Course Level
Master Degree (By Coursework)
Master of Nursing (Graduate Entry)
The Master of Nursing (Graduate Entry) is ideal if you hold a three-year non-nursing bachelor degree and would like to gain the skills and knowledge needed for a fulfilling and varied career as a competent and effective Registered Nurse (Division 1) General. The Master of Nursing (Graduate Entry) can be completed in 18 months full-time (or part-time equivalent), and will prepare you to be reflective about your practice as a nurse and develop clinical reasoning skills to confidently and safely engage in contemporary nursing practice in a variety of environments and contexts and adapt to the needs of people from diverse backgrounds. As a student in this course, you will acquire skills to provide person-centred care and collaborate with other interdisciplinary healthcare team members. You will be given the opportunity to ensure your practice is safe and to understand the necessity to act professionally, ethically, legally and compassionately. In addition, you will learn to nurture the development of leadership in health care. You will explore how life-long learning skills can facilitate continuing professional development. Clinical learning is a key element of this course, and you will be required to undertake 800 hours of professional experience placement in various settings within different health organisations. Before attending your professional experience placements, you will participate in simulated learning activities in a Clinical Learning Centre at a CQUniversity-accredited delivery site. You will be required to demonstrate nursing care that is person-centred, evidence-informed and responsible. You must meet specific mandatory health, safety and security requirements to be eligible to attend each professional experience placement.
Campus | Duration | Fees | ATAR |
|---|---|---|---|
Online Study | Online/Off-campus - 1.5 years Part-time - 3 years | N/A | N/A |
Structure
13 units (96 credits)
Entry requirements
- To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants must hold: A completed Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) equivalent 3-year Bachelor degree, in any discipline excluding Nursing*, which has been completed within the last 10 years. The English Language Skills requirements listed below are those specified by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as required for initial registration. As an applicant for the Master of Nursing (Graduate Entry), you are required to demonstrate your English language competency in one of the following ways: English is your primary language and you have satisfactorily completed at least six years of primary and secondary education, taught and assessed solely in English – including at least two years completed between grades 7 and 12 - in a recognised country. (Recognised countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or United States of America)
- OR You are currently registered as an Enrolled Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Agency (AHPRA). If you do not satisfy any of the above you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores as below: An International English Language Testing System IELTS Academic overall band score of at least 7.0 overall with a minimum 7.0 in each subset
- OR An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components
- OR A Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) – requires an overall score of 65 with no sub-score less than 65
- or Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT – requires 94 or better overall and no score less than 27 for writing, 23 for speaking and 24 for listening and reading.