Master of Nursing
Sydney, Australia
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
31 Jan 2026*
EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2026
TUITION FEES
AUD 45,000 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for domestic students | 15 January for international student
Key Summary
Throughout this two-year degree, you will learn how to work with other health professionals to provide the highest quality person-centred care. You will also study human biology, pharmacology, research and evidence-based practice, social contexts of health and illness, healthcare systems and more.
Professional accreditation
Graduates are eligible to apply for registration as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Why study with us?
Highly respected and experienced teaching staff
You'll learn from highly respected nursing practitioners and researchers. Many of our staff work in frontline healthcare services, making a real difference to the healthcare landscape in Australia and internationally.
Clinical experience
We produce graduates who have the critical thinking skills and nursing knowledge to provide the best care for people, wherever they are. Our graduates engage with and contribute to important decisions about trends in treatment, patient care and disease prevention.
Our students gain practical, hands-on experience in dedicated clinical simulation facilities on the Westmead Campus and in the Susan Wakil Health Building on the Camperdown Campus.
Susan Wakil Health building
You will learn in our state-of-the-art Susan Wakil Health Building, with access to brand-new clinical simulation teaching spaces, research facilities, a multi-service clinic and a brand-new library.
This degree is for those who have a non-nursing undergraduate degree and are looking for a career change to enter the nursing industry.
International student scholarships
For students from other countries
Whether you are an undergraduate, postgraduate coursework student, or a postgraduate researcher, we have an array of scholarships that could be right for you.
Bachelors and honours
We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your time at university and offer a variety of scholarships for international undergraduate students.
Postgraduate coursework
We're eager to help you take the next step in your career and have a wide range of scholarship options to support your postgraduate study.
Postgraduate research – international
We're committed to fostering the best and brightest researchers, and have a wide range of scholarship options to support international research students.
Faculty scholarships
Faculty of Medicine and Health
From medical sciences and pharmacy to dentistry and health science scholarships, we have a wide range of options for medicine and health students.
What you’ll study
The Master of Nursing is a graduate entry coursework degree that will prepare you for professional practice as a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. The course is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council and will provide you with the highest quality person-centred care, preparing you for work in local, national and international healthcare settings.
You will complete a prescribed course of study focusing on the health system, nursing practice and its contexts, and care across the lifespan and include specific clinical areas such as mental health nursing, community health nursing and acute care nursing. You will also complete a minimum of 860 hours of professional experience in private and public hospitals, mental health services, community health centres and schools.
Professional practice
An essential feature of our pre-registration nursing degrees is a structured off-campus Professional Experience Placement (also referred to as Student Clinical Experience) program undertaken in a variety of practice settings.
They are designed to introduce you to the profession of nursing through both clinical and theoretical components.
Before each clinical placement, you will practice your skills in our clinical labs and high-fidelity simulation wards.
Placement sites include private and public hospitals, mental health services, community health centres and, schools. The majority of clinical placements occur within the Sydney metropolitan area but you will have the opportunity to undertake clinical placements in regional or remote areas around NSW or interstate.
Mandatory work hours
This course requires you to complete the following number of work hours:
40 hours per week over 22 weeks
860 Total hours
Graduates can select from a wide and growing range of practice areas in the public and private healthcare systems including:
- acute care hospitals
- children’s hospitals
- trauma and emergency care
- mental health nursing
- aged care
- community nursing
- palliative care
- home care nursing
- drug and alcohol centres
- operating rooms and other surgical settings
- rural and remote nursing
- international health
Nurses also work in the pharmaceutical industry, clinical research trials and other health-related fields.