Advanced Clinical Nursing - M6031

Advanced Clinical Nursing

Master's degree

The Master of Advanced Clinical Nursing, offered by Nursing and Midwifery, prepares nurses for leadership roles in a clinical specialisation. Specialisations include cancer nursing, cardiac nursing, emergency nursing, intensive care nursing, mental health nursing, perioperative nursing, medical-surgical nursing, neuroscience nursing, paediatric nursing and Nurse Practitioner. Clinical specialisations require concurrent employment (a minimum of 3 days per week) as a registered nurse in your clinical specialisation whilst studying Part A (clinical specialisation units). The course enables development of advanced practice knowledge and leadership in specialist practice including skills to plan, implement, coordinate and evaluate health care, as well as the ability to formulate policy for a diverse and multicultural society. Graduates are employed in a wide range of general and specialist clinical, educational and healthcare environments in senior positions and contribute to the health of individuals, families and communities, in addition to the development of the profession.

Please refer to the following link for further application guidelines. Submit your application and documentation as soon as possible so that your application can be considered.

The Master of Nurse Practitioner prepares Registered Nurses already working at an ‘advanced nursing practice’ level within their specialty area, to expand their scope of practice further to that of a Nurse Practitioner (NP). The degree provides the foundation for registered nurses to work autonomously in advanced and extended clinical practice roles in hospitals and community settings in collaboration with other members of the health care team. Graduates from this course will be academically eligible to seek endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner with AHPRA as this degree satisfies the educational requirements for endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia under Pathway 1 and 2. Details of requirements for endorsement can be obtained at the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

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Course Details

Location
  • On-campus at Clayton: Full time & part time
  • Multi-modal at Clayton: Full time & part time
  • On-campus at Peninsula: Full time & part time
  • Multi-modal at Peninsula: Full time & part time
Note:

Students studying in the on-campus mode may be required to attend both the Clayton and the Peninsula campuses and some travel between campuses is expected.
Duration
 Duration 1 or 1.5 years (full time) or 2 or 3 years (part time) depending on prior qualifications. See entry requirements.
Start date
 First semester (February), Second Semester (July)
Qualification
 Master of Advanced Clinical Nursing, Master of Nurse Practitioner
Alternative exits
Fees

Information about fees

Course Handbook

Please select a specialisation for more details:

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Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) are available for this course.

Entry Requirements

You need to satisfy the following entrance requirements to be considered for entry to this course.

Minimum Entry Requirements (Domestic students)

Qualifications

Entry level 1:
Duration: 1.5 years full-time, 3 years part-time (72 points to complete)

An Australian bachelor  degree (or equivalent) in nursing.

Entry level 2:
Duration: 1.0 years full-time, 2 years part-time (48 points to complete)

An Australian bachelor honours degree (or equivalent) in Nursing.

For the Nursing Practitioner specific requirements, please refer to the Overview section.

Students must be employed concurrently and remain employed for at least three days per week as a registered nurse at an approved partner organisation in their clinical specialisation whilst studying Part A (clinical specialisation) units.

English requirements

Level B
IELTS (Academic): 6.5 Overall score, with minimum band scores: Listening 6.5, Reading 6.5, Writing 6.0 and Speaking 6.0 or Pearson Test of English (Academic):  58 Overall score, with minimum scores: Listening 58, Reading 58, Speaking 50 and Writing 50 or TOEFL iBT:

0 - 120 scale:
79 Overall score, with minimum scores: Reading 19, Listening 20, Speaking 18 and Writing 21

1 - 6 scale:
4 Overall score, with minimum scores: Reading 4, Listening 4.5, Speaking 3.5 and Writing 4.5

 or Courses that require English Level A only: Other approved English tests (minimum entry scores apply)

Courses with English Level B, C, D, E and F: Other approved English tests (higher entry scores apply than specified)

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Extra Requirements

  • Application letter advising specialisation.
  • Certified evidence of current nursing registration.
  • Certified copy of the transcript of results/previous education achievements.
  • Letter of support from employer (where applicable)
  • Employer is approved as a partner organisation in the Master of Advanced Clinical Nursing

Inherent requirements

To complete your degree, you will need to demonstrate that you have the abilities, knowledge, and skills to achieve specific core learning outcomes, these are called inherent requirements.

Find out more about inherent requirements for this course.

The course structure and progression map can be viewed in the Handbook.

Making the application

Future students

Please refer to the following link for further application guidelines.

Semester one (February)

Apply directly to Monash using course code M6031

Apply

Semester two (July)

Apply directly to Monash using course code M6031

Apply

Current Monash students

No, this course does not allow transfers

Self assess for credit eligibility

Check for study credit using the "Credit search" link on the Credit for prior study page.

Fees

Fees are subject to change annually.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)

The average annual student contribution amount for 2026 is:

A$5500

Note: see information on how fees are calculated.

Fee assistance

As a Commonwealth supported student, you may be able to either:

Victorian Government Nursing and Midwifery Scholarships

The Victorian Government recently announced a range of government-administered scholarships for Nursing and Midwifery qualifications.

Our current understanding is that these scholarship schemes will apply to a number of Monash courses.

For pre-nursing registration courses for Monash University, the scholarships may apply to:

For post graduate courses, the scholarship scheme applies to our Nurse Practitioner program and some other post graduate programs. A complete list of specialty post graduate courses is yet to be provided by the Department of Health.

Please note, these scholarship schemes are to be administered centrally by the Victorian Department of Health, who are finalising the details, including specifying the post-registration/graduate specialisations that are eligible.

Any enquiries regarding these scholarships should be directed to the Department of Health.

Scholarships

We offer over 360 types of scholarships, valued at up to $280,000. Some scholarships offer one-off payments while others continue for the length of your course. Learn more about Monash Scholarships.

Other costs and fees

For information on other study costs and fees, see other study costs.