The need for registered nurses with a postgraduate qualification is growing for senior roles (Grade 7 or above in Australia) particularly for advanced or specialised nursing roles.

The Master of Advanced Nursing can support you in career development in a range of environments such as public or private hospitals, GP clinics, community centres, schools, specialist clinics and care centres.

UQ's Master of Advanced Nursing is specifically designed for graduates of any Bachelor of Nursing degree to enable them to extend their nursing knowledge and critical thinking in a specialist setting.

It is designed to be tailor-made to your professional needs with a sensitivity to work-life balance.

The Master of Advanced Nursing program offers a flexible, external method of study suited to working professionals.

Courses

See the course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Master of Advanced Nursing.

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

To complete the Master of Advanced Nursing

To fulfil the requirements of the Master of Advanced Nursing, a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.

Early exit points

Based upon course selection, students may be able to exit this award with the:

• Graduate Certificate in Nursing (#8)