Master of Clinical Nursing (Emergency Nursing)

Entry requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Or 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 with a minimum overall score of 7.0 and a minimum score of 7.0 in each of 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 score 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 postgraduate study 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 emergency nursing setting.

Recognition of Prior Learning

You can get credit for your course based on prior formal, non-formal or informal learning. You'll need to provide supporting documentation outlined by the university to apply. 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 indicative fee in 2025: $13,300 (domestic full-fee paying place)

The estimated first-year indicative fee is provided as a guide only. It is based on a typical enrolment of students undertaking the first year of this course.

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.