Master of Nursing Practice (Pre-Registration) - Casuarina Campus at Charles Darwin University (CDU)

Develop your research skills and contribute to new developments in nursing and health care delivery. The School of Health and Biomedical Sciences conducts research in the area of ageing and chronic disease, including: evaluation of interventions for preventing, diagnosing and treating chronic health issues health equity for vulnerable populations mental health, particularly health risk and health-seeking behaviours public health and health services. You will undertake clinical or experimental research in one of these fields with an individual supervisor overseeing your development and progress.

The Master of Advanced Nursing Practice (MANP) at the University of Melbourne allows masters-prepared nurses to assume a major responsibility in developing new professional roles, devising new models of care and overseeing dynamic changes to nursing practice. As a clinically proficient and professionally articulate MANP graduate, you will be prepared to make your mark on the profession and on health care with the skills required to develop, implement and undertake new and innovative practices within established legislative and professional boundaries of Advanced Nursing Practice. The Master of Advanced Nursing Practice is a graduate coursework degree consisting of 100 points, normally taking twelve months of full-time study or part-time equivalent. The first year of study provides the opportunity for students to extend their existing nursing knowledge and develop skills in specialty practice.

The Master of Advanced Nursing at The University of Melbourne prepares nurses with advanced knowledge and practice skills to assume responsibility for establishing new professional roles, devising new models of care and leading dynamic changes to nursing practice. The first year of study in Master of Advanced Nursing provides the opportunity for students to extend their existing nursing knowledge and develop skills in specialty practice. The second year of study builds on this specialisation by focusing on advanced practice skills and knowledge and prepare students for clinical leadership roles in nursing and healthcare.