Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)

What you will study

Students must complete the following units totaling to 180 credit points:

Year 1

Semester 1

• Advanced Practice in Healthcare
• Comprehensive Health Assessment and Application of Diagnostic Principles

Semester 2

• Research Methods for Health
• Pharmacology for Advanced Practice

Year 2

Semester 1

• Quality Use of Medicines
• Complex Health Assessment and Application of Diagnostic Principles

Semester 2

• Leadership Development in Health Contexts
• Comprehensive and Safe Patient Care

Entry requirements

English language requirements

• IELTS: a minimum overall score of 7 and a minimum score of 7 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).

Extra requirements

To be eligible for admission to the MN(NP) program at Federation University Australia, prospective students are required to provide evidence of personal details and organisational support in the form of:

• Current general registration as an RN in Australia (without conditions), a. evidenced by a copy of Registration details
• A minimum of 2 years full-time equivalent (FTE) experience as an RN in a specified clinical field, a. evidenced by a CV providing details of previous experience.

AND

• A minimum of 2 years of FTE experience in current advanced nursing practice in the clinical field, as evidenced by a CV detailing employment history with mention of classification, employment fractions and activities of advanced nursing practice in the last 6 years. A signed document from the Executive
• Director of Nursing or Equivalent manager supporting advanced nursing practice status. Prospective students should consider using resources such as The Australian Advanced Practice Nursing Self Appraisal Tool and the Advanced nursing practice – guidelines for the Australian context to assist with appraisal and reflection of advanced nursing practice activities within the domains of advanced clinical care provision, provision of education, involvement and inclusion of research activities and support of systems for best practice and professional leadership qualities.
• A relevant postgraduate clinical qualification at Australian Qualifications Framework Level 8, a. Evidenced by an academic transcript b. If > 10 yrs., evidence of maintaining currency of knowledge in supplied CV.
• Currently working in an advanced clinical nursing role, a. evidenced by a CV – please specify your FTE for relevant positions b. Evidenced in an employer support letter

Employer agreement

• A. Agreement to support the required 300 hours of supernumerary integrated professional practice (IPP) clinical hours to support application of advanced practice (See document Employer Support Statement MN) b. Support for “advanced nursing practice” as outlined above. Prospective students can review an explanation of what constitutes ‘supernumerary integrated professional practice (IPP) clinical hours” from the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council.

Clinical support team

• A. Signed agreement from suitably qualified health care professionals (i.e. NP and/or medical practitioner in relevant specialty) agreeing to be a part of the team
• B. Mentor agreement/s (found in Mentor Handbook - this will be provided once an offer of enrolment is obtained). The clinical support team must have relevant clinical and professional experience and current practice in the applicant’s nominated specialty field and be able to supervise clinical practice. The Program Coordinator must approve the suitability of the clinical support team members before the commencement of the first units.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Your previous studies might count towards this course (which means you could finish it sooner). Use our credit search to find out if that’s the case.

Outcomes

Career outcomes

• Nurse practitioner
• Nurse

Fees and CSP

Indicative full-time fee in 2025: $4,627 (Commonwealth Supported Place)

All costs are calculated using current rates and averages based on a typical course load for the first year of this course. Your actual cost may vary depending on the specific units you choose to enrol in.

You will also need to pay the student services and amenities fee. Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.

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

• The number of units studied per term.
• The choice of major or specialisation.
• Choice of units.
• Credit from previous study or work experience.
• Eligibility for government-funded loans.

Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP)

The Australian Government allocates a certain number of Commonwealth Supported Places to universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.

If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you'll only need to pay a portion of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount - the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.

Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.

Your student contribution amount is:

• Calculated per unit you're enrolled in.
• Depending on the study areas they relate to.
• Reviewed and adjusted each year.

HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.