Take your nursing practice to the next level.
The Master of Nursing (Clinical Leadership) is designed for degree qualified Nurses who are eligible to register (Division 1) to enable you to shape the development and delivery of health care services.
Please note: No direct entry. This program is only available as an exit point — refer to the Master of Nursing (Clinical Leadership)
The Master of Nursing (Clinical Leadership) is designed for degree qualified Nurses who are eligible to register (Division 1) to enable you to shape the development and delivery of health care services.
It prepares you for clinical leadership, research and advanced practice roles and provides opportunity for continuing professional development. Choose a specialisation in acute and emergency care, community and primary health care, and clinical practice education.
The program is delivered in blended mode using a combination of online and on-campus learning.
Students may choose to exit the masters program after completing four courses, and may be awarded a Graduate Certificate in Nursing.
Students must have completed all the requirements of the Graduate Certificate to be awarded this program. Please note that there is no direct entry into the Graduate Certificate.
Admission requirements
The program is only available as an exit point. Students should refer to the Master of Nursing (Clinical Leadership).
Career opportunities
Graduates will extend their career pathways in clinical leadership in administration, education, research and practice roles. These roles are enacted in a range of private and public, primary, secondary and tertiary, health care services, in institutional and community settings. In addition graduates will potentially have increased opportunities in higher education career pathways.
Program structure
Required courses (4) 48 units
Select 4 courses (48 units) from:
HLT702 Business Law
NUR551 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
NUR552 Business, Governance and Society
NUR703 Communication and Thought
NUR704 Social Work and Human Services Practice
NUR705 Introductory Counselling Skills
NUR706 Foundations of Human Behaviour
NUR707 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change
NUR708 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
NUR709 Group Processes and Practice
NUR713 Working Effectively with Aboriginal People
NUR720 Health & Mental Health in Australia
NUR721 Human Services Placement 1
NUR722 Ethical Practice in the Helping Professions
NUR740 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
NUR751 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
PUB702 Community Development and Social Action
PUB705 Complexity and Social Work: Group-Based Approaches
1 course (12 units) may be chosen from available postgraduate elective courses (700 coded) from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).
Only 1 course (12 units) may be chosen from:
HLT701 International Community Development and Global Justice
PUB708 Human Services Placement 2
Only 1 course (12 units) may be chosen from:
HLT703 Working With Children, Youth and Families
HLT704 Management and Organisational Behaviour
OR select all 4 courses (48 units) from:
NUR731A Communication and Thought
NUR731B Trends in Health and Community Care
NUR731C Contexts of Community Care
NUR731F Research Foundations
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 48
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 48 units as outlined in the Program Structure
Program notes
- Exit point only. No direct admission to the Graduate Certificate in Nursing
- Students unable to complete the Master of Nursing (Clinical Leadership) may exit via this program with a Graduate Certificate in Nursing