C04228v1 Master of Nursing

Note(s)

This course also has a mid-year intake.

Admission requirements

Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.

Applicants must hold current registration as a nurse in Australia. Registered nurses who do not have an undergraduate diploma or degree but do have recent relevant work experience and can demonstrate the capacity to undertake tertiary study may also be considered eligible.

International applicants must be a registered nurse in their own country or place of residence and hold a current Authority to Practise.

Local applicants must have concurrent employment in, or access to, the area of study and one year of post-registration clinical experience.

Students' current nursing registration will be confirmed via the National Register of Practitioners at:

www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Registers-of-Practitioners.aspx

Students should ensure that details of their registration are up-to-date on this register.

Applicants to the Master of Nursing in Health Research must have completed four subjects (24 credit points) at the postgraduate level (excluding the core subjects in the Health Research major).

Applicants to the Nurse Practitioner major need to demonstrate the following additional requirements:

• current registration as a nurse in Australia
• length and depth of experience: a minimum of five years, full-time equivalent (FTE) experience as a registered nurse, including three years FTE as a registered nurse in a specialty area and one year FTE at an advanced practice level in the relevant specialty area of practice
• requisite education or equivalent in a specialty field as entry to the Nurse Practitioner program: Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent and a postgraduate qualification in a specialty field that has prepared the student for advanced practice (either as a prerequisite or integrated into the master's degree)
• required professional activity: active involvement in professional organisations and contribution to the ongoing development of the profession
• confirmed support for the applicant to complete all professional experience requirements of the course.

For further information on additional requirements, contact the course coordinator.

The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

International students

Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.

Course completion requirements

While the Master of Nursing is offered as a stand-alone qualification, it is also part of an articulated program of study comprising many of the graduate certificates offered by UTS: Health, and the Graduate Diploma in Nursing (C07044).

UTS Student Centre
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au

Louise Hickman
Course coordinator
telephone +61 2 9514 4577
email Louise.Hickman@uts.edu.au

For queries about the Nurse Practitioner major contact:

Irene Kopp
Course coordinator, Nurse Practitioner major
email Irene.Kopp@uts.edu.au

www.health.uts.edu.au