Course

Master of Nursing

Approved Abbreviation: MN

Western Sydney University Course Code: 4540.2

Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year in this course was 2007 or later.

Commencement Year 2002 to 2006 - 4540.1 Master of Nursing

The aim of the Master of Nursing course is to produce a graduate who can undertake leadership and mentoring roles, in multiple settings, facilitate research activity and participate significantly in management activities. The graduate will also be expected to be capable of abstract thought, critical analysis and the synthesis of ideas.

The course encourages critical examination of issues such as existing nursing knowledge, the evidence based perspective of practice, the measurement of outcomes and the consumer movement. Leadership skills and the study of the relationship between research, knowledge and practice are key components of the course.

Collaborative relationships and partnerships between nurses, multidisciplinary colleagues and stakeholders in the nursing care service are highly valued elements of the course. Students are challenged to conceptualise and articulate the unique contribution of nursing to health and health care settings, to ask difficult questions and actively seek their answers.

Study Mode
One year full-time or two years part-time.

Advanced standing

Students who have successfully completed a Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Specialisation) from UWS will be eligible for advanced standing for four units offered in the Masters program. Advanced standing will also be given to applicants with Graduate Diploma awards from other universities but these will be individually assessed.

Students with only a Graduate Certificate in Nursing will enter the Master of Nursing course on successful completion of a Graduate Diploma in Nursing.

Students with only a Bachelor of Nursing award will not normally be considered for advanced standing. They have the option to enrol in the Graduate Certificate (Specialisation) courses or, having gained one year’s clinical experience, may enrol in the Master of Nursing course.

Accreditation
While the Nurses and Midwives Board of NSW (NMB) and the NSW Nurses' Association encourage nurses to pursue appropriate postgraduate educational opportunities, professional certification or registration of nurses with this award is not required.

Admission

Applicants must have

Registration as a nurse or midwife under the Register of Nurses and Midwives Board NSW or eligibility for same

AND

Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing)

Five years full-time equivalent recent (within the last 10 years) professional working experience

Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

UAC

International applicants must apply directly to Western Sydney University via the International Office.

International Office

Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof can be found on the Universities Admissions Centre website (UAC).

Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.

International registered nurses who;