Master of Nursing (Medical imaging)

Deepen your nursing and leadership practices.

Applications for Semester 1, 2026 open in August

Study at a top 50 globally ranked nursing school as you tailor your masters-level nursing studies to your career aspirations.*

Learn how to plan, implement, and evaluate complex nursing practices within multidisciplinary teams.
Explore nursing in the Australian context, professional standards, and the healthcare organisational system.
Benefit from a flexible, blended learning approach that offers face-to-face or fully online study options.
Gain expertise in diverse clinical specialisations or learn essential leadership and research skills in non-clinical specialisations.

* Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2024, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Nursing

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Overview

Key facts

Award	Master of Nursing (Medical imaging)
Start dates	Semester 1 (March 2025), Semester 2 (July 2025)
Duration	2 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Learning mode	Multi-Modal Multi-Modal courses have a combination of Face to face, Online, Online Asynchronous or Online plus placement/intensive subjects.
Scholarships	View fees and scholarships
StudyFlex	StudyFlex™ courses Whether your course is considered on campus, online or a mix of both, a StudyFlex course provides: at least one third of its subjects on campus or online; and/or at least two StudyFlex majors – that is two eight-subject sequences that offer at least half of their subjects on campus or online. Every course has a different mix of StudyFlex options – they might be available throughout your course, or they might be concentrated in a specific period. They might make up to a third of your course, or they might make up all of it. It all depends on the specific needs of your subjects and what you’re studying.
Specialisations
Fees	$28,800 per 120 credit points. Note: 120 credit points represents full-time study for one year. Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) may be available. Indicative CSP price $4,734 per 120 credit points. Learn more about Fees and scholarships.

About the Master of Nursing

Tailor your studies to your career aspirations with La Trobe's Master of Nursing.

Pursue clinical specialisations in relevant hospital settings with our prestigious health partners, or complete non-clinical specialisations to develop advanced knowledge of nursing research along with the critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills you need to thrive as a nursing researcher, educator or leader.

By completing La Trobe's Master of Nursing, you will:

About the Medical imaging specialisation

Build the fundamental knowledge and skills required to care for patients in medical imaging and radiology practice contexts.

Gain specialised skills in complex patient management and nursing practice related to technologies such as x-ray, computed tomography (CT), ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, specialised clinical proficiency, and effective communication skills. Learn how to plan, implement and evaluate medical imaging practice and make independent judgements while working effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.

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Next: Entry requirements and pathways

Entry requirements and pathways

Academic entry requirement

Prerequisites

Applicants must be a Division 1 Registered Nurse and hold a current practising certificate with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). This does not apply to International applicants.

Applicants for the clinical specialisations and pathways must be registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and employed in the relevant clinical specialist area or an approved agency, or have applied to the agency to undertake your clinical placement at the time of applying for the course. In the latter case, an offer into the course will be conditional upon confirmation of the clinical placement. Applicants with a relevant Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma do not need to provide a workplace statement outlining clinical placement approval.

Clinical specialisations and pathways are not available to international applicants.

Successful completion of a recognised Nursing degree (equivalent to an Australian Bachelors degree).

Selection criteria

Applicants with an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a cognate discipline or related area will receive credit of up to 60 credit points.
The following subjects will be credited as advanced standing for cognate students:
NSM4CNE CRITICAL NURSING ESSENTIALS
NSM4001 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT
30 credit points of LTU5YLC
Applicants with an Australian Postgraduate degree (or equivalent) or an Australian Honours degree (or equivalent) in a cognate discipline or related area may be eligible to receive credit of up to 120 credit points, including the subjects listed above.
Applicants with over 2 years of relevant work experience may be eligible to receive credit of up to 60 credit points
The University will access your official transcript upon application.

Note: Meeting minimum prerequisites does not guarantee an offer of a place. Entry into all La Trobe courses is based on competitive selection and there may be limited places available.

VTAC equity schemes (SEAS) & scholarships

For information on adjustment factors that may be applicable, such as those through VTAC equity schemes (SEAS) & scholarships and other La Trobe special access schemes see: VTAC equity schemes (SEAS) & scholarships

Credit for previous study (advanced standing)

Credit for previous study (advanced standing) is the recognition of prior study or learning that can be counted towards a qualification. This can reduce the number of subjects required to complete your course. The amount of credit received depends on the level and relevance of your previous study and the number of subjects completed.

The University will designate courses where there is only admission into Year 1 of the course. In these cases, there is limited credit. See list of limited entry courses.

To check if this course is available for credit, please visit the Advanced standing webpage.

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Pathways

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