University of Notre Dame Australia
Master of Nursing (Coursework)
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 18
Uniquely blends evidence-based clinical training with ethical and holistic care principles, preparing graduates to lead with compassion and competence in diverse healthcare settings.
Course overview
Are you a practising Registered Nurse ready to advance your nursing career? The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Master of Nursing (Coursework) will allow you to select a relevant area to research so you can formalise your specialised knowledge in your chosen field. You can enrol in this course if you have completed a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Nursing.
The Master of Nursing (Coursework) can be completed over two semesters of part-time study after completing the four Certificate and four Diploma courses. Because you will choose a thesis subject relevant to your specialist area of nursing practice, you should discuss your study program with your postgraduate coordinator beforehand.
As with the university's other postgraduate programs, the Master of Nursing is aimed at practising Registered Nurses who wish to develop their knowledge and improve their skills to operate at an advanced level. As a Master’s student, you will be allocated a research supervisor who will help you choose a relevant research subject and oversee the completion of the program.
Key facts
What you will study
The Master of Nursing (Coursework) requires the completion of the following courses equivalent to 300 units of credit. Unless otherwise indicated, each course is valued at 25 units of credit.
Complete the following courses:
- Clinical Governance
- Professional Role Development
- Management
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Ethical Issues in Professional Life
- Supervised Dissertation Nursing (50 units of credit)
- Project Proposal Development (50 units of credit)
Entry requirements
The program is open to registered nurses with a previous degree in nursing or equivalent and a minimum of one year of relevant post-registration nursing experience.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Advanced Standing is a way the university recognises the studies you've already completed. Instead of repeating subjects, you get credit for them, saving you time and money. You might be eligible for this credit if you've completed studies at any university (even here at Notre Dame), including single subjects. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Master of Nursing (Coursework), graduates will be able to:
- Analyse and interpret nursing scenarios to provide evidence-based quality practice.
- Use reflective practice techniques in various learning activities to promote professional practice.
- Apply leadership and collaborative skills within an interprofessional health care environment.
- Apply concepts of global, medico-legal, social and cultural diversity.
- Identify the distinguishing characteristics of nursing research in terms of purposes, underlying assumptions and available methodologies.
- Explore the principal paradigms employed in health and nursing research and differentiate between them in terms of their epistemological bases and their respective strengths and limitations in addressing different types of research.
- Formulate research-friendly questions and align those questions with appropriate research designs, data collection procedures, techniques, and data analysis.
- Critique examples of research studies and models, identifying strengths and limitations of design that might threaten the findings' internal validity and generalisability (external validity).
- Identify important ethical or other issues when conducting nursing research and apply value-appropriate safeguards to the interests of all stakeholders involved in a research project.
- Apply advanced technical skills and reflective practice within the domain of nursing research.
Career outcomes
With a Master of Nursing (Coursework), you can pursue careers as a nurse unit manager, nurse practitioner, nurse educator, acute care nurse, and clinical nurse.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Estimated total fee in 2025: $36,975 (domestic full-fee paying place)
The total fee is calculated based on a full-time study load of 300 credit units.
A student’s annual fee may vary depending on:
- The number of courses studied.
- Choice of programs.
- 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.
