Overview

This Nursing Practice program at Monash University will help you become a highly skilled healthcare professional, preparing you for a career in this rewarding and well-respected profession.

Key facts

Become a Nurse in Australia with a Master of Nursing Practice degree in just two years. This is an entry-to-practice degree, providing you with a professional nursing qualification if you’ve already completed an undergraduate degree in a non-nursing field.

Benefit from the expertise, clinical experience and global connections of our teaching staff as well as gaining practical experience by attending clinical placement from Semester one at some of Victoria’s leading hospitals and health services.

Outcomes

Successful completion of the course will lead to eligibility for registration as a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) subject to the graduate also meeting the current NMBA Registration standard: English language skills.

Registration with the NMBA is a legal requirement for practising as a registered nurse in Australia.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Indigenous health and cultural safety in healthcare practice

Primary and global health in contemporary nursing practice

Contemporary nursing in context

Nursing leadership and patient safety

Mental health nursing in contemporary practice

Healthcare across the lifespan

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-02-02 00:00:00

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More details

Semester1As an international student, apply for a place anytime throughout the year Mid-year: Application dates vary by faculty but generally close in mid-June

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

98

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

7

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Credits

96 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Clayton, Australia

Disciplines

Nursing View 83 other Masters in Nursing in Australia

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Academic requirements

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

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

98

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS: 068373J

To be eligible for admission, you must have

An Australian undergraduate degree (or equivalent excluding an Australian Bachelor of Nursing) with at least a credit (60%) average

All applicants must have completed either:

one 6 credit point unit of study in human anatomy /physiology or a related area from any recognised tertiary institution

the Monash Human Biology short course which has been assessed as equivalent to this requirement.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

45600 AUD / year

≈ 45600 AUD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

5500 AUD / year

≈ 5500 AUD / year

Additional Details

Fees for domestic students: Commonwealth supported place (CSP)

Funding

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