| This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 21 September 2026. View details of the changes below. |
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Academic calendarTeaching and learning in this course takes place in accordance with the University鈥檚 approved semesters and teaching blocks, and as set out in the听2026 Sydney Nursing School Academic Calendar,听available on the听Key dates page听and approved by the Academic Standards and Policy Committee. |
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Master of Nursing | ||
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| Students must complete: | ||
| (a) 96 credit points of core units of study set out in the table below; and | ||
| (b) clinical experience as prescribed. | ||
| Students must attend either the Camperdown campus or the Westmead campus for the duration of their degree. | ||
| * "Year" refers to the consecutive year of study if two units were undertaken per semester in a part time enrolment pattern. | ||
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Year 1* core units of study | ||
| NURS5201 Fundamentals of Human Pathophysiology | 6 | N NURS5042 |
| NURS5202 Foundations of Nursing Practice | 6 | N NURS5081 |
| NURS5204 Illness Experiences and Nursing Practice | 6 | N NURS5006 |
| NURS5205 Pharmacotherapeutics for Nursing | 6 | P NURS5201 N NURS5043 |
Year 2* core units of study | ||
| NURS5002 Social Contexts of Health | 6 | 听 |
| NURS5203 Research and Evidence for Nursing Practice | 6 | N NURS6030 |
| NURS5206 Development of Nursing Practice | 6 | P NURS5202 C NURS5085 N NURS5082 |
| NURS5085 Mental Health Nursing Practice | 6 | C NURS5084 or NURS5206 |
Year 3* core units of study | ||
| NURS6034 Long-term and Life-limiting Conditions | 6 | 听 |
| NURS6035 Progression of Nursing Practice | 6 | 听 |
| NURS6022 Community Health Nursing | 6 | P NURS6018 and NURS6019 |
| NURS6029 Australian Health Care - Global Context | 6 | 听 |
Year 4* core units of study | ||
| NURS6031 Frameworks for Nursing Practice (MN) | 6 | P NURS5081 and NURS5082 or NURS5206 |
| NURS6033 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health | 6 | P NURS5002 |
| NURS6036 Advancement of Nursing Practice | 6 | 听 |
| NURS6032 Transition to Practice (MN) | 6 | P NURS5085 and NURS6018 and NURS6019 |
| Date | Original publication | Post-publication amendment |
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| 01/09/2026 | Co-requisites (C) for听NURS5085听 published as: "NURS5084" | Co-requisites (C) for NURS5085 amended to: "NURS5084 or NURS5206" |
| 21/09/2026 | No Prohibition (N) for听NURS5201听 | Prohibition (N) for NURS5201 added: "N NURS5042" |
| 21/09/2026 | NURS5201听title published as: "Fundamental of Human Pathophysiology" | NURS5201 title amended to: "Fundamentals of Human Pathophysiology" |
| 21/09/2026 | No Prohibition (N) for听NURS5202听 | Prohibition (N) for NURS5202 added: "N NURS5081" |
| 21/09/2026 | No Prohibition (N) for听NURS5203 | Prohibition (N) for NURS5203 added: "N NURS6030" |
| 21/09/2026 | No Prohibition (N) for听NURS5204 | Prohibition (N) for NURS5204 added: "N NURS5006" |
| 21/09/2026 | No Prerequisites (P) for听NURS5205 | Prerequisites (P) for NURS5205 added: "P NURS5201" |
| 21/09/2026 | No Prohibition (N) for听NURS5205 | Prohibition (N) for NURS5205 added: "N NURS5043" |
| 21/09/2026 | No Prerequisites (P) for听NURS5206 | Prerequisites (P) for NURS5206 added: "P NURS5202" |
| 21/09/2026 | No Co-requisites (C) for听NURS5206 | Co-requisites (C) for NURS5206 added: "C NURS5085" |
| 21/09/2026 | No Prohibition (N) for听NURS5206 | Prohibition (N) for NURS5206 added: "N NURS5082" |
| 21/09/2026 | NURS6022听title published as: "Primary Health Care Nursing" | NURS6022 title amended to: "Community Health Nursing" |
| 21/09/2026 | NURS6029 title published as: "Health Care Systems, Equity and Complexity" | NURS6029 title amended to: "Australian Health Care - Global Context" |
| 21/09/2026 | NURS6031 title published as: "Frameworks for Nursing Practice" | NURS6031 title amended to: "Frameworks for Nursing Practice (MN)" |
| 21/09/2026 | Prerequisites (P) for NURS6031 published as: "P NURS5081 and NURS5082" | Prerequisites (P) for NURS6031 amended to: "P NURS5081 and NURS5082 or NURS5206" |