Overview

In the Nursing program at the University of Sydney you will also study human biology, pharmacology, research and evidence-based practice, social contexts of health and illness, healthcare systems and more.

Our Master of Nursing is tailored for those who have a non-nursing undergraduate degree and are looking for a career change to enter the nursing industry.

Career paths

Graduates of our Master of Nursing can select from a wide and growing range of practice areas in the public and private health care systems including:

acute care hospitals,
children’s hospitals,
trauma and emergency care,
mental health nursing,
aged care,
community nursing,
palliative care,
home care nursing,
drug and alcohol centres,
operating rooms and other surgical settings,
rural and remote nursing
international health.

Nurses also work in the pharmaceutical industry, clinical research trials and other health-related fields.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Social Contexts of Health
The Body, Its Function and Pharmacology
Developing Nursing Practice
Illness Experience and Nursing Care
Understand Health and Managing Disease
Nursing the Acutely Ill Person

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-02-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-12-04 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

7

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PTE Academic

68

TOEFL^® IBT

96

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Credits

96 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Nursing View 58 other Masters in Nursing in Australia

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

7

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PTE Academic

68

TOEFL^® IBT

96

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Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS code: 068773D
a previous Australian level bachelor degree (or equivalent) in any discipline other than nursing, AND
this qualification has been completed within 10 years prior to applying
You can meet the English language requirements if you complete one of the following English language tests within two years of the course commencement date:

Tuition Fee

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International

48900 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 48900 AUD per year during 24 months.
National

4445 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4445 AUD per year during 24 months.

Domestic: This is last year's tuition. Tuition fee information for this year is currently not available.

Funding

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Nursing.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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