Master of Nursing (Research)

The Master of Nursing (Research) will suit you if you have achieved a high credit average in your undergraduate nursing degree and you wish to complete further research in an area of particular interest.

To graduate, you will need to complete a substantial research project culminating in a thesis.

You will be supported by academic staff throughout your Master’s program.

This Master's program consists of several courses of supervised research. The duration of the program is two years full-time or the equivalent of part-time study.

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Regulations.

In order to be considered for entry, applicants are expected to satisfy the following criteria:

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse within Australia or provisional registration whichever is applicable at the time of the students program commencement; or
• Applicants who do not meet the requirements of the clause above, but are able to demonstrate equivalent international experience satisfy the criteria. In these circumstances, an applicant’s research topic may be limited to a non-clinical setting; and
• Bachelor of Nursing or other appropriate degree; and
• Minimum of two years relevant post registration nursing experience, or as acceptable by the program coordinator; and
• An applicant may be required to satisfy the Dean of the School of Nursing and Midwifery of the ability to understand and communicate in both written and spoken English at a level adequate for the purpose of pursuing the program of study.