Specialist Certificate in Registered Nurse Prescribing
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- #17 in the world for Public Health (ShanghaiRanking)
Course code: SC-RNP
February, July
AUD $7,000 (2026 indicative first year fee). Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are not available
Access Melbourne is available
AUD $7,248 (2026 indicative first year fee)
IELTS 6.5: with no band less than 6.0
Student experience
Overview
- Learn from specialty and advanced nursing practiceand pharmacology experts in the field
- Benefit from trusted partnerships with metropolitan and regional health organisations
- Make the most of interdisciplinary opportunities for learning, practice and teaching from the breadth of Departments and Schools within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Who will you learn from?
The Department of Nursing employs four nurse practitioners, two pharmacists and a pharmacologist. These academics and clinicians from our clinical partners provide the expertise and deliver the Specialist Certificate in Registered Nurse Prescribing. This team also has strong relationships with teaching academics from the Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology.
Academics in the Department of Nursing have been teaching content to prepare nurses for prescribing as a nurse practitioner since the introduction of nurse practitioner endorsement in 2002.