Master of Nursing

Masters (Coursework)

This course will no longer be offered from 2021.

Key details

Degree Type

Masters (Coursework)

Duration

1 - 1.5 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Course Code

MN

About this course

This course will no longer be offered from 2021.

The Master of Nursing at UNE is delivered online and flexibly to enable post graduate nurses to engage in, improve and advance nursing practice in contemporary health care, where nurses continue to make significant contributions and take leadership roles.The course has a strong emphasis on the development and application of evidence-based practice and scholarship in contemporary healthcare practice, education and research settings.

To consolidate learning Master of Nursing students will undertake a capstone unit project in their final period of enrolment. This will enable students to apply their knowledge, investigate practice problems, or professional issues and seek innovative solutions to concerns in healthcare.

The course provides a pathway to the Doctor of Philosophy and other doctoral programs for those students who meet other entry requirements to these programs.

Entry requirements

A candidate shall:

(a) hold the AQF Level 7 degree of Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent;

or

(b) hold an AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate in Nursing;

or

(c) hold an AQF Level 8 Graduate Diploma in Nursing;

or

(d) satisfy UNE by means of other relevant* professional experience by submitting a Statement of Service from your employer/s and a resume outlining a minimum of three years' full-time (or equivalent) relevant* professional experience and training undertaken in the past 10 years.

* Relevant discipline: Nursing

What you will learn

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

analyse contemporary social, political and professional influences on nursing practice and healthcare delivery in order to develop and implement new and innovative practices;
initiate, manage and sustain evidence/research based changes in healthcare and/or nursing practice which positively affect health outcomes for diverse populations; and
contribute to the development of knowledge for practice and the profession through education, research and scholarship and effectively communicate ideas to diverse audiences using a variety of modes of communication.

Career pathways

Graduates may be employed in a wide range of general and specialist clinical, educational and health care and environments. The Master of Nursing is a highly portable qualification leading to career options in local, national and international contexts.

University of New England (UNE)