ENTRY REQUIREMENT
Academic entry requirement
Prerequisites
Applicants must be a Division 1 Registered Nurse and hold a current practising certificate with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). This does not apply to International applicants.
Successful completion of a recognised Nursing degree (equivalent to an Australian Bachelors degree).
Applicants for the clinical specialisations and pathways must be registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and employed in the relevant clinical specialist area or an approved agency, or have applied to the agency to undertake your clinical placement at the time of applying for the course. In the latter case, an offer into the course will be conditional upon confirmation of the clinical placement. Applicants with a relevant Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma do not need to provide a workplace statement outlining clinical placement approval.
Clinical specialisations and pathways are not available to international applicants.
Selection criteria
The University will access your official transcript upon application.
Applicants with an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a cognate discipline or related area will receive credit of up to 60 credit points.
The following subjects will be credited as advanced standing for cognate students:
NSM4CNE CRITICAL NURSING ESSENTIALS
NSM4001 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT
30 credit points of LTU5YLC
Applicants with an Australian Postgraduate degree (or equivalent) or an Australian Honours degree (or equivalent) in a cognate discipline or related area may be eligible to receive credit of up to 120 credit points, including the subjects listed above.
Applicants with over 2 years of relevant work experience may be eligible to receive credit of up to 60 credit points
English language requirement
6.5 IELTS (Academic) with no individual band less than 6.0.
COURSE AND CAREER OUTCOMES
Master of Nursing intended learning outcomes
Synthesise advanced nursing knowledge, skill and scholarship to make independent judgements in complex nursing scenarios and professional nursing contexts.
Critique and synthesise developments in a specialised area of professional nursing practice.
Contextualise clinical information and generate complex ideas and concepts to inform practice and leadership in a professional nursing context.
Communicate effectively and sensitively with colleagues, clients/patients and the public in a variety of professional and social contexts in accordance with the ethical standards of the profession.
Critically reflect on theory and scholarship, adapting established theories and current evidence to inform knowledge and professional practice.
Defend scholarship and knowledge in a range of contexts for research and clinical practice to optimise population and care outcomes
Formulate research principles and methods to execute evidence-based scholarship.
Master of Nursing career opportunities
Depending on your specialisation, you could be eligible for a range of clinical or non-clinical healthcare roles, including:
acute, cardiac, critical, medical imaging, perioperative practice or neonatal care nurse
clinical nurse manager
clinical nurse specialist
director of nursing or chief nursing officer
nurse educator
nurse researcher.
FEES AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Estimated fees per year (2025):
A$35 000 per 120 credit points.
Note: 120 credit points represents full-time study for one year.
International scholarships
Destination Australia – an Australian Government initiative
The Destination Australia scheme supports new international students to study in regional Australia and offers students a high-quality learning experience. For eligible applicants, these scholarships are worth up to A$15 000 per annum for up to four years.
