Master of Nursing

Gain a specialised nursing qualification

Study our flexible online Master of Nursing program. Learn to adapt to the challenging and dynamic landscape of professional nursing.

If you are a registered nurse looking to move into more challenging nursing roles, you can upskill by choosing one of five specialty areas to study. These include advanced practice, leadership and management, research, teaching and learning and custodial health.

Gaining a specialised qualification related to your clinical area may be recognised as professional development. It may also meet the requirements for you to receive a continuing education allowance under your relevant industrial award.

what you will study

You can choose from one of five areas of specialisation:

• Advanced Practice –study areas include advanced physical assessment, diagnostics, symptoms management and pharmacotherapeutics.
• Leadership and Management –study areas include human behaviours, organisational design, and employment relations.
• Research –study areas include qualitative and quantitative research methods, biostatistics and epidemiology.
• Teaching and Learning –study areas include pedagogical innovation with technologies, leading technological integration, introduction to higher education, quality teaching in higher education, and teaching and learning in the clinical context.
• Custodial Health –study areas include health and substance misuse, mental health acute care, and cultural context of custody.

Find out when applications close for available intakes

Review the information below and submit your application now.

This program is open to online international students. Applications to study online are now open. Review the information below and submit your application now.

Both students and education agents can submit applications online. This is our preferred way of application. You can save your application after you have started, and come back to it later.

To ensure a smooth application process, please complete the following steps before applying:

Note: Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the University of Newcastle’s English Language Proficiency requirements.

Applicants who do not speak English as a first language must demonstrate that they meet the University's English proficiency requirement. Further information regarding English language proficiency requirements can be found at the English Language Proficiency for Admission Policy.

In the application portal, you can enter the program you wish to study and upload relevant documents needed as part of your application. It is recommended you submit your application a minimum of 12 weeks before your intended semester of trimester start date.

Master of Nursing graduates will have the expertise to offer advanced clinical knowledge and advice in various healthcare settings.

Possible career paths may include:

• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Clinical Research Nurse
• Clinical Nurse Consultant
• Clinical Nurse Educator
• Clinical Facilitator
• Nurse Unit Manager
• Academic.

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