The Master of Nursing is a 54-unit program offered by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
The program is intended for nurses whose personal, professional or research interests include contributing to the present and future development of health care services and the nursing profession.
The Master of Nursing has been developed in conjunction with the industry to meet the needs of nurses who work across a broad range of specialisations and health care environments.
Students will choose to apply for one of the two following pathways:
choosing one of the following specialisations:
Acute Care Nursing specialisations
Primary Health Care specialisations
Global Health Care specialisation - no further student intake
with the following pathways:
Specialisations marked with * are available to international students only
Not all specialisations will be available in any given year or semester.
Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification and must be registered nurses in Australia. Applicants who are registered as nurses in a country other than Australia must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification and may be admitted to certain specialisations as indicated.
However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
Completion of this course will not lead to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Additional information about admission requirements for each specialisation can be found by clicking on the specialisation links provided below.
The aims of the course are to provide advanced studies in nursing practice and research to prepare nurses to contribute to the present and future development of health care services and the nursing profession.
Graduates of this course are expected to be able to:
To qualify for the Master of Nursing, a student must complete 54 units with a grade of Pass, NGP or better in each of the topics, according to one of the following pathways:
Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.
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