Nurses are highly respected members of the community. They help treat patients in all sorts of health care settings and touch lives with empathy, compassion and humour.
Our Master of Clinical Nursing offers you an intensive two-year path to a rewarding career as a registered nurse.
What will you do?
This intensive degree cultivates the professional knowledge, skills and confidence needed to make a difference every day. You will:
benefit from small group learning and diverse student cohorts
develop hands-on skills in high-tech simulation settings
study anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology
gain a keen understanding of professional standards and ethics
undertake clinical placements in hospital and community settings.
Where could it take you?
You’ll emerge with an advanced professional qualification recognised Australia-wide. You could assist in operating theatres, emergency wards, and a multitude of other health care environments. You might pursue hospital roles in acute care, aged care or mental health. Perhaps you’ll work in rural communities or with aid organisations.
Career Readiness
This degree provides a professional qualification, which is recognised for registration as a Registered Nurse in other Australian states and most countries around the world.
Potential careers
Registered Nurse, Nurse
Degree Structure
The Master of Clinical Nursing is structured over two years of full-time study to provide in-depth theory and clinical placements in hospital and community settings.
The first year provides foundational, theoretical and professional concepts, and fundamental knowledge and skills of nursing practice. Contemporary nursing care is introduced in a variety of health care contexts. The second year of the degree advances professional and contemporary knowledge and skills moving to more complex health problems.