The nursing profession
The nursing profession
If you are a graduate or final year student interested in helping people in a real, immediate and hands on way, a career in nursing may be ideal for you.
We offer you the opportunity to undertake a masters degree that will give you the necessary skills to fully prepare you for an outstanding career in nursing.
The Master of Nursing Science is our graduate-entry, 2-year intensive, entry-to-practice nursing degree.
Nurses assess, plan, provide and evaluate preventative, curative and rehabilitative care for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, the community, home-based services and industry.
As a Division 1 Nurse, you will:
Melbourne nursing graduates are highly sought after by employers. Nursing graduates apply for Graduate Nurse Programs as their first career step. A high percentage of our graduates are placed in their first choice of Graduate Nurse Program. Many have returned to Melbourne to extend their qualifications by undertaking specialty and advanced practice diplomas and degrees.
Our graduates enter professional nursing practice with a mature outlook, highly developed and integrated theoretical knowledge and clinical practice skills. They are ready to work in clinical settings utilising evidence-based practice with a focus on patient-centred outcomes and are well prepared to develop future roles in advanced specialist practice.
As a nursing graduate you can choose a specialty area of practice and your career can also incorporate one of more of the pathways below.