Postgraduate Nursing, Major

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Previous Codes: A4014.1, A4015.1, A4026.1, A4027.1

Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs? No

Major Structure

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60 credit point Pathway Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 60 credit points including the subjects listed below.

Subject List
Subject	Title	Credit Points
NURS 7019	Cultural and Social Diversity in Health Care	10
NURS 7023	Evidence Based Health Care	10
NURS 7028	Leadership in Clinical Practice	10
NURS 7040	Perspectives on Nursing	10
PUBH 7021	Primary Health Care and its Applications	10
Select one elective		10
Total Credit Points		60

80 credit point Pathway Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 80 credit points including the subjects listed below.

Subject List
Subject	Title	Credit Points
NURS 7019	Cultural and Social Diversity in Health Care	10
NURS 7023	Evidence Based Health Care	10
NURS 7028	Leadership in Clinical Practice	10
NURS 7040	Perspectives on Nursing	10
PUBH 7020	Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care Provision	10
PUBH 7021	Primary Health Care and its Applications	10
Select two electives		20
Total Credit Points		80

1 year Pathway

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 80 credit points including the subjects listed below.

Subject List
Subject	Title	Credit Points
NURS 7019	Cultural and Social Diversity in Health Care	10
NURS 7023	Evidence Based Health Care	10
NURS 7028	Leadership in Clinical Practice	10
NURS 7040	Perspectives on Nursing	10
PUBH 7021	Primary Health Care and its Applications	10
Select one elective		10
Select one of the following 20 credit point subjects:		20
NURS 7065	Capstone Experience in Health Care
NURS 7042	Research Project in Health Care
OR complete the two following 10 credit point subjects:
NURS 7043	Scholarship for Practice Change in Health Care
NURS 7045	Writing for Publication
Total Credit Points		80

The subjects listed below count towards completion of this major for students who passed these subjects in Autumn 2021 or earlier.

NURS 7008 - Capstone Experience in Health Care, replaced by NURS 7065 Capstone Experience in Health Care

1.5 year Pathway Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 120 credit points including the subjects listed below.

Subject List
Subject	Title	Credit Points
NURS 7019	Cultural and Social Diversity in Health Care	10
NURS 7023	Evidence Based Health Care	10
NURS 7025	Health Promotion and the Nurse	10
NURS 7028	Leadership in Clinical Practice	10
NURS 7040	Perspectives on Nursing	10
PUBH 7020	Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care Provision	10
PUBH 7021	Primary Health Care and its Applications	10
Select three electives		30
Select one of the following 20 credit point subjects:		20
NURS 7065	Capstone Experience in Health Care
NURS 7042	Research Project in Health Care
OR complete the two following 10 credit point subjects:
NURS 7043	Scholarship for Practice Change in Health Care
NURS 7045	Writing for Publication
Total Credit Points		120

The subjects listed below count towards completion of this major for students who passed these subjects in Autumn 2021 or earlier.

NURS 7008 - Capstone Experience in Health Care, replaced by NURS 7065 Capstone Experience in Health Care