La Trobe University

Master of Nursing (Research)

Nationally Recognised Higher Education

Areas of research in this research program include: midwifery; mental health nursing; palliative care nursing; wound care; cardiac nursing; clinical nursing education; ageing and aged care, and rural health.

Delivery mode

La Trobe University offers this course through the following delivery modes:

On campus

Work with instructors and classmates in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Locations
  • Plenty Road, Bundoora, Melbourne
  • 133 McKoy Street, Wodonga
  • Edwards Road, Flora Hill, Bendigo
  • 210 Fryers Street, Shepparton
  • 471 Benetook Avenue, Mildura

Entry requirements

Domestic Students

  • There are no mandated entry requirements.

Prerequisites:

In order to apply for candidature, you will require the satisfactory completion of an Australian Bachelor's degree (or equivalent qualification) with an honours year with at least an H2A result in the relevant discipline.

A Bachelor's degree without honours degree strengthened by additional qualifications or the demonstrated possession of research skills or publications of an especially meritorious nature, may be approved by the BGR as an acceptable basis for admission to candidature. Some additional preliminary studies may need to be undertaken.

The department or school in which you seek enrolment must be able to provide appropriate facilities, resources and supervision for your chosen area of research.

Selection criteria:

Applicants must be eligible for registration as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). The following conditions must be met in order to gain admission into a Master's by research degree:

  1. You must meet the minimum entry requirements for the degree; AND
  2. The department or school in which you seek enrolment must be able to provide appropriate facilities, resources and supervision for your chosen area of research.
Additional requirements may apply.

Course fees

Estimated Fee* Unavailable $0 Fees are based on full-time study.

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Study mode On Campus
Duration 24 Months
Estimated fee* Unavailable $0

Career opportunities

The Master of Nursing (Research) will prepare you for the following roles.

About La Trobe University

La Trobe is a university known for making a positive difference in the lives of our students, partners and communities. We will become an even more valued and relevant university because of the way we respond to their needs in this time of great local and national crisis.

Our aim is to emerge as a more resilient, future-focused and necessarily more efficient institution that will thrive in a post-COVID world by being more sharply focused on the needs of our community, and by playing to our strengths in teaching and research.

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