University of Southern Queensland
Master of Nursing (General)
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 3 years
Broaden students' clinical scope, enhance leadership capabilities and drive evidence-based practice across diverse healthcare settings.
Course overview
Overview
- Personalise your master's degree and gain expertise in areas specific to your nursing career goals.
- Gain strategic clinical leadership and management skills while building on your understanding of contemporary health care practice.
- Develop theoretical and practical knowledge of the intricacies of aged care practice, caring for patients with dementia, immunisation nursing, counselling skills in a nursing context and culture as a determinant of health.
- Tailor your enrolment pattern to focus on the clinical aspects of nursing or select the research pathway, enabling you to build specialist skills in health research.
- Choose from several approved electives to broaden your goals and widen your career options. You can study part-time and online to fit study into your life while progressing your career.
CSP Subsidised Fees Available
This program has a limited quota of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP). The indicative CSP price is calculated based on first year fees for EFT. The actual fee may vary if there are choices in electives or majors.
Key facts
From $1,119 (CSP)
What you will study
To earn this degree, students must complete 12 units, comprised of:
- Five units of core courses
- Five units of specialisation or approved courses
- Two units of research courses
Complete the following courses:
- Contexts of Practice
- Research Project Design
- Health Policy Analysis and Review
- Research Design and Methodologies
- The Law and Health Care Practice or Culture as Determinants of Health
Research course
- Health Masters Project (two units)
Entry requirements
- Completed a three-year bachelor's degree in nursing from an Australian university, or equivalent.
- Hold a current Professional Registration as a Division 1 nurse, or equivalent, with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or a relevant regulatory body in the applicant's home country.
English language requirements
To meet the English language requirements for this degree, UniSQ accepts the minimum English language proficiency scores from one of the following tests. Your test must be completed within two years of applying to UniSQ.
- IELTS (Academic): Minimum overall score of 7.0 and a minimum score of 7.0 in the four components - listening, reading, writing and speaking.
- Pearson Test of English: 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: Minimum total score of 94 and minimum score in each test section: 24 for listening and reading; 27 for writing; 23 for speaking.
Recognition of Prior Learning
If you have previously studied or have relevant work experience, you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning. This will help reduce the number of courses you must take to finish your program. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
- Display an advanced body of seminal, conceptual and data-based knowledge in nursing.
- Communicate advanced knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to health and nursing.
- Review conceptual and data-based literature using cognitive and technical skills to critique, evaluate and identify best evidence to improve individual, community and population health outcomes.
- Apply evidence-based decision-making to clinical, policy, education and/or practice situations.
- Lead people and projects in diverse situations with high creativity, autonomy and accountability, demonstrating appropriate judgement and responsibility as an expert practitioner.
- Communicate highly in interpersonal, interprofessional and intercultural situations with people of diverse ages, backgrounds and needs.
- Employ advanced skills in competent, caring and professional nursing practice.
Career outcomes
- Graduates of this master's degree are equipped with the specialist skills to advance their careers in nursing or the health care sector.
- You will have the leadership and management skills necessary to hold leadership positions in the private and public sectors.
Fees and CSP
Indicative annual fee in 2025: $8,948 (Commonwealth Supported Place)
Indicative annual fee in 2025: $26,640 (domestic full-fee paying place)
A student’s annual fee may vary depending on:
- The number of courses studied.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- 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.
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 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.
