Master of Clinical Nursing (Advanced Nursing)

Entry requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Equivalent prior learning, including at least five years of relevant professional experience.

English language requirements

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• IELTS Academic has a minimum overall score of 7.0 and a minimum score of 7.0 in the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
• Occupational English Test (OET) with a minimum score of B in the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
• Pearson English Test (PTE) Academic with a minimum overall score of 65 and a minimum score of 65 in each of the four communicative skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking).

TOEFL iBT with a minimum total score of 94 and the following minimum scores in each section of the test:

• 24 for listening
• 24 for reading,
• 27 for writing
• 23 for speaking
• Bachelor's degree from an approved country.
• Completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent) OR, where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years of relevant professional experience.

Note: English tests must be completed within 2 years of the proposed course commencement date and additional requirements may apply regarding the acceptable number of test sittings.

Course-specific entry requirement

All applicants must be employed for at least 18 hours per week in an advanced nursing setting.

Recognition of Prior Learning

You can get credit for your course based on prior formal, non-formal or informal learning. To apply, you must provide supporting documentation outlined by the university. Please reach out to the university for more information.

Outcomes

Career outcomes

Possible future job titles:

• Clinical Nurse
• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Clinical Nurse Consultant

Learning outcomes

• Reflect critically on a complex body of advanced nursing knowledge, research principles and methods to demonstrate mastery of advanced nursing practice.
• Apply cognitive and creative analytical skills to investigate, evaluate and synthesise complex ideas, concepts and theories in authentic advanced nursing situations.
• Apply and model communication and collaboration skills to analyse and design innovative contributions to professional practice.
• Use high-level self-management skills to initiate, plan and execute a substantial research-based project.

Fees and FEE-HELP

Estimated first-year tuition fee in 2026: $13,300 (domestic full-fee paying place).

All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of 120 credit points (normally six units) per year.

A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:

• The number of units studied.
• Choice of courses.
• Credit from previous study or work experience.
• Eligibility for government-funded loans.

Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.

FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.