinical experience as
Registered Nurse within fve years prior to
application
nn
Current unrestricted registration with Nursing and
Midwifery Board of Australia in area of specialty
practice
nn
Current employment and clinical support in
specialty area.
Postgraduate Certifcate in
Physiotherapy
Y
Fees 2013
International:
$16 368 total program
fee
U
Domestic:
Fee place $14 320 total
program fee
E
nn
Enhances knowledge and skills in specifc areas
of physiotherapy
nn
Several areas of practice available.
Duration:
1 semester (intensive mode).
Streams:
Paediatrics; Woman‘s Health and Pelvic
Floor Physiotherapy.
Entry:
Semester 1.
nn
Applicant must be qualifed to practise as
physiotherapist and registered with National
Registration Board
nn
At least two years clinical experience
(including one year in area of specialisation for
specialist streams)
nn
Academic achievement and clinical experience
considered.
Postgraduate Diploma in
Nursing Practice
Fees 2013
International:
$24 576 per year
E
Domestic:
Fee place $15 776 per
year
E
nn
Extends nursing knowledge into area of specialty
nursing to develop level of clinical competence
consistent with profcient specialty practice
nn
Develops greater depth and complexity of
knowledge in a speciality.
Duration:
1 year full time/2 years part time.
Streams:
Acute and Critical Care, Critical Care,
Emergency, Paediatrics, Mental Health, Rural Critical
Care, Cancer and Palliative Care, and Mental Health.
Entry:
Semester 1/Semester 2.
nn
Undergraduate degree in nursing or equivalent
nn
At least one year of clinical experience as
Registered Nurse within fve years prior to
application
nn
Current unrestricted registration with Nursing and
Midwifery Board of Australia in area of specialty
practice
nn
Current employment and clinical support in
specialty area.
Master of Advanced Nursing
Practice
Fees 2013
International:
$24 576 per year
E
Domestic:
Fee place $15 776 per
year
E
nn
Provides confdence and skills to provide best
possible healthcare for patients
nn
Graduates assume major responsibility in
developing new professional roles, devising new
models of care and overseeing dynamic changes
to practice.
Duration:
2 years full time/4 years part time.
Streams:
Coursework, Nurse Practitioner, Minor
Thesis.
Entry:
Semester 1/Semester 2.
nn
Undergraduate degree in nursing or equivalent
nn
At least one year of clinical experience as
Registered Nurse within fve years prior to
application
nn
Current unrestricted registration with Nursing and
Midwifery Board of Australia in area of specialty
practice (subjects with clinical components only)
nn
Current employment and clinical support in
specialty area (subjects with clinical components
only).
Master of Physiotherapy
Fees 2013
International:
$36 192 per year
E
Domestic:
Fee place $28 640 per
year
E
nn
Meets needs of qualifed and experienced
physiotherapists to advance theoretical and
clinical skills in chosen feld of practice.
Duration:
1 year full time/up to 4 years part time.
Streams:
Musculoskeletal and General.
Entry:
Semester 1.
nn
Applicant must be qualifed to practise as a
physiotherapist and registered with Australian
Physiotherapy Registration Board
nn
At least two years clinical experience (including
one year in the area of specialisation for specialist
streams)
nn
Academic achievement and clinical experience
considered by selection committee. It is generally
expected that applicants have at least 70%
average in undergraduate degree.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DEGREES