Thrive in complex health environments. The Master of Nursing builds on your previous undergraduate education, preparing you for work in local, national and international healthcare settings. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to work with other health professionals to provide the highest quality person-centred care.

Throughout this two-year degree, you will learn from leading experts through hands-on learning as you develop a strong theoretical understanding of health and illness, and how care is provided and experienced.

As part of your degree, you will complete over 800 clinical placement hours in varied settings including emergency departments, intensive care units, paediatric units, oncology units, mental health facilities and community health centres.

Beyond clinical care, you will also study human biology, pharmacology, research and evidence-based practice, social contexts of health and illness, illness experiences, healthcare systems, leadership in healthcare and other professional topics, including legal and ethical issues in healthcare.

This is a prestigious program of coursework and research in either nursing or midwifery for high achieving students who have completed the Bachelor of Nursing and/or the Bachelor of Midwifery, or a comparable degree course.

You will undertake research methodology training and carry out an independent research project in nursing or midwifery, working closely with a supervisor who will provide you with individual guidance and academic counselling. If you have both a degree in nursing and a degree in midwifery you may, with agreement of their supervisor, undertake a combined honours over the one year of full-time study in both fields.

This course offers a pathway to higher-level research in nursing for graduates with a nursing degree, or in midwifery for graduates with a midwifery degree.

Open new doors in your nursing career.

Due to the global effects of population growth and the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people living with chronic conditions is on the rise. As a result, the demand for nurses in all specialised fields is expected to rapidly increase.*

La Trobe's Master of Nursing lets you match your study to your career aspirations. Enhance your knowledge and skills in specialist areas by choosing from a range of clinical and non-clinical subjects.

If you're a registered nurse working in Australia, you'll have access to a wide variety of specialisations. Enjoy a flexible, blended learning approach that combines face-to-face workshops with online study that you can fit around your work commitments and access from anywhere. For a clinical specialisation you will also undertake advanced clinical training in your own hospital's relevant work setting.

If you're looking to pursue a career as nursing educator, academic or manager, you'll have access to our online non-clinical specialisations. Develop advanced knowledge of nursing research along with the critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills you need to thrive as a nursing researcher, educator or leader.

You'll graduate ready to effectively plan, implement and evaluate practice in your specialised context, make high-level independent judgements, and function effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.

Operating out of QUT Health Clinics at the Kelvin Grove campus, the Psychology and Counselling Clinic provides professional psychology, family therapy, and counselling services for the community.

If you are a diploma-qualified nurse and would like to boost your qualifications, this degree is for you. ACU graduate nurses are held in high regard for their clinical skills, quick thinking, and compassion. We’re connected to an extensive range of hospitals and health care partners, so you will get the best opportunities for industry placements and future employment.

The Bachelor of Nursing is a professional entry degree course that grants you eligibility for Registered Nurse status. Our course offers flexibility and mobility in the rapidly changing world of healthcare, a multidisciplinary professional sector that offers diverse career pathways and dynamic specialities. UNE's Bachelor of Nursing provides core knowledge and skills, through practical experience and innovative teaching.UNE's Bachelor of Nursing provides core knowledge and skills, through practical experience and innovative teaching.

Develop your understanding and skills in all aspects of nursing practice including communication, bioethics, biological science, health promotion, health education and nursing leadership with UNE.

We focus on you being able to integrate your academic knowledge into your real world of work, with opportunities for:

• Blended learning to suit your needs, with delivery of the course online or on campus in Armidale, or for international students, at UNE's Sydney campus^, and excellent online tutor support. For online students, we combine this with mandatory on-campus intensive schools to provide you with hands-on experience in our state-of-the-art Clinical Simulation Lab and allow you to engage face-to-face with your peers and academic staff.
• Flexible study — our students come from diverse professional and clinical backgrounds and we know that you value flexibility when it comes to balancing study with your existing commitments. You have the option to study part-time, taking up to six years to complete your degree, or full-time, with the possibility of fast tracking your degree by taking units it all three trimesters, allowing you to complete the Bachelor of Nursing in two years.* If you're already an unrestricted Enrolled Nurse, enter in year two of the degree and graduate in four trimesters.*
• Clinical placements with major health service providers in the public, non-profit and private sectors, community and mental health, or in specialist multidisciplinary primary health care services. West Tamworth's Coledale Health and Education Clinic, for example, offers a unique clinical placement which emphasises community engagement, client-centred care and interprofessional practice in a rural setting.

By choosing UNE, you are choosing an industry leader in the provision of lifelong learning for aspiring and registered nurses. Students consistently award UNE the maximum 5-star ratings for Overall Experience and Student Support in The Good Universities Guide.

Before commencing study, you must meet a range of course pre-requirements. These include compliance with NSW Health mandatory immunisation requirements, Criminal Record Clearance, English Language Requirements and a Working with Children Check.

If you are a domestic student, you may choose to study on campus at Armidale, or online (commencing in Trimester 1 only) with mandatory on-campus intensive schools.

If you are an international student admitted under Course Rule (c), you may be offered a place at Armidale or UNE Sydney (Parramatta), with intakes in Trimester 2 or Trimester 3. Quotas apply for the places available at each campus, and the campus you may be offered may not be your first choice. If you are an international student admitted under Course Rule (d), you will be able to study on campus at Armidale online, commencing in Trimester 3. Please see the Course Rules and Plans for more information.

*If you choose to study in all three trimesters, you will be able to complete all units of the course in two years. Trimester 3 runs from late October – February the following year. this means that you will have completed all of the course requirements, but will not be able to apply for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), or go on to further study such as an Honours year until the results from your final Trimester are available (usually late February – early March).

If you do not meet the admission requirements for our Bachelor of Nursing, you may be able to take advantage of UNE's alternative admission pathways, for example by completing foundation studies through a Pathways Enabling Course which includes two first year nursing units.