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CM92 - Master in Correctional Nursing

Overview

Course Overview

The Master in Correctional Nursing provides you with advanced knowledge to enhance your registered nursing career providing care for people who are, or have been, incarcerated or detained. You will have the opportunity to explore the complex interplay between incarceration, health and wellbeing. You will acquire knowledge of contemporary leadership and human resource practices to support career progression, being a change agent, as well as the practical application of correctional nursing knowledge.  You will acquire the scholarship skills to critically analyse the current evidence for practice, engage and conduct meaningful research and disseminate new knowledge to diverse audiences to improve outcomes. 

Career Information

The Master in Correctional Nursing prepares registered nurses to work with people who are, or have been, incarcerated in a range of settings including  correctional centres, detention centres, as well as the hospitals and health services that provide care. The advanced knowledge and skills gained from this course provide the theoretical and practical underpinnings for providing quality nursing care, assuming leadership roles and enhancing career progression in correctional nursing or any nursing context where nurses work with marginalised populations.

Course Details
Duration 5 years maximum
Credit Points that Must be Earned 72
Number of Units Required CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. Units in postgraduate courses normally consist of 6 points of credit or multiples thereof (e.g. 12, 18, 24).
Expected Hours of Study One point of credit is equivalent to an expectation of approximately two hours of student work per week in a term.
Course Type Postgraduate Award
Qualification (post nominal) MN
AQF Level Level 9: Masters Degree (Coursework)

Admission Codes

Domestic Students
Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes 		Not Applicable
International Students
CRICOS Codes 		Not Applicable
Where and when can I start?

Domestic Availability

Hyperflexible Annual Term - 2027

Online

Hyperflexible Annual Term - 2026

Online

Overseas Availabilities

Hyperflexible Annual Term - 2027

Online

Hyperflexible Annual Term - 2026

Sorry, no overseas availabilities found.
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Entry Requirements - What do I need to start?
Entry Scores
Entry scores are not available, please contact the Student Advice Team for more information
Academic Requirements

To be considered for entry into this course, you must demonstrate the following:

  • Current unconditional Registered Nurse (Division 1) registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra).
English Language Proficiency Requirements

The English language proficiency requirements listed below are those specified by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) as required for registration.

As an applicant for the Master in Correctional Nursing, you are required to demonstrate your English Language competency by holding current and unconditional registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Practitioners Agency (Ahpra).

Each application will be assessed individually.

Prerequisite Subjects
No information available at this time
Security Requirements
No information available at this time
Health Requirements
No information available at this time
Fees and Charges
Higher Education
Course Features

Awards and Accreditation

Interim Awards Not applicable
Exit Awards CM91 - Graduate Diploma in Correctional Nursing CL69 - Graduate Certificate in Correctional Nursing
Accreditation
  • Not applicable

Residential School Requirements

No Residential School for this course.

Practicum/Work Placement

Not applicable

Predicted Enrolments

Year Number of Students
First Year 5
Second year 10
Third Year 15
Inherent Requirements
There are currently no inherent requirements associated with this course.
Core Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Critique the barriers and enablers to providing healthcare in correctional settings
  • 2. Synthesise the current evidence for practice in the diverse range of contexts in which correctional nurses practice
  • 3. Justify the application of global strategies aimed at improving outcomes for people in prison and corrections health
  • 4. Develop scholarly practices that enable knowledge translation and advocacy for multi-agency, organisational and systems change.
  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a body of knowledge that includes the understanding of recent developments in a discipline and/or area of professional practice
2. KNOWLEDGE Have an understanding of research principles and methods applicable to a field of work and/or learning
3. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on theory and professional practice or scholarship
4. SKILLS Have cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories to different bodies of knowledge or practice
5. SKILLS Have cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level
6. SKILLS Have communication and technical research skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences
7. SKILLS Have technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to use creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to use high level personal autonomy and accountability
10 APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to plan and execute a substantial research-based project, capstone experience and/or piece of scholarship.
APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Communicate, interact and collaborate with others effectively in culturally or linguistically diverse contexts in a culturally respectful manner
More Details
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