Masters (Coursework)
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Are you a practising Registered nurse ready to advance your nursing career? The University of Notre Dame Australia's Master of Nursing (Forensic Nursing) will allow you to select a relevant area to research so you can formalise your specialised knowledge in your chosen field. You can enrol in this course if you have completed a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Forensic Nursing. Contact us today to discuss your options.
The program is open to Registered Nurses who have a previous degree, or to those who do not have a degree but who have accumulated a wealth of experience in nursing.
English Language Requirements
You must be able to demonstrate two years of full-time secondary, vocational or tertiary level of study in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or the United States of America. If you do not meet these requirements you will need to sit the Academic IELTS exam and achieve a score of at least 7.0 overall and 7.0 in each sub-section (reading, writing, listening and speaking) to qualify for entry into the Master of Nursing (Forensics). This applies to Permanent Residents and Australian citizens whose first language is not English and have not completed two years full-time academic study in Australia. IELTS results will need to be verified by the Admissions Office before an offer of a place can be made. The Admissions Office reserves the right to ask for IELTS results from any applicant. For more information, please visit www.ielts.org
If you are a Registered Nurse, a Master of Nursing is a useful career pathway if you want to formalise your qualifications or perhaps develop a specialist knowledge in a particular area of healthcare.
Our Master of Nursing (Coursework) can be completed over two semesters of part-time study once you have completed the four Certificate and four Diploma courses. Because you will choose a thesis subject relevant to your specialist area of nursing practice, you should discuss your study program with your postgraduate coordinator beforehand.
As with our other postgraduate programs, the Master of Nursing is aimed at practising Registered Nurses who wish to develop their knowledge and improve their skills so that they can operate at an advanced level. 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.
With a Master of Nursing (Forensic Nursing), you can pursue careers as a nurse unit manager, nurse practitioner, nurse educator, and forensic nurse.
You will choose a research area relevant to their specialty of nursing practice.
Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.