Master of Advanced Nursing Practice (MC-ANP)
Masters (Coursework)Year: 2025 Delivered: Mixed Attendance Mode (Parkville)
About this course
Overview
| Award title | Master of Advanced Nursing Practice |
|---|---|
| Year & campus | 2025 — Parkville |
| Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
| Study level & type | Graduate Coursework |
| AQF level | 9 |
| Credit points | 100 credit points |
| Duration | 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time |
The Master of Advanced Nursing Practice is a graduate coursework degree consisting of 100 points, normally taking twelve months of full-time study or part-time equivalent. Masters prepared nurses assume responsibility for establishing new professional roles, devising new models of care and leading dynamic changes to practice.
The first year of study provides the opportunity for students to extend their existing nursing knowledge and develop skills in specialty practice.
The second year of study builds on specialisation by focusing on advanced practice skills and knowledge. Specifically, it will prepare students for clinical leadership roles in nursing and healthcare.
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Entry requirements
1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:
• a Graduate Certificate in Nursing Practice with a specialty; and
• an undergraduate degree in nursing or a three-year diploma of nursing or equivalent; and
• at least one year of documented postgraduate clinical experience within the past five years; and
• Registration as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.
2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:
• prior academic performance; and
• the clinical experience.
3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.
4. Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for graduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to providing support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Student Equity and Disability Support website https://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the Master of Advanced Nursing Practice the student will have achieved the following learning outcomes.
- demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of relevant research literature related to a chosen specialty field of Advanced Nursing Practice;
- the ability to analyse key social and political influences on the delivery of specialist and Advanced Practice Nursing service/s;
- the knowledge and skills required to explore and evaluate the status of (and potential for) Advanced Nursing Practice in national and international contexts;
- knowledge and skills to support extension to practice and the development of therapeutic and evidence-based nursing interventions in specialty and Advanced Nursing Practice;
- the skills required to develop, implement and undertake new and innovative practices within established legislative and professional boundaries; and
- knowledge and skills to support culturally competent practice, leadership and/or education relevant to specialty and Advanced Nursing Practice.
Generic skills
At the completion of this course, students should be able to demonstrate:
• the capacity for information seeking, retrieval and evaluation
• critical thinking and analytical skills
• an openness to new ideas
• the ability to communicate scientific knowledge through oral, written and web based media
• professional leadership skills
Graduate attributes
The Melbourne Experience enables our graduates to become:
Academically excellent
- have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship
- have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s)
- reach a high level of achievement in writing, generic research activities, problemsolving and communication
- be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
- be adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies
Knowledgeable across disciplines
- examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
- expand their analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects
- have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems
- have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment
Leaders in communities
- initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces
- have excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations
- mentor future generations of learners
- engage in meaningful public discourse, with a profound awareness of community needs
Attuned to cultural diversity
- value different cultures
- be well-informed citizens able to contribute to their communities wherever they choose to live and work
- have an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our community
- respect indigenous knowledge, cultures and values
Active global citizens
- accept social and civic responsibilities
- be advocates for improving the sustainability of the environment
- have a broad global understanding, with a high regard for human rights, equity and ethics
Course structure
The Master of Advanced Nursing Practice requires the successful completion of 100 credit points.
The Master of Advanced Nursing Practice prepares graduates to be clinically proficient, professionally articulate and ready to assume a major responsibility in developing new professional roles, devising new models of care and overseeing dynamic changes to practice.
All students must complete:
Compulsory requirements
- 25 credit points of compulsory subjects
- 25 credit points of capstone subjects
Remaining 50 credit points
Coursework option
- 50 credit points of core selective and elective subjects including
- A minimum of 12.5 credit points of core selective subject
OR
Research option
- 25 credit points of compulsory subject
- 12.5 credit points of core selective subject
- 12.5 credit points of elective subject
Subject Options
Compulsory Requirements
Compulsory subjects
Students must complete all of the compulsory subjects (25 credit points)
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90069 | Clinical Leadership in Context | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NURS90086 | Quality and Safety in Healthcare | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Capstone subjects
Students must complete all of the capstone subjects (25 credit points)
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90070 | Implementing Evidence for Practice | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NURS90120 | Evidence in Practice | June (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Coursework Option
Core selective subjects
Students must undertake one of the following subjects (12.5 credit points)
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHRM90002 | Pharmacology for Health Professionals | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NURS90012 | Psychopharmacology | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90075 | Applications of Clinical Pharmacology | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective subjects
Students must complete three elective subjects (37.5 credit points) as listed under the Elective subjects table.
Research Option
Compulsory subject
Students must complete the below compulsory subject (25 credit points)
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90164 | Independent Study Project Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| NURS90165 | Independent Study Project Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Core selective subjects
Students must undertake one of the following core selective research subjects (12.5 credit points)
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90059 | Nursing Research | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HLTH90002 | Practice Based Research | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Elective subjects
Students must complete one elective subject (12.5 credit points) as listed under the Elective subjects table.
Students may also undertake an additional subject listed under Graduate Certificate Specialty Subjects as an elective.
Discipline Electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90012 | Psychopharmacology | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90018 | Consumer Perspective: Theory & Practice | January (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90067 | Health Assessment for Advanced Practice1 | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NURS90068 | Health Assessment for Adv. Practice 2 | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NURS90072 | Advanced Nursing Practice in Context | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| NURS90075 | Applications of Clinical Pharmacology | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NURS90077 | Foundations of Mental Health Nursing | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90078 | Assessment in Mental Health Nursing | January (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90079 | Foundations in Neonatal Care | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90084 | Foundations in Paediatric Nursing | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90085 | Foundations in Paediatric Critical Care | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90087 | Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90088 | Paediatric Nursing | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90093 | Advanced Therapeutic Skills | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90094 | Neonatal Intensive Care | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90101 | Mental Health Nursing Practice 1 | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Online) |
6.25 |
| NURS90104 | Chronic Disease Management: Foundations |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| NURS90119 | Mental Health Nursing Practice 2 | June (Online) |
6.25 |
| NURS90121 | Foundations in Cancer Nursing | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90122 | Foundations of Critical Care Nursing |
April (Online)
September (Online)
|
12.5 |
| NURS90138 | Radiation Oncology Nursing | September (Online) |
6.25 |
| NURS90139 | Haematological Oncology Nursing | June (Online) |
6.25 |
| NURS90141 | Psychotherapy Essentials | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| NURS90142 | Alcohol, Other Drugs and Recovery | September (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90147 | Haematopoietic Transplant Nursing | September (Online) |
6.25 |
| NURS90149 | Emergency Nursing |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Online)
June (Online)
|
12.5 |
| NURS90151 | Intensive Care Nursing | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90152 | Critical Care Nursing | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| NURS90076 | Applied Pathophysiology |
January (Online)
June (Online)
|
12.5 |
Other Electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90377 | Design for Ageing | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| EDUC90742 | Creating a Clinical Learning Environment |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
March (Online)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
| GENP90017 | Nurse Immuniser |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| GENP90021 | Preventive Health Care |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| HLTH90001 | Health Behaviour Change | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| HLTH90007 | Domestic and Family Violence | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| HLTH90008 | Complex Child and Family Welfare | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
| HLTH90009 | Suicide Prevention | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ISYS90069 | Digital Transformation of Health |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
| MEDI90085 | Supportive Care and Palliative Care | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MEDI90107 | Disaster Medicine Principles & Responses | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MEDI90108 | Terror Medicine Principles & Responses | May (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MEDI90109 | Managing Complex Disasters | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MEDI90110 | Human Factors in Critical Care | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MEDI90111 | Advanced Toxicology and Terror | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NURS90105 | Chronic Disease Management: In Practice |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| PADM90024 | Clinical Leadership During Crises | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PHRM90002 | Pharmacology for Health Professionals | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90256 | Ageing in Society | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| POPH90257 | Body of Ageing | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
| POPH90258 | Economics of Ageing | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
| POPH90264 | Global Population Ageing | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| POPH90302 | Introduction to Health Services Research | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PSYT90092 | Mental Health and Ageing | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
| PSYT90097 | Engaging and Assessing Young People | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| PSYT90103 | Biological Interventions with Youth | September (Online) |
12.5 |
| PSYT90112 | Early Psychosis in Young People | July (Online) |
12.5 |
| REHB90001 | Foundations of Rehabilitation | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| REHB90002 | Rehabilitation Activity and Exercise | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| REHB90005 | Rehabilitation for Paediatrics | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
| REHB90006 | Rehabilitation for Women's Health | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| SCWK90027 | Advanced Trauma Perspectives | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90741 | Foundations in Clinical Education |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
March (Online)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
| POPH90308 | Indigenous Data Governance in Health | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Further study
Graduates may progress to a range of other graduate coursework programs as well as research higher degree programs including the Doctor of Philosophy.
Last updated: 21 February 2025