Doctor of Nursing (Professional Doctorate)
Health and welfare
If you are an experienced practitioner in nursing, this degree provides you with an opportunity to enrich and extend your professional practice and to undertake research in professional or community settings. The degree offers an integrated program of research with supporting coursework in the first year. Through a combination of core and elective subjects, you will gain knowledge and skills in designing and conducting research, literature review techniques, critical analysis and writing for pub
Official- Duration
- 4 years
- Qualification
- Doctoral Degree
- AQF 10
- Campus
- Wodonga
- VIC · +9 more campuses
- Course code
- CRICOS 024379M
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Course overview
If you are an experienced practitioner in nursing, this degree provides you with an opportunity to enrich and extend your professional practice and to undertake research in professional or community settings. The degree offers an integrated program of research with supporting coursework in the first year. Through a combination of core and elective subjects, you will gain knowledge and skills in designing and conducting research, literature review techniques, critical analysis and writing for publication, as well as opportunities to apply these skills in clinical or professional projects of relevance to nursing. You will pursue an independent and sustained investigation into a research problem that will culminate in the submission of a thesis for examination of 60,000 words. The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 10 - Professional Doctorate.
Entry requirements
Requirements are recorded per intake year and per audience. Meeting them does not guarantee an offer.
Postgraduate: Prerequisites - Course specific requirements - The minimum academic requirement for entry to a Doctor of Nursing degree at La Trobe is a four-year Bachelor
English language
Band minimums apply in addition to the overall score.
- IELTS AcademicOverall 6.5
Additional requirements
Academic entry requirement
Postgraduate: Prerequisites - Course specific requirements - The minimum academic requirement for entry to a Doctor of Nursing degree at La Trobe is a four-year Bachelor
Intakes and tuition
Tuition is recorded per intake with the institution's own basis. Superseded rows are kept so fee changes stay visible.
| Intake | Campus | Starts | Applications close | Tuition | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 · Rolling intake | — | — | — | $42,600per year | International students |
Where it is taught
References
Official course page, institution website and the sources behind this profile.