Graduate Nursing Programs in Australia

Because of its proximity to Southeast Asia, Australia is deeply involved in the specialized and higher education of peoples from developing nations unable to find equivalent schooling in their home nations. Australian nursing schools have the responsibility of running topnotch programs not only for the benefit of its developing neighbors but also its own world-class health care system.

University of Queensland

• The University of Queensland focuses on community outreach.

  The University of Queensland's School of Nursing and Midwifery offers graduate programs in nursing research and practice, from certificates to doctoral tracts. The school is spread over several sites, for the convenience of students and diversity of experience. The School of Nursing and Midwifery has a strong focus on community improvement through outreach, and the real-world opportunities this provides for students. The primary research focuses of the school are quality health systems, health across the lifespan, and chronic conditions.

  University of Queensland
  School of Nursing and Midwifery
  The University of Queensland
  Edith Cavell Building
  Herston Qld 4029 Australia
  61-7-3381-1165
  nursing-midwifery.uq.edu.au/

The University of Sydney

• The University of Sydney offers innovative programs.

  Master's degrees and postgraduate courses in nursing are available at the University of Sydney's Sydney School of Nursing. The school focuses on innovative and proactive programs to help rectify what it sees as a global deficiency in skilled health professionals, patient acuity, patients' length of stay in acute facilities, and community-based services. The school attracts a large number of international students for both its reputation for nursing pedagogy and research and also its progressive programs for research training and consultancy in midwifery.

  Sydney Nursing School
  The University of Sydney
  88 Mallett St.
  Camperdown NSW 2050
  800-628-518
  nursing.usyd.edu.au

Queensland University of Technology

• Queensland's natural beauty inspires a tranquil learning environment.

  The second of Queensland's reputable nursing programs is offered by Queensland University of Technology. One of the school's primary focuses is to help improve quality of life in Australia. To this end, the school has recently partnered with two national Dementia Centers, a number of Palliative Care Programs, and the new Wound Healing Community Outreach Service. Through these projects, graduate students are able to participate in hands-on, specialized nursing. The school also frequently collaborates with the corporate sector, offering advancement to students into this area.

  School of Nursing and Midwifery, Student Information Centre
  Level 4, N Block
  Queensland University of Technology
  Victoria Park Rd., Kelvin Grove
  Brisbane, Australia, 4059
  61-7-3138-3824
  hlth.qut.edu.au

Monash University

• Monash University is in coastal Victoria.

  Monash University's School of Nursing and Midwifery offers graduate students global perspectives on nursing and diverse opportunities for international study at its campuses in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, and Singapore. The school also offers an array of learning models, such as classroom-based, electronic, and off-campus. Current nursing research programs at the school include palliative care, midwifery, mental health, acute care nursing, education in nursing, and rural health.

  Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
  Monash University
  Victoria 3800
  Australia
  61-3-9905-4301
  med.monash.edu.au