University of Sydney
2 years full-time
This Master of Nursing is a 2-year graduate entry program for non-nursing degree holders seeking to become registered nurses. It combines theoretical knowledge with hands-on clinical experience in state-of-the-art facilities, preparing graduates for diverse nursing careers in healthcare settings across Australia and internationally.
Applicants must hold a bachelor degree in any discipline other than nursing, completed within the last 10 years. International qualifications are acceptable. English language proficiency meeting Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia standards is mandatory, demonstrated through approved language tests or direct declaration. Applicants must understand and meet the inherent requirements for nursing practice, including physical and cognitive capabilities essential for patient care and clinical tasks.
The curriculum covers foundational nursing sciences including anatomy, pathophysiology, and pharmacology. Students develop clinical and relational skills through courses in person-centred and culturally safe nursing practice. The program incorporates Indigenous knowledges, nursing history, research methodology, and sociological contexts affecting health and illness. Students engage with various nursing practice contexts and specialties through structured professional experience placements in diverse settings including mental health, community health, intensive care, aged care, paediatrics, and emergency care. Inter-professional learning activities with other healthcare students are integrated throughout the program.
The University of Sydney offers nursing education through the Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, utilizing state-of-the-art facilities including the Susan Wakil Health Building at Camperdown and the Westmead Innovation Centre. The program is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council and taught by highly respected nursing academics, researchers, and practicing health professionals. The university provides access to extensive clinical placement networks across public, private, and non-government healthcare settings throughout Sydney and regional NSW.
Graduates pursue diverse nursing careers in public and private healthcare systems, non-government organisations, and international settings. Career opportunities span paediatric and child health, intensive care, trauma and emergency care, mental health, aged care, community nursing, public health, general practice, palliative care, rehabilitation, and rural/remote nursing. Nurses also work in pharmaceutical and insurance industries, clinical and non-clinical research, policy development, and international aid and development programs.
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