Master of Nursing (Rural & Remote)

Overview

• Advance your nursing skills in the area of rural, remote and isolated practice.
• Become a remote area nurse with the expertise required to adapt your practice to the social, cultural and geographic challenges in an isolated health care setting.
• Build your knowledge of the political contexts, legal implications, and the importance of cultural safety while proving advanced nursing care to rural and remote clients.
• Gain the necessary rural and remote nursing training to enhance your clinical decision making for patients who are acutely ill or in an emergency care setting.

Career outcomes

• This masters degree opens up leadership opportunities within the public and private health care sectors. You'll have the relevant expertise to work in a rural or remote health care setting.
• Your qualifications provide the specialist skills relevant to remote area nurses. You'll have the qualifications to apply for rural and remote nursing jobs nationwide.

Degree structure

To complete this degree students must complete 12 units. Most courses (similar to 'subjects') are valued at 1 unit. To study full-time you would usually complete 4 units per semester.

Courses to be studied Units 4 x core courses 4 4 x specialisation courses 4 4 x specialisation or approved courses 4 Total 12

Refer to the UniSQ Handbook for courses to be studied and recommended enrolment patterns.

Professional experience

To enhance students' hands-on skills, this specialisation requires some supervised clinical practice in an Authorised Immunisation Clinic. Please refer to the UniSQ Handbook for more information.

Other specialisations

• Clinical Education
• General
• Gerontology
• Leadership & Management in Health
• Mental Health

How to apply

Complete your online application directly to UniSQ.

Apply direct to UniSQ

The closing dates for applying directly to UniSQ are:

• Semester 1, 2023 - applications close on 20 February and the Semester 1 study period commences on Monday 20 February, 2023.
• Semester 2, 2023 - applications close on 10 July and the Semester 2 study period commences on Monday 10 July, 2023.

Select to start your degree in one of the following intakes:

• Semester 1, 2024 - applications close on 19 February 2024 and the Semester 1 study period starts on Monday 19 February 2024.
• Semester 2, 2024 - applications close on 8 July 2024 and the Semester 2 study period starts on Monday 8 July 2024.

More information on applying key dates is available.

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