Master of Nurse Practitioner

What you will study

You must complete 8 core topics (54 units). Each topic is valued at four and a half units.

Core

Year 1

• Principles of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• Introduction to Research
• Pharmacology for Advanced Professional Practice
• Epidemiology and Population Studies for Health Care Practice

Year 2

• Transition to Nurse Practitioner Role
• Advancing Research Knowledge to Inform Healthcare Practice

Year 3

• Integrated Professional Practice 1
• Integrated Professional Practice 2

Entry requirements

Admission requirements

Applicants must:

• Hold a Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.
• Have current general registration as a registered nurse in Australia.
• Hold a postgraduate qualification at Australian Qualifications Framework Level 8 relevant, clinically, to the context of the applicant's advanced nursing practice.
• Have a minimum of two years full-time equivalent practice as a registered nurse in a specialist clinical field in Australia or New Zealand.
• Have a minimum of two years current full-time equivalent practice at an advanced nursing practice* level in this same clinical field, as defined by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, within the last six years in Australia or New Zealand.
• Provide evidence of approval from an employing organisation to complete the 300 hours of supernumerary integrated professional practice required of the course and proof of supervisor availability.

Advanced nursing practice (ANP): ANP is a continuum along which nurses develop their professional knowledge, clinical reasoning and judgement, skills and behaviours to higher levels of capability (that is recognisable). Nurses practising at an advanced level incorporate professional leadership, education and research into their clinically based practice. Their practice is effective and safe. They work within a generalist or specialist context and are responsible and accountable for managing people with complex health care requirements.

Advanced nursing practice is a level of practice and not a role. It is acknowledged that advanced nursing practice is specific to the individual within their practice context.

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

• Have developed advanced nursing knowledge and clinical practice skills necessary for managing and providing effective, comprehensive health care to particular populations of health consumers.
• Integrate and apply the interdisciplinary skills and knowledge required to effectively participate in the planning, implementing, and managing of health care programs and services.
• I have developed an advanced understanding of the legal, ethical, and political dimensions of practice to provide leadership within nursing and its specialty area of practice.
• Critically apply research skills to resolve and improve health outcomes for clinical and community nursing practice consumers.
• Demonstrate integration of their learning with the Nursing and Midwifery Board's requirements for endorsed Nurse Practitioners by meeting the required national competency standards for practice.

Career outcomes

Potential occupations include:

• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Endorsed Nurse Practitioner
• Health Promotion Nurse
• Community Health Nurse
• Nurse Researcher
• Rehabilitation Consultant
• Nurse-led Clinic in Primary Care or Community

Fees and CSP

Annual indicative fees in 2025: $6,970 (Commonwealth Supported Place)

Indicative yearly fee in 2025: $31,482 (Domestic full-fee paying place)

The indicative annual fee is based on a full-time study load of 36 units.

A student’s annual fee may vary by:

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

Student fees shown are subject to change.

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 only need to pay some of your tuition fees. The student contribution amount is 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 the topics 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.