Master of Health (Advanced Nursing)

This course is designed to equip nurses with advanced knowledge to help them take their careers to the next level. By learning methods for clinical analysis, developing leadership skills for health environments, and gaining advanced knowledge of human pathophysiology, you’ll take on a specialised skillset to help you provide high-quality patient care.

You’ll put theory into practice with a final capstone project designed to consolidate and solidify your learning. You’ll work with a supervisor who will offer guidance as you undertake a work-integrated learning project designed to let you apply advanced-level clinical concepts. In addition, you’ll gain profound knowledge and understanding of local and global health care and the complexities of disease and illness. By combining this knowledge with practical applications, you’ll graduate with all the skills you’ll need to effectively manage in a health care setting.

The Master of Health (Advanced Nursing) equips you with the advanced knowledge of clinical practice you will need enabling you to hone your clinical reasoning and leadership skills to deliver evidence-based patient outcomes and drive progressive change in a range of health care settings. Upon graduation, you will be ready to step into high-level leadership and management roles – specialising in fields such as nursing education, development, and policy development and implementation.

Recommended study pattern

• Advanced Health Assessment for Acute Care Nursing (HEAAN6603)
• Pathophysiology & Health Assessment For Acute Care Nursing (HEAAN6602)
• Global Health Determinants (HEALT6000)
• Research Methods For Health (HEALT6001)
• Inquiry and Analysis of Literature (HEALT6002)
• Leadership Development in Health (HEALT7004)

Award requirements

To qualify for the award of Master of Health (Advanced Nursing), students must complete 240 credit points comprising:

Seven (7) core units of study (240 credit points).

Choose your subjects

Electives

• Contemporary Issues in Health Services Management (BUHEA6901)
• Policy in Health Services Management (BUHEA6902)
• Leadership in Health Services Management (BUHEA6903)
• Evidence-Based Practice in Health Services Management (BUHEA6904)

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Indicative total fee $9,476

The amounts shown here are indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.

Fees may vary depending on:

• the subjects you choose
• credit from previous work experience
• your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.

To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.

Bachelors Degree

Applicants must have successfully completed a three-year (minimum) Bachelor's level qualification in Nursing. Applicants must be able to demonstrate current and satisfactory registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse.

You cannot enter based on a diploma-level study. 

Graduate Certificate 

Applicants must have successfully completed a Graduate Certificate of Nursing with a three-year (minimum) Bachelor of Nursing qualification (or equivalent).  

Applicants must be able to demonstrate current and satisfactory registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse.

You cannot enter based on Diploma-level studies.

Graduate Diploma

Applicants must have successfully completed a Graduate Diploma of Nursing with a three-year (minimum) Bachelor of Nursing qualification (or equivalent).  

Applicants must be able to demonstrate current and satisfactory registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse.

You cannot enter based on diploma-level studies.