Master of Nursing Science–MNS 240 points Qualification regulations

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Entry Requirements

1. (a) A candidate for the MNS degree, shall be a New Zealand registered nurse and, before enrolment, shall have:

(i) completed a degree of a tertiary institution in New Zealand*; and

(ii) been accepted by the head of school as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean (Students) for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind.

*Candidates who have completed a degree at a tertiary institution outside New Zealand will normally be required to have their qualification assessed as equivalent to a New Zealand postgraduate degree by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority before entry into the programme.

General Requirements

2.    Except as provided in section 3, a candidate for the MNS shall undertake an approved course of study comprising 240 points from the Schedule to the MHlth and MNS Regulations, including:  

Part 1:    At least four approved courses from HLTH 501–519, HLTH 521–550.

Part 2:    Either the coursework option or the research option as set out below: 

Coursework option:
(i)    at least one of  HLTH 501, HLTH 521, or 528; and
(ii)    at least one of HLTH 520, HLTH 544 or 551.

Research option: 
(i) HLTH 521, or 528; and 
(ii) HLTH 594 or HLWB 513, or approved substitute

3. Entry to Part 2 requires the permission of the head of school, which will be based on academic achievement in Part 1.

4. (a) A candidate for the MNS shall normally be enrolled for at least two and a half years and shall complete the degree within five years of first enrolling for it. 

Note: The minimum and maximum periods of enrolment for a 90-point thesis are specified in the Master’s Thesis Regulations.

(b) The associate dean may extend the maximum period specified in special cases. 

(c) At the discretion of the Associate Dean, a candidate who has completed a MNursPrac from this university with an average grade of at least B, may cross-credit HLTH 501 and 502 to the MNS.

Award of Honours

6. The MNS may be awarded with Distinction or Merit as described in the Assessment Handbook.

Courses

Course Requisites Points
GOVT 512
Managing Public Resources
 		15
GOVT 513
Managing People in the Public Sector
 		15
GOVT 521
Economics and Policy
 		15
GOVT 522
Policy Analysis and Advising
 		(X) GOVT 502 in 2020 or later 15
GOVT 523
Policy Methods
 		15
HLTH 501
Research for Practice
 		30
HLTH 502
Applied Pathophysiology
 		30
HLTH 504
Specialist Practice: Long Term Conditions
 		(P) HLTH 502, students must be in direct patient contact 30
HLTH 505
Specialist Practice: Critical Care
 		(P) HLTH502 30
HLTH 513
Real World Midwifery
 		(X) MIDW 523 30
HLTH 514
Advanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning
 		(P) Registered nurses who have successfully completed HLTH 502, students must be in direct tāngata whai ora (patient) contact 30
HLTH 516
Health, Illness and Disease
 		30
HLTH 517
Diagnostics and Therapeutics
 		(P) HLTH 502, HLTH 514; Students must be in direct patient contact 30
HLTH 518
Clinical Pharmacology
 		(P) HLTH 502 30
HLTH 519
Research Review
 		30
HLTH 520
Practice Project
 		(P) HLTH 501 or 521 or 528; 150 pts from HLTH 501–550; (X) HLTH 551, HLWB 513 30
HLTH 521
Research Methods
 		30
HLTH 522
Health Systems, Policy and Practice
 		30
HLTH 523
Contemporary Issues in Nursing
 		30
HLTH 524
Health Leadership and Management
 		(X) GOVT 514 30
HLTH 525
Diversity in Health Care
 		30
HLTH 526
Patient Safety and Risk Reduction
 		30
HLTH 527
Ageing in Aotearoa New Zealand
 		30
HLTH 528
Evaluation for Health
 		30
HLTH 531
Nurse Practitioner Practicum
 		(P) At least B in each of the following courses: HLTH 514 or HLTH 515, HLTH 517 and HLTH 518; Students must be in direct patient contact;(X) HLTH 544 30
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