Bachelor of Nursing

Entry Requirements

Australian secondary school certificate with ATAR 60 or equivalent, or equivalent Senior Secondary qualification, or Baccalaureate Diploma

OR

A completed Diploma of Nursing and registration with AHPRA; AND

Academic IELTS 7.0 (no band less than 7.0) or equivalent; AND

Inherent requirements include ethical behaviour, behavioural stability, legal, communication, cognition, sensory ability, and strength and mobility

OR alternative entry requirement may be available. Alternative entry may include assessment and approval of prior study, or successful completion of a readiness assessment.

Course Details

The Bachelor of Nursing prepares you for a career as a Registered Nurse, teaching you vital assessment and clinical decision making skills. Develop a person-centred, professional approach to care. This degree allows you to work in healthcare, industry and community settings.

Delivered over three years through contemporary and evidence-based methods, this degree teaches foundational human biology and research practice, essential clinical knowledge and skills, as well as how to put patients first. Through your experience at our on-campus simulation hospital environment and 800 hours of clinical placements, you will develop the necessary skills and knowledge to register and confidently begin working across a variety of different healthcare and community settings. The Bachelor of Nursing Enrolled Nurse pathway allows you to enter our bachelor’s in Nursing in the second year, while other options for prerequisites for Bachelor of Nursing include at ATAR of 60 or work-life experience.

Learning outcomes and Work-Integrated Learning

Gain critical skills in professional assessment and clinical decision-making.

Undertake clinical placement in multiple healthcare, industry and community settings.

Learn key factors in patient health and wellbeing.

This course has a requirement 800 hours of practical workplace experience through clinical placement.

Career opportunities

On completion of the Bachelor of Nursing degree, you are eligible to apply for registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA), which will allow you to work as a Registered Nurse (RN) in hospital, aged care or other community health settings.

Potential career paths

Registered Nurse