Master of Nursing (Executive Leadership)

Masters (Coursework)

The Master of Nursing (Leadership and Management) program at The University of Notre Dame Australia is designed for practising Registered Nurses aiming to enhance their leadership and management skills. This part-time program spans two semesters and requires prior completion of a Graduate Certificate in Nursing Leadership and Management.

Key details

Degree Type

Masters (Coursework)

Duration

1.5 - 6 semesters full-time

Course Code

5114

Study Mode

Online

Intake Months

Jan, Feb

About this course

Overview

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.

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.

Study locations

Sydney

Fremantle

Broome

Online

What you will learn

Learning outcomes

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

Analyse and interpret nursing scenarios to provide evidence based quality practice
Use reflective practice techniques in a range of learning activities to promote professional practice
Apply leadership and collaborative skills within an interprofessional health care environment
Apply concepts of global, medico-legal, social and cultural diversity
Identify the distinguishing characteristics of nursing research in terms of purposes, underlying assumptions and available methodologies
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
Formulate questions amenable to research and align those questions to appropriate research designs, data collection procedures, techniques and data analysis
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
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
Apply advanced technical skills and reflective practice within the domain of nursing research

Career pathways

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.

Course structure

Program summary

75 Units of Credit from three (3) Postgraduate Elective courses
75 Units of Credit from three (3) Postgraduate Nursing courses
25 Units of Credit from one (1) Postgraduate Research Elective Course
25 Units of Credit from one (1) core curriculum course
100 Units of Credit from two (2) Master courses

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

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