Master of Nursing - Entry to Practice

The Master of Nursing – Entry to Practice provides a pathway to a nursing career for applicants with a bachelor degree in any area other than nursing. Students are awarded the equivalent of one year of advanced standing (credit) and complete the course in two years instead of three. The masters qualification positions you as a future leader in healthcare, preparing you to navigate complex health care challenges, and equipping you with clinical skills, research expertise and the capabilities to lead service provision . Our course content reflects emerging trends in healthcare and nursing practice that have been identified through consultation with industry partners, discipline experts and research literature.

The masters embeds a bioscience unit within the first semester, grounding students in essential knowledge of human anatomy and physiology. This unit removes the need to study bioscience as a prerequisite for course entry and ensures the quality of learning in this area as a foundation for nursing practice based learning. Subsequent studies will also build your knowledge in pathophysiology and will introduce you to professional nursing practice and contemporary healthcare service.

You will go on to develop an understanding of pharmacology with an emphasis on quality use of medicines. On-campus studies are complemented by opportunities to apply nursing theory to clinical practice in the simulated hospital facility and in clinical placements off campus.

A completed recognised bachelor degree not in nursing completed within the past ten years with a minimum grade point average (GPA) or 4.00 or higher (on QUT's 7 point scale).

Applicants in possession of a bachelor degree awarded more than ten years ago will be eligible for entry if they have completed additional postgraduate studies equivalent to Australian Graduate Diploma or Masters level within ten years of the planned date of course commencement.

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A completed recognised overseas nursing qualification at bachelor level with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.00 (on QUT's 7 point scale), that enables the applicant to work as a registered nurse in their home country. Applicants whose qualification/s were awarded more than ten years ago will need to provide evidence of recent work experience as a registered nurse (that is, practice as a registered nurse no more than three years prior to the planned commencement date of the QUT Master of Nursing - Entry to Practice).

IELTS Academic score of 7.0 with Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking score of 7; TOEFL iBT score of 98 with Listening, Reading score of 24, Writing score of 27 and Speaking score of 23; Pearson PTE (Academic) score of 65 with Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking score of 65.