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 Torts B
NUR551 Contracts B
NUR552 Property B
NUR703 Social Research
NUR704 Professional Ethics and Integrity Management
NUR705 Constitutional Law
NUR706 Corporations Law
NUR707 Civil Procedure
NUR708 Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
NUR709 Administrative Law
NUR713 Professional Conduct
NUR720 Regulation
NUR721 Equity & Trusts
NUR722 Evidence
NUR740 Simulation in Practice Education
NUR751 Community and Primary Health Care
PUB702 Co-ordinating Care in Community and Primary Care Contexts
PUB705 Infant Care
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 Leadership in Clinical Practice
PUB708 Responding in the Emergency Context
Only 1 course (12 units) may be chosen from:
HLT703 Coordinating Complex Emergency Situations
HLT704 Global Emergency Issues
OR select all 4 courses (48 units) from:
NUR731A Learning and Teaching in the Practice Environment
NUR731B Professional Internship
NUR731C Independent Study
NUR731F Mental Health Contexts of Care
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