12 Online Medicine and Health Sciences Masters Degree Programs in Australia

Designed to build on specialised undergraduate degrees and to provide an opportunity for advanced-level study in medical, biomedical, paramedical, allied health, and exercise sciences.

The course has a focus on evidence-based practice and leadership and management and will prepare you to support staff in the clinical setting using strategies such as coaching and mentoring as these are core skills required by nurse leaders and researchers. A significant research project is also a core unit of your study.

If you are working as a nurse clinician, this master's degree will enhance your skills in your specialist area of health care. Better still, you can continue working in that area while you study. Specialisations offered in the course include: Children and Young People's Nursing, Contemporary Care of the Older Person, and Primary Health Care

The course focuses on the clinical issues directly related to practice and develops a greater depth of understanding to enhance clinical decision-making and critical thinking. Students will learn advanced-level clinical reasoning, assessment, and knowledge to apply to their daily paramedical practice

Designed to provide the paramedic with the necessary knowledge and skills for a career as a team leader or sole responder in critical care Paramedicine. The course focuses on the clinical issues directly related to practice and develops a greater depth of understanding to enhance clinical decision-making and critical thinking.

If you’re a practising midwife and want to apply a specialised body of knowledge to your practice, this course will help you advance your career by developing your leadership and training skills.

If you can demonstrate that you’ve engaged in midwifery practice, and have a relevant undergraduate degree, or an equivalent qualification, we want to hear from you. In this course, you can explore an area of particular interest and learn how to be an independent researcher under the supervision of leaders in midwifery.

In this course you’ll do a deep dive into your chosen nursing discipline. You will develop your understanding of that discipline and learn contemporary research methods to help you undertake a significant independent research investigation, under the supervision of nursing leaders.

Study the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning specialisation with UniSQ and explore concepts regarding deep learning, natural language processing, information retrieval and knowledge management.  In an increasingly data driven world, it's critical that we can use information retrieval technologies and systems to query and retrieve useful information to support advanced data analytics and inform high-level decision-making.

The Online or Distance Learning and part-time Master of Nursing program at IHM is designed to meet the needs of Australian nurses who are already employed. Nurses have the choice of studying one unit at a time in order to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Nurses studying the course Online or Distance Learning have the choice to pursue one of the thirteen available Graduate Certificate in Advanced Nursing specialisations. 

At James Cook University, our Master of Nursing will empower you to understand and implement research and embrace leadership or educational practice roles in a hospital environment. You’ll be equipped to step up and drive the change needed to optimize your patients’ health outcomes.

Be at the forefront of a data-driven world with UniSQ’s Master of Data Science. Graduate with the skills you need to help organisations to extract new insights from raw data – insights which inform the development of new products, improved services and new businesses. Work independently and collaboratively to apply key ICT and data science technologies and programming skills to interpret major theories and critically investigate and solve contemporary core issues in a global market.