Master of Nurse Practitioner

What you will study

Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.

• Academic Integrity Module
• Advanced Clinical Evidence For Nursing Practice
• Advanced Clinical Nursing Practice
• Therapeutic Medication Management A
• Therapeutic Medication Management B
• Clinical Internship For Nurse Practitioner A
• Clinical Internship For Nurse Practitioner B

Entry requirements

Prerequisites

• At least five years of full-time equivalent (FTE) registered nursing experience in a specific clinical field, with at least two years of FTE (approximately 2000 hours) advanced nursing practice in the clinical field relevant to your postgraduate study. All experience must be within the last 6 years.
• Confirmation of Australian work-based clinical placement support to undertake 300 hours of supernumerary, supervised Integrated Professional Practice (IPP) during the clinical internship (year 2 of study). Complete and upload this form to your application: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/1642433/LTU_MNP_Confirmation-of-work-based-clinical-placement-support.pdf.
• Postgraduate Diploma in a clinical nursing specialty (relevant to the specialty of your advanced practice experience) or higher (eg, Master's/PhD).
• Current Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) registration as a registered nurse with no conditions or undertakings.
• Current and enduring employment in an area of specialty nursing practice (minimum 0.5 FTE) while studying.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Prior studies may be credited towards your degree and potentially reduce the duration of your course. This is known as Advanced Standing (also known as credit or recognition of prior learning). Contact the university for more details.

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

• Critically reflect on professional practice to generate and evaluate models of care for complex cases using research-based evidence and innovative practices.
• Demonstrate mastery of advanced holistic health assessment and diagnostics interpretation to generate diagnoses utilising contemporary digital tools and informatics.
• Analyse and synthesise advanced knowledge of medications, regulatory and legislative requirements and research evidence to prescribe therapeutic interventions and appropriate referral pathways.
• Mastery of research skills to evaluate the socio-economic, geographical and political factors that construct and maintain nurse practitioner service models to advocate for service improvement and clinically effective outcomes.
• Demonstrate a person-centred care approach in communicating, assessing, managing and evaluating evidence-based patient care.

Fees and CSP

Estimated fees per year 2026: $30,600 (domestic full-fee paying place).

Estimated fees per year 2026: $4,738 (Commonwealth Supported Place).

All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a full-time study load of 120 credit points for one year.

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.

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

Commonwealth Supported Places

The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the 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. 

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