Nursing (Pre-Registration)
Full-time unit of study table
Academic calendarTeaching 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. |
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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 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 |
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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 | |
| NURS6035 Progression of Nursing Practice | 6 | |
| 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 | |
| NURS6032 Transition to Practice (MN) | 6 | P NURS5085 and NURS6018 and NURS6019 |