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Nursing (Pre-Registration)

Full-time unit of study table

Academic calendar

Teaching and learning in this course takes place in accordance with the University’s approved semesters and teaching blocks, and as set out in the 2026 Sydney Nursing School Academic Calendar, available on the Key dates page and approved by the Academic Standards and Policy Committee.

Master of Nursing

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 are required to attend either Camperdown campus or the Westmead campus for the duration of their degree.
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Year 1 Core units of study

NURS5002
Social Contexts of Health
6  
NURS5201
Fundamentals of Human Pathophysiology
6 N NURS5042
NURS5202
Foundations of Nursing Practice
6 N NURS5081
NURS5203
Research and Evidence for Nursing Practice
6 N NURS6030
NURS5204
Illness Experiences and Nursing Practice
6 N NURS5006
NURS5205
Pharmacotherapeutics for Nursing
6 P NURS5201
N NURS5043
NURS5206
Development of Nursing Practice
6 P NURS5202
C NURS5085
N NURS5082
NURS5085
Mental Health Nursing Practice
6 C NURS5084 or NURS5206

Year 2 Core units of study

NURS6034
Long-term and Life-limiting Conditions
6 This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
NURS6035
Progression of Nursing Practice
6 This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
NURS6031
Frameworks for Nursing Practice (MN)
6 P NURS5081 and NURS5082 or NURS5206
NURS6033
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
6 P NURS5002
NURS6022
Community Health Nursing
6 P NURS6018 and NURS6019
NURS6029
Australian Health Care - Global Context
6  
NURS6036
Advancement of Nursing Practice
6 This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
NURS6032
Transition to Practice (MN)
6 P NURS5085 and NURS6018 and NURS6019