The Master of Nurse Practitioner is designed to provide opportunities for registered nurses to expand their skills and extend their scope of practice to prepare them for roles as nurse practitioners. In addition, students will develop advanced skills in clinical inquiry, practice and leadership in professional nursing. To be eligible for entry into the Master of Nurse Practitioner, students must have completed the Graduate Diploma in Nursing Science, or an equivalent degree, in the specialty for the stream of nurse practitioner in which they aim to practice and have at least two years’ post-registration nursing experience.
The Master of Nurse Practitioner will provide graduates with a rigorous grounding in research methods, extended clinical practice skills, advanced health assessment, applied pharmacology, diagnostics, critical analysis, clinical management and leadership.
The Master of Nurse Practitioner is an AQF Level 9 Masters Extension qualification with a standard full-time duration of 1 year.