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Wound Care - Master of Wound Care

72 points - 3 years part time

The Master of Wound Care is a coursework degree that prepares the health professional for advanced practice in wound care. The masters program consolidates the theoretical and practical skills acquired in the Graduate Diploma in Wound Care and extends the student's clinical reasoning skills in the critical appraisal of contemporary wound care practices. Students undertake a clinical project that explores the evidential basis for current practice and potential improvement of a complex wound care problem in the student's workplace or within a healthcare setting.

Learning objectives

At the completion of Master of Wound Care students will be able to:

  • demonstrate a high level of critical analysis, problem solving and decision making related to the care of clients with complex wounds;
  • utilise an evidential basis for clinical decision making in the management of people with wounds;
  • demonstrate an understanding of the consequences of acute and chronic wounds from an individual and population health perspective;
  • demonstrate leadership and innovation in wound care that is underpinned by a continuous quality improvement framework.

Course structure

Students are required to complete a total of 72 points that consist of: all core/compulsory units (42 points), a range of elective units (12 points), a compulsory on-campus study block (6 points), and a clinical project (12 points total).

Please note that places in VCW1127 are limited, so early enrolment is advisable.

Core units

VCW1101 Biology of wound healing
VCW1102 Wound assessment
VCW1103 Wound dressings
VCW1104 Management of acute wounds
VCW1105 Management of chronic wounds
VCW1106 Systemic medication and wound healing
VCW1108 Nutrition and wound healing
VCG5011 Evidence based practice
VCW1127 Practical wound care training and assessment
ECX9720 Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics
VCW1124 Clinical project I
VCW1128 Clinical project II
VCW1122 Advanced clinical practice in wound care

Elective units

VCW1109 Dermatology
VCW1111 Alternative therapies
VCW1112 Scar management
VCW1113 Non healing ulcers and pain management
VCW1114 Reconstructive surgery
VCW1116 Diabetic foot
VCW1123 Management of burns
VCW1126 Clinical risk management and wound care
VCW1130 Pressure ulcer prediction, prevention and management

Assessment methods

Assessment is based on a combination of web-based tasks, written  and oral assignments, online discussion group participation, case studies, reflective journals and written examination.