Course information
View entry requirements, career options and what’s available to you, through our extensive student support network below.
Entry requirements
- Completed an AQF Level 7 Bachelor of Nursing, or equivalent qualification; AND
- Current Registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA); AND
- Applicants without an AQF 7 Bachelor Degree of Nursing or equivalent qualification but hold a current Registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) will be considered for the Graduate Certificate in Nursing. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate, applicants will be eligible for admission to Master in Nursing with credit granted for completed units.
Advanced Standing
You may be eligible to enter into the masters with credit for past skills and/or study, known as advanced standing.
If you've already completed any of the units in the course in which you are enrolling, or their equivalent, you may be eligible for advanced standing. Learn more about Advanced Standing here.
Career options
Prepare for the healthcare challenges of the 21st century.
Australia requires registered nurses with advanced knowledge, skills and competencies to help drive the transformation of the Australian healthcare system.
Study with us to build on your years of experience in direct care, training, professional development, management and implementing change. With our Master of Nursing, you’ll have the credentials needed to progress into management and leadership in one of our specialist areas of Chronic Disease and Ageing, Nursing Leadership and Nursing Informatics Leadership.
Prospective career paths may include:
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Clinical Research Nurse
- Clinical Nurse Consultant
- Clinical Nurse Educator
- Nurse Unit Manager
- Leadership role in chronic disease and ageing
- Unit Manager
- Director of Nursing
- Executive Director of Nursing
- Nursing Informatics Manager
- Health Informatics Manager
- Clinical Information Director
On completion of this course, Australian Registered Nurses (RNs) will be eligible for the postgraduate qualification allowance.
Learning 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 the evaluation of research.
- Develop, implement and assess professional development programs for clinical settings.
- Lead or influence nursing care in a chosen specialty area.
- Design and undertake primary research in a specialist area
Student support
VU Online provides you with the support you need, when you need it, during your course. Our support network has a single focus on ensuring you are entirely supported to succeed in your studies.
Our highly experienced academics are responsive and accessible and understand how to deliver a quality online learning experience. You will also be introduced to your very own Student Success Advisor, who provides motivation and one-on-one personalised assistance with non-academic matters throughout your course.
You’ll experience the support of your community through chat, virtual seminars and discussion board activity. Remember, your support network is only a phone call and email away.
Fees and FEE-Help
A Master of Nursing from VU Online costs $2,880 per unit*, taking the total for 12 units to $34,560*.
This depends on the number of units you study and whether you are eligible for Advanced Standing, which is assessed after you submit your application.
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. To determine your eligibility, visit the FEE-HELP website.
*2024 student fees are shown and are subject to change.
For more information on fees and student support, download a brochure.
How online study works
Studying with VU Online means that you can undertake postgraduate study without having to attend on-campus classes. This makes it easy to fit study around existing commitments including work and family. You will be able to access your coursework, resources, assignment details and individual feedback from facilitators, all from your online learning environment, VU Collaborate.
Chat with fellow students, compare research notes and collaborate on group tasks – it’s all possible with our seamless, community-focused platform.
With VU Online, you will study just one unit at a time under the award-winning VU Block Model®. Learn about our postgraduate online Block Model with this YouTube video.
With VU Online, you can rest assured you will find support from our responsive academics and facilitators, as well as your dedicated Student Success Advisor throughout your study.
How to apply
VU Online has simplified the application process, involving just three key steps.
1. Speak to one of our Student Enrolment Advisors, who will help you determine your eligibility for the program and whether it suits your career goals. Our advisor will keep you informed of all the application requirements and what to expect during the process. They can also suggest flexible study plans for your circumstances.
2. Begin your online application and submit the required documentation. This may include a copy of your CV and academic transcript.
3. Upon completing your application, you will receive a confirmation email or an email letting you know if you need to provide any additional information.
What you'll study
In addition to the innovative core units, you will also complete a practical, multi-faceted research project. Each unit of study lasts for seven weeks.
Core units
Promoting Cultural Competence and Community Health (Unit code: HN06001)
This unit examines the major concepts and principles of community health promotion including self-care, continuity of care, primary health care, health promotion, illness prevention, community assessment, family assessment and home care. Health promotion is a proven dynamic in disease prevention and maintenance of community health. In this unit you will review the major health issues impacting on national and global health. Australian and World Health Organisation (WHO) health priorities and strategies for optimising community health will be critically reviewed. You will reflect on the role of the nurse in community health promotion within areas of specialisation. You will examine communities with diverse and specific health requirements and health literacy needs to understand how to optimise the success of health promotion strategies. This unit also examines the major concepts and principles of cultural safety and the knowledge and skills required of the nursing profession to work ethically with diverse people and communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Students will examine a health problem in relation to a specific community and design strategies of community health promotion in a specialised area of your choice.
Care Coordination in Practice (Unit code: HNO6002)
This unit explores the competencies registered Nurses need to work within inter-professional teams to provide coordinated care for clients with complex needs. The unit investigates strategies for working together effectively; making informed health care decisions and ensuring continuity of care for clients. This unit provides students with essential skills in utilising available resources effectively, health coaching and consultation, and the development of care plans that meet complex care needs. Students will further their skills in client advocacy and anticipatory care management, assessment of risk factors related to decline in a community context and determination of available alternatives for managing risks and balancing the needs and desires of clients. Key themes of the unit include exploring and practising the collection and management of client information across the continuum of services and how to negotiate potential service providers for best care package for client needs, including the management of subcontracted services.
Leading Improvement and Innovation (Unit code: HNO6003)
One of the key performance indicators in management and leadership within nursing is to effectively lead improvement and innovation. In this unit students will determine key safety and quality concerns within the nurse practice environment and their influence on patient outcomes. Students will interrogate contemporary approaches, tools and techniques to improve the safety and quality of patient care. The unit requires students to formulate an approach to quality improvement that enhances an aspect of the nurse practice environment and patient outcomes in a specialised area of nursing practice. Students will also demonstrate the skills required to develop a teaching module to support an implementation strategy and ensure sustainability.
Evidence and Research for Practice (Unit code: HNO6004)
This unit investigates evidence-based research and its application in the healthcare setting. Students will develop and refine their skills in searching and critically reviewing and evaluating available nursing and healthcare research and evidence. Students will also learn to use critical appraisal tools to evaluate qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research. By examining systematic reviews to clarify how evidence is synthesised, students will critically appraise literature and identify gaps in current knowledge to design and develop research proposals and/or projects.
Complex Care Coordination (Unit code: HNO6005)
This unit provides for knowledge development in complex care planning, delivery and coordination with a focus on developing knowledge about the principles, practices and relevance of client focused practice in complex care. Students will appraise risk factors for maintaining health and well-being for clients with complex needs. Themes in this unit refer to environmental social and clinical assessment, the delivery of clinical programs in the home and funding arrangements and their use to provide care. Students manage complex care coordination, and in doing so need to further develop their knowledge and skills of the community context and local service providers, methods of delivery and eligibility criteria, and effective use of technology to manage and share client information.
Nursing Informatics (Unit code: HNO6006)
This unit will enable students to take leading roles in digital healthcare to ensure technology is designed and used effectively to enhance their capacity to deliver superior and safer care. Students will learn about and practice health informatics skills to assess the usability of information systems and their alignment to nursing workflow, patient safety and information needs. By developing skills in data analytics and examining the adoption of nursing data standards including interoperability issues, students will analyse complex problems and formulate contextualised responses. Students will also examine issues related to the protection of privacy, confidentiality and security of health information and consider the potential usefulness of social networking tools in communicating health-related information.
Professional Development in Practice (Unit code: HNO6007)
This unit prepares students to devise, design and assess professional development programs for the healthcare setting. Students will work through the process of developing an effective professional development offering by identifying a workplace learning need to be addressed. Students will then develop goals and objectives and formulate an education program to address the identified need. By critically reflecting on the principles of adult learning and education, including heutagogy, students will cross-examine and advocate the use of different teaching strategies required to deliver professional development across diverse settings.
Mental Health Nursing (Unit code: HNO6008)
This unit will further develop students' professional knowledge and expertise in the effective coordination and delivery of specialised mental health care. Students will focus on understanding mental health disorders and how to effectively care for a person experiencing mental health issues or illness. Students will also gain a deep understanding of the philosophy and theory underpinning mental health care, its values and the specific skills to maintain therapeutic relationships and assist in person-centred health care that promotes recovery and resilience. The unit includes a critical review of psychology, to support a greater understanding of mental health disorders across the lifespan and cultural awareness when supporting patients’ mental health and well-being. Students will also critically review models of self-care when delivering mental health care services across a range of settings. The unit will prepare students to provide evidence-based mental health care in a range of health settings.
Specialisation units: chronic disease and aging
Innovation in Aged Care Practice (Unit code: HNO7002)
This unit develops students' capability in the provision of care and support for older persons with multiple co-morbidities that reside in a variety of health contexts. The unit aims to explore and devise innovative care interventions and models of care, for patients, family and carers. It embraces interprofessional practice and collaboration within the health care team environment. Students will apply various client-centred strategies to plan, assess, implement, evaluate and support to care for older individuals living with a complex comorbidities/chronic health conditions. Students will also examine parameters of their professional legal and ethical practice, identify strengths-based nursing practice, utilise evidence-based research to translate this to practice. Critically analyse practices that maximise health and wellbeing of older persons across different populations.
Ageing and Chronic Disease (Unit code: HNO7003)
A large proportion of older people have one or more long-term medical conditions. Older persons with a chronic disease or multiple physical and or mental co-morbidities, often require support and nursing care. This unit provides knowledge and skills to support older people living with chronic conditions, along with their family and carers. Students will analyse the variety of psychological, social and physical factors that contribute to ageing and chronic disease. This unit focuses on the nurse’s role as advocate for evidence-based care, early detection, treatment and evaluation of care programs is emphasised. There is a focus on communication skills and the factors that build and sustain professional and therapeutic relationships, collaborative practice and the promotion of health care partnerships.
Health and Wellbeing for the Older Person (Unit code: HNO7004)
This unit will identify and clarify the role of the nurse to improve health outcomes and quality of life, for older people living with chronic disease. Using case studies and research, students will reflect on patient experiences, their interactions with the health system and self-management interventions and models. Students will investigate the effects of class, race, sexuality, gender and environment that influence a person’s health and wellbeing and their motivations to manage positive lifestyle changes. Students will also investigate current evidence-based approaches that incorporate integrated care and self-management interventions to improve overall health. Students will critically reflect on best practices to work collaboratively with the individual, family and carers to address specific and individual needs to enhance patients’ wellbeing and quality of life. Unit topics include investigating the promotion of a person-centred care approach, quality safety and risk and ongoing evaluation and maintenance of independence, choice, rights and quality of life.
Research Project: Chronic Disease and Ageing (Unit code: HNO7901)
In this capstone unit students consolidate their training by investigating a significant issue in their specialisation through undertaking a research project. Students will strengthen their evidence-based research capabilities by participating in a number of key phases and activities of an evidence-based research project to inform practice. Students will critically review the literature, including academic, policy and/or practice evidence, collecting, analysing, interpreting and disseminating findings in the form of a report or journal article for publication.
Specialisation units: nursing leadership
Nursing Management (Unit code: HNO7005)
This unit will explore the cognitive, technical and creative principles and practices required to undertake the role of manager/leader in a healthcare setting. The unit will introduce students to human resource management, financial and information management, legislative and policy development as well as education and quality and project management. A strong emphasis is placed on understanding and incorporating quality and safety, change management principles and evidence in management. Self-awareness and using knowledge gained from experience is also advocated. Students will develop analytical and inquiry research skills required of health managers. Students will also demonstrate mastery of management principles to achieve the best client and organisational outcomes in a continually changing healthcare environment.
Nursing Leadership and Management (Unit code: HNO7006)
Nursing is a global profession that occurs within complex environments. Often nursing managers are responsible for being leaders and change agents within the profession and successfully managing teams. To be a successful leader or manager, students need to understand the challenges that currently impact on healthcare. This unit assists students in developing leadership knowledge and skills to achieve better outcomes for patients and create positive working environments. Unit content explores theories, concepts and leadership styles to help nurses further develop their leadership potential and the skills of motivating, coaching, and mentoring.
Financial Management for Nurses (Unit code: HNO7007)
This unit provides students with a comprehensive understanding of financial management in health care settings. Financial acumen is an important skill for nurse managers in the complex healthcare environment. The unit takes a multidisciplinary approach to develop advanced analytical, planning and decision-making skills. Students will demonstrate a variety of financial decision making skills to take on effective business and financial management functions. Students will also demonstrate how to manage healthcare business units in a fiscally appropriate way.
Research Project: Nursing Leadership (Unit code: HNO7901)
In this capstone unit students consolidate their training by investigating a significant issue in their specialisation through undertaking a research project. Students will strengthen their evidence-based research capabilities by participating in a number of key phases and activities of an evidence-based research project to inform practice. Students will critically review the literature, including academic, policy and/or practice evidence, collecting, analysing, interpreting and disseminating findings in the form of a report or journal article for publication.
Specialisation units: nursing informatics leadership
Leading Improvement and Innovation (Unit code: HNO6003)
One of the key performance indicators in management and leadership within nursing is to effectively lead improvement and innovation. In this unit students will determine key safety and quality concerns within the nurse practice environment and their influence on patient outcomes. Students will interrogate contemporary approaches, tools and techniques to improve the safety and quality of patient care. The unit requires students to formulate an approach to quality improvement that enhances an aspect of the nurse practice environment and patient outcomes in a specialised area of nursing practice. Students will also demonstrate the skills required to develop a teaching module to support an implementation strategy and ensure sustainability.
Nursing Leadership and Management (Unit code: HNO7006)
Nursing is a global profession that occurs within complex environments. Often nursing managers are responsible for being leaders and change agents within the profession and successfully managing teams. To be a successful leader or manager, students need to understand the challenges that currently impact on healthcare. This unit assists students in developing leadership knowledge and skills to achieve better outcomes for patients and create positive working environments. Unit content explores theories, concepts and leadership styles to help nurses further develop their leadership potential and the skills of motivating, coaching, and mentoring.
Nursing Informatics Leadership (Unit code: HN06017)
The use of digital technologies in nursing supports high-quality patient care in Australia. The sector needs skilled leaders to advance adoption of these technologies and lead improvements in digital literacy amongst nurses. This unit provides a comprehensive overview of the digital healthcare landscape and the adoption of nursing informatics technologies and practices. Students critically examine the role of leadership in the adoption, implementation, and use of nursing informatics. They practice leadership scenarios to develop, implement and assess professional development programs for informatics use in clinical settings and interrogate a range of barriers and enablers to the use of digital technologies in healthcare. Recognising the growing need for nursing informatics to improve complex care coordination and patient outcomes, students will be equipped to lead on and advocate for policies, procedures and practices the maximise the benefits of health informatics.
Note: Nursing Informatics (Unit HN06006) is a nursing informatics leadership unit, but is covered as a core unit of the master's.
Entry requirements
To apply for the online Master of Nursing, you are required to have:
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Completed an AQF Level 7 Bachelor of Nursing, or equivalent qualification AND
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Current Registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) OR equivalent registration with the relevant registering authority for applicants outside of Australia AND
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Completed a minimum of one year of full-time clinical experience, or the part-time equivalent, as a registered nurse. OR
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Applicants without an AQF 7 Bachelor Degree of Nursing or above who also hold current Registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) or applicants without sufficient clinical work experience will be considered for the Graduate Certificate in Nursing. On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate, applicants will be eligible for admission to this course with credit granted for completed units.
Advanced Standing
You may be eligible to enter into the masters with credit for past skills and/or study, known as advanced standing.
If you've already completed any of the units in the course in which you are enrolling, or their equivalent, you may be eligible for advanced standing. Learn more about advanced standing.
Units of study
In addition to the innovative core units, you will also complete a practical, multi-faceted research project. Each unit of study lasts for seven weeks.
For more information about the units of study, download a brochure.
Core Units
Promoting Cultural Competence and Community Health (Unit code: HN06001)
This unit examines the major concepts and principles of community health promotion including self-care, continuity of care, primary health care, health promotion, illness prevention, community assessment, family assessment and home care. This unit also examines the major concepts of cultural safety and the skills required of the nursing profession to work ethically with diverse people and communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
View unit page
Care Coordination in Practice (Unit code: HNO6002)
This unit explores the competencies registered Nurses need to work within inter-professional teams to provide coordinated care for clients with complex needs. The unit investigates strategies for working together effectively; making informed health care decisions and ensuring continuity of care for clients. This unit provides students with essential skills in utilising available resources effectively, health coaching and consultation, and the development of care plans that meet complex care needs.
View unit page
Leading Improvement and Innovation (Unit code: HNO6003)
In this unit, students will determine key safety and quality concerns within the nurse practice environment and their influence on patient outcomes. The unit requires students to formulate an approach to quality improvement that enhances an aspect of the nurse practice environment and patient outcomes in a specialised area of nursing practice.
View unit page
Evidence and Research for Practice (Unit code: HNO6004)
This unit investigates evidence-based research and its application in the healthcare setting. Students will develop and refine their skills in searching and critically reviewing and evaluating available nursing and healthcare research and evidence. Students will also learn to use critical appraisal tools to evaluate qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research.
View unit page
Complex Care Coordination (Unit code: HNO6005)
This unit provides for knowledge development in complex care planning, delivery and coordination with a focus on developing knowledge about the principles, practices and relevance of client-focused practice in complex care. Themes in this unit refer to environmental social and clinical assessment, the delivery of clinical programs in the home and funding arrangements and their use to provide care.
View unit page
Nursing Informatics (Unit code: HNO6006)
This unit will enable students to take leading roles in digital healthcare to ensure technology is designed and used effectively to enhance their capacity to deliver superior and safer care. Students will learn about and practice health informatics skills to assess the usability of information systems and their alignment to nursing workflow, patient safety and information needs.
View unit page
Professional Development in Practice (Unit code: HNO6007)
This unit prepares students to devise, design and assess professional development programs for the healthcare setting. Students will work through the process of developing an effective professional development offering by identifying a workplace learning need to be addressed. Students will then develop goals and objectives and formulate an education program to address the identified need.
View unit page
Mental Health Nursing (Unit code: HNO6008)
This unit will further develop students' professional knowledge and expertise in the effective coordination and delivery of specialised mental health care. Students will focus on understanding mental health disorders and how to effectively care for a person experiencing mental health issues or illness. The unit includes a critical review of psychology, to support a greater understanding of mental health disorders across the lifespan and cultural awareness when supporting patients' mental health and well-being.
View unit page
Specialisation units:
Chronic Disease and Ageing
Innovation in Aged Care Practice (Unit code: HNO7002)
This unit develops students' capability in the provision of care and support for older persons with multiple co-morbidities that reside in a variety of health contexts. The unit aims to explore and devise innovative care interventions and models of care, for patients, family and carers.
View unit page
Ageing and Chronic Disease (Unit code: HNO7003)
This unit provides knowledge and skills to support older people living with chronic conditions, along with their family and carers. Students will analyse the variety of psychological, social and physical factors that contribute to ageing and chronic disease. This unit focuses on the nurse's role as an advocate for evidence-based care, early detection, treatment and evaluation of care programs is emphasised.
View unit page
Health and Wellbeing for the Older Person (Unit code: HNO7004)
This unit will identify and clarify the role of the nurse to improve health outcomes and quality of life, for older people living with chronic disease. Unit topics include investigating the promotion of a person-centred care approach, quality safety and risk and ongoing evaluation and maintenance of independence, choice, rights and quality of life.
View unit page
Research Project: Chronic Disease and Ageing (Unit code: HNO7901)
In this unit, students will investigate a significant practice issue in their specialisation by undertaking a research project. Students will strengthen their evidence-based research capabilities drawing on the research project proposal from HNO6004 - Evidence and Research for Practice. Students will then engage in further evidence-based research to apply it to their specialisation healthcare setting through engaging in primary research or conducting a systematic review.
View unit page
Specialisation units:
Nursing Leadership
Nursing Management (Unit code: HNO7005)
This unit will explore the cognitive, technical and creative principles and practices required to undertake the role of manager/leader in a healthcare setting. The unit will introduce students to human resource management, financial and information management, legislative and policy development as well as education and quality and project management.
View unit page
Nursing Leadership and Management (Unit code: HNO7006)
This unit assists students in developing leadership knowledge and skills to achieve better outcomes for patients and create positive working environments. Unit content explores theories, concepts and leadership styles to help nurses further develop their leadership potential and the skills of motivating, coaching, and mentoring.
View unit page
Financial Management for Nurses (Unit code: HNO7007)
This unit provides students with a comprehensive understanding of financial management in health care settings. The unit takes a multidisciplinary approach to develop advanced analytical, planning and decision-making skills. Students will demonstrate a variety of financial decision-making skills to take on effective business and financial management functions.
View unit page
Research Project: Nursing Leadership (Unit code: HNO7901)
In this unit, students will investigate a significant practice issue in their specialisation by undertaking a research project. Students will strengthen their evidence-based research capabilities drawing on the research project proposal from HNO6004 - Evidence and Research for Practice. Students will then engage in further evidence-based research to apply it to their specialisation healthcare setting through engaging in primary research or conducting a systematic review.
View unit page
For more information about the units of study, download a brochure.
Career options
Prepare for the healthcare challenges of the 21st century.
Australia requires registered nurses with advanced knowledge, skills and competencies to help drive the transformation of the Australian healthcare system.
Study with us to build on your years of experience in direct care, training, professional development, management and implementing change. With our Master of Nursing, you’ll have the credentials needed to progress into management and leadership in one of our specialist areas of Chronic Disease and Ageing, and Nursing Leadership.
Prospective career paths may include:
- Clinical nurse specialist
- Clinical research nurse
- Clinical nurse consultant
- Clinical nurse educator
- Nurse unit manager
- Leadership role in chronic disease and ageing
- Unit manager
- Director of nursing
- Executive director of nursing
On completion of this course, Australian Registered Nurses (RNs) will be eligible for the postgraduate qualification allowance.
Learning 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 the evaluation of research.
- Develop, implement and assess professional development programs for clinical settings.
- Lead or influence nursing care in a chosen specialty area.
- Design and undertake primary research in a specialist area
Career outcomes
Ready to take charge of your nursing career?
VU's online Master of Nursing is your ticket to success. With an online masters in nursing from VU, you'll gain the expertise and practical skills to succeed in a range of dynamic career paths.
From nursing management and education to research and clinical practice, our program prepares you for the diverse and rapidly changing healthcare landscape.
Elevate your career and unlock new opportunities with a Master of Nursing from VU.
Download our program guide now to take the first step toward your future.
Four layers of student support
Our highly experienced academics understand how to deliver a quality online learning experience and are highly responsive and accessible.
Benefit from dedicated Student Success Advisor, who provides motivation and one-on-one personalised assistance with non-academic matters for the duration of the course. Experience the support of a community through chat, virtual seminars and discussion board activity. Your support network is only a phone call or email away.
Frequently asked questions
What are my career opportunities with Master of Nursing Online at VU?
Do I need to be a nurse to do this course?
What is the difference between a graduate certificates and the master's course?
Our graduate certificates are designed for registered or Division 1 nurses with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Successfully completing the Graduate Certificate in Nursing or the Graduate Certificate in Nursing Informatics Leadership guarantees you entry into the Master of Nursing, with the first four units credited.
A Master of Nursing is aimed at a registered nurse or midwife who wishes to further enhance their years of experience or is looking to increase career advancement opportunities. These courses prepare registered nurses for the challenges of clinical leadership, research, and advanced practice roles in their chosen specialisation.
Can students with a Bachelor of Nursing from overseas apply?
-Their registration is validated and confirmed by APHRA and, if students simply have a Bachelor of Nursing from overseas and reside overseas, they do not qualify as applicants into our Master or Graduate Certificate of Nursing course.
- They reside in Australia as a Permanent Resident or an Australian Citizen.
What can students expect to walk away with regarding each specialisation? Where can these specialisations lead into?
Will the students be provided access to unlimited journal articles, etc through online library - and for how long upon completion of course?
What types of assignments can be expected?
How can I gain clinical skills (which are taught in a hospital) from studying this nursing course?
What advice would you give to someone considering nursing?
I haven't studied for a while. What type of support will students receive while studying Master of Nursing with VU Online?
- Weekly online office hours and seminars from your unit coordinator
- 1:1 academic support via phone, SMS, or email on nights and weekends from your online facilitator
- Non-academic and study support from your success advisor
- IT, library, literacy, numeracy, and counselling support.
What is a Commonwealth Supported Place?
This subsidy is available to eligible students completing the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health, Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing, Graduate Certificate in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Graduate Certificate in Nursing Graduate Certificate in Nursing Informatics Leadership and Graduate Certificate in Public Health. It is only applicable to new, eligible students who enrol and commence their studies in 2024.
To find out more or check your eligibility, please speak with an Enrolment Advisor.
