Master of Nursing

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.Choose your campusDelivered as two distinct yet comparable cohorts, this program can be studied at either the University's Camperdown campus in Camperdown or at the Westmead precinct.Here are the top six reasons to study a Master of Nursing at Westmead.If you elect to complete your degree in Camperdown, you will have access to the new Susan Wakil Health Building opening in 2021.

Comprising state-of-the-art clinical simulation programs and a multi-service clinic, this building was designed to be agile for multidisciplinary teaching and learning.You will be able to select your preferred campus during the application process.

Please choose carefully as multiple applications will not be accepted.Applicants who are not successful in gaining an offer for the Westmead Precinct will be automatically considered for admission into the Master of Nursing.

Camperdown campus program.Career opportunitiesUpon graduation, you will be eligible to apply for registration as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

Highly sought after by employers in NSW, our graduates work in a wide range of settings, from inner-city hospitals to rural and remote communities, in public health, government departments, non-government organisations, armed forces, tertiary education, in research and clinical trials, and in the pharmaceutical industry.Financing your studiesCommonwealth Supported Places (CSP) are available for this course for eligible domestic students.

This means that your course fees are subsidised by the Australian Government and you pay a student contribution amount (SCA).

CSP places are limited in number.Inherent RequirementsTo assist students to make informed choices about their study, we have identified and set out the Inherent Requirements for coursework award courses in nursing.

The University of Sydney welcomes and encourages applications from students with disabilities, and from diverse social and cultural backgrounds.

Where there are physical, intellectual, cultural, religious or other factors that impact on a student's ability to meet the Inherent Requirements, the University will make reasonable adjustments to assist the student to meet the requirements.

Please read the Inherent Requirements carefully as you consider your course choices.

Admission criteria

In addition to meeting academic requirements, candidates are also required to take a literacy and numeracy test, as well as an interview. Applicants who successfully complete the online testing will be invited to an interview. Check the Master of Nursing Admissions Guide (pdf, 1MB) for details. You must have a previous Australian level bachelor degree (or equivalent) in any discipline other than nursing. However, overseas nursing qualifications are acceptable. Qualifications used as the basis of admission must have been completed within 10 years prior to application. Qualifications older than 10 years will be considered subject to the applicant providing further information substantiating appropriate further education and development. In these cases, admission will be at the discretion of Sydney Nursing School. If you do not meet this criterion, you will need to undertake a tertiary unit of study prior to admission. Please contact admissions to discuss this further.

English requirements

Whether you are a domestic or an international student you must submit an English language declaration form (pdf, 59KB). If English is not your primary language*, you are required to undertake one of the following English language proficiency tests and achieve at least the minimum score required:

a) The IELTS (academic module) with a minimum overall score of 7 and a minimum score of 7 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).

b) The PTE Academic with a minimum overall score of 68 and a minimum score of 68 in each of the four communicative skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking).

c) The TOEFL iBT with a minimum total score of 96 and the following minimum score in each section of the test:

• 24 for Listening
• 24 for reading
• 27 for writing
• 23 for speaking

English language proficiency tests must be completed within two years of course commencement.

Please note that candidates with an IELTS score of 6.5 (with a minimum score of 6.5 in each band) will still be invited for interview and testing. Admission will be conditional upon evidence of meeting the English language proficiency tests as stated above.

*Primary language means the language you primarily use and the language that you know best and are most comfortable with. You need to have completed at least six years of schooling including at last two years of secondary school (years 7-12) in English in one of the following countries: Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, United States, Canada, Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

The academic requirements that are displayed are applicable to currently available courses only, and are updated annually in October and may be changed without notice. The Handbooks Online and the University of Sydney Calendar are the official legal source of information relating to study at the University of Sydney, and you are referred to those documents.

Inherent requirements

Inherent requirements are the essential tasks and activities necessary to be able to achieve the core learning outcomes of a course. They are specific to a particular course or discipline. To assist students to make informed choices about their study, we have identified and set out the inherent requirements for this course.

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