Master of Nursing (Leadership & Management)

School of Nursing & Midwifery

Are you a practising Registered Nurse looking to improve your career prospects with a higher level of formal qualification? Then The University of Notre Dame Australia’s  Master of Nursing (Leadership and Management) program is the ideal option. Held part-time across two semesters, this program allows you to extend your leadership and management skills in various settings. Contact us today to discuss your options.

  • Why study this degree?

    If you are a career-focused practising nurse who desires to operate at a more senior level, the Master of Nursing (Leadership & Management) is a valuable career pathway. In addition, you may wish to formalise your qualifications or develop specialist knowledge in a particular area of healthcare.

    You can complete our Master of Nursing (Leadership and Management) over two semesters of part-time study. However, you will need to have completed a Graduate Certificate in Nursing Leadership and Management before enrolling in the Master's qualification.

    You should discuss your study program with the School’s postgraduate coordinator beforehand – you will generally choose a thesis subject relevant to your specialist area of nursing practice.

    As a Master’s student, you will be allocated a research supervisor who will help you choose a relevant research subject and oversee the completion of the program.

  • Program summary

    You will choose a research area relevant to your specialty of nursing practice.

    Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.

  • Entry requirements

    The program is open to you if you are a Registered Nurse who has a previous degree in Nursing or equivalent, and have a minimum of one-year relevant post-registration nursing experience.

  • Learning outcomes

    Upon successful completion of the Master of Nursing (Leadership & Management), graduates will be able to:

    1. Analyse and interpret nursing scenarios to provide evidence based quality practice
    2. Use reflective practice techniques in a range of learning activities to promote professional practice
    3. Apply leadership and collaborative skills within an interprofessional health care environment
    4. Apply concepts of global, medico-legal, social and cultural diversity
    5. Identify the distinguishing characteristics of nursing research in terms of purposes, underlying assumptions and available methodologies
    6. Explore the principal paradigms employed in health and nursing research and differentiate between them in terms of their epistemological bases, their respective strengths and limitations in addressing different types of research
    7. Formulate questions amenable to research and align those questions to appropriate research designs, data collection procedures, techniques and data analysis
    8. Critique examples of research studies and models, identifying strengths and limitations of design that might threaten the internal validity and generalisability (external validity) of the findings
    9. Identify the important ethical or other issues when conducting nursing research and apply value appropriate safeguards to the interests of all stake-holders involved a research project; and
    10. Apply advanced technical skills and reflective practice within the domain of nursing research.
  • Career opportunities

    With a Master of Nursing (Leadership & Management), you can pursue careers as a nurse unit manager, nurse practitioner, nurse educator, forensic nurse, acute care nurse, or clinical nurse.

  • Real-world experience

    You will learn from our academics, who are leaders in their field. There are no practicum requirements for this program.

  • Fees and costs

    This Program has the following loan scheme(s) available for eligible students:


    FEE-HELP
    The FEE-HELP loan scheme assists eligible fee-paying students with the payment of all, or part, of their tuition fees, not including additional study costs such as accommodation or textbooks. Your FEE-HELP debt will be indexed each year in line with the Consumer Price Index.


    For indicative fees and information on how to pay, including Government loan schemes and our online calculator, visit our Fees Page.

  • More information

    Considering your uni options?

    Talk to one of our career advisors for a personalised advice session. Our advisors provide support while choosing a program of study and completing our application process. Book my session.


    For more information, please call our Prospective Students Office on +61 8 9433 0533 or email future@nd.edu.au.


    For more information, please email studyonline@nd.edu.au.

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