Victoria University
Master of Nursing (Nursing Informatics Leadership)
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
Lead nursing’s digital future. Combine advanced nursing, research and improvement expertise with specialist knowledge of informatics, clinical workflows and technology implementation to guide safer, data-informed care and digital transformation.
Course overview
Designed for registered nurses who want to lead digital change in healthcare, this Master of Nursing specialisation combines advanced nursing practice, research and improvement capabilities with focused expertise in nursing informatics. It examines how technology and clinical information can support safer, more coordinated and patient-centred care.
Core study covers evidence-based practice, research, quality improvement, cultural competence, community health, care coordination, professional development, mental health nursing and nursing informatics. Specialist study explores the leadership and implementation of informatics practices, nursing leadership and management, and either financial management or health and wellbeing for older people. You will also complete a research project in a specialist area.
Delivered 100% online through VU’s Block Model, the course involves one seven-week unit at a time across six study periods each year. It can be completed in two years of part-time study. No exams, textbook purchases, placements or in-person attendance are advertised. The first four units form the Graduate Certificate in Nursing, while the first eight provide an exit pathway through the Graduate Diploma of Nursing.
Key facts
26th October, 2026
What you will study
To attain the Master of Nursing (Nursing Informatics Leadership), students must complete 12 units.
Core units
- Promoting Cultural Competence and Community Health
- Care Coordination in Practice
- Leading Improvement and Innovation
- Evidence and Research for Practice
- Complex Care Coordination
- Nursing Informatics
- Professional Development in Practice
- Mental Health Nursing
Specialisation units
- Leading Improvement and Innovation
- Nursing Leadership and Management
- Nursing Informatics Leadership
- Research Project: Nursing Informatics Leadership
Entry requirements
Applicants are required to have the following:
- Completed an AQF Level 7 Bachelor of Nursing, or equivalent qualification.
- Current Registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Applicants without an AQF 7 Bachelor's Degree of Nursing or equivalent qualification who hold a current Registered Nurse (Division 1) Registration with the Australian Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) will be considered for the Graduate Certificate in Nursing. Upon completing the Graduate Certificate, applicants will be eligible for admission to the Master's in Nursing with credit granted for completed units.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be eligible to enter the master's with credit for past skills and/or study, known as advanced standing.
You may be eligible for advanced standing if you've already completed any of the units in the course you are enrolling in, or their equivalent.
For more information, contact the university or visit its website.
Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Assess and apply current WHO and Australian Health priorities and cultural competency principles to promote community health.
- Formulate and lead quality and safety innovations for improved patient outcomes.
- Assume leadership for complex care coordination for clients.
- Provide leadership in informatics and its applications to digital healthcare.
- Contribute to advancing nursing knowledge, practice and design through research evaluation.
- Develop, implement and assess professional development programs for clinical settings.
- Lead or influence nursing care in a chosen speciality area.
- Design and undertake primary research in a specialist area.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Cost per unit in 2026: $2,950 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Total cost for 12 units in 2026: $35,400 (domestic full-fee paying place)
The total cost of completing your degree at Victoria University (VU) Online depends on the number of units you study and whether you are eligible for advanced standing, which is assessed after you submit your application. 2026 student fees shown are subject to change.
Note that you may be eligible for the Australian Government’s loan scheme, FEE-HELP. The loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying students with the cost of a university program. It can be used for all or part of the tuition.
