Nurse Practitioner Programs in Australia

University of Queensland

• The University of Queensland offers a master's degree in nurse practitioner studies. This degree program will teach registered nurses advanced skills in general practice, aviation nursing and chronic disease management. Getting your master's degree will help you in your next step of becoming a nurse practitioner. You will learn management and assessment of clients, prescribing medications and ordering diagnostic tests. Nursing values, theories and practice are also taught. Students must possess a four-year nursing degree prior to enrollment. As of 2010, the two-semester course costs $13,100 AUD.

  University of Queensland
  Sir Fred Schonell Dr.
  St Lucia QLD 4067
  011-07-3365-6735
  uq.edu.au

University of South Australia

• The University of South Australia offers a master's degree in nurse science that readies registered nurses to expand their knowledge in the field. The curriculum focuses on the concepts of nursing, illness and health. Students learn to come to a diagnosis and identify health and illness risks. Core courses review diagnostic procedures and prescribing medications, and develop the student's understanding of legal and ethic issues in the health care field. All prospective students must have a four-year nursing degree and five years of experience in the nursing field prior to enrollment. As of 2010, the cost of the program is $13,572 AUD.

  University of South Australia
  North Terrace
  Adelaide, SA 5000
  011-08-8302-0380
  unisa.edu.au

University of New Castle

• The master's of nursing degree, also called the master's of nurse practitioner degree, requires 120 units completed over two years of study. The program includes 300 hours of clinical practice administered by university-approved academic and clinical mentors. Studies include focus on medical imagery, pathology, pharmacology and clinical nursing. In addition, students learn how to provide assessment and diagnosis. Students must have a four-year degree in nursing and at least one year of experience in the field before enrolling.

  University of New Castle
  70 University Dr.
  Callaghan NSW 2308
  011-61-20-4921-5000
  newcastle.edu.au