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. *Main Intake 3 is reserved for those who have a completed (current) Diploma of Nursing and Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). View all key dates for more information.

Each subject involves 10 hours of study per week, comprising 3 hours of facilitated study and 7 hours self-directed study.

Year 1:

These eight core subjects must be completed.

Core subjects:

• Becoming a Nurse | BAN101

• Structure and Function of the Human Body | SHB102

• Self-care Practices | SCP103

• Sociology of Health and Illness | SHI104

• Care of Persons with Chronic Conditions | CPC105

• Human Biology and Disease | HBD106

• Evidence-based Practice | EBP107A

• Health Assessment | HAS108

Year 2:

These eight core subjects must be completed.

Core subjects:

• First Peoples Cultures, History and Health | FPH201

• Therapeutic Use of Medicines | TUM202

• Care of the Person with an Acute Illness | CAP203

• Healthcare in the Digital World | HDW204

• The Australian Healthcare System within a Global Context | AHS205

• Care of Children and Adolescents | CCA206

• Understanding Mental Health | UMH207

• Primary Healthcare in the Community | PHC208

Year 3:

These eight core subjects must be completed.

Core subjects:

• Clinical Practice | CLP301

• Palliative Care and Life Limiting Conditions | PCC302

• Mental Healthcare | MHC303

• Positive Ageing | POA304

• Transition to being a Registered Nurse | TRN305

• Complex Care | CPC306

• First Line Intervention | FLI307

• Professional Practice Capstone | PPC308

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 (Average salary: $77,322 - $108,721)

Australian Year 12 with ATAR 60 or equivalent or a completed Diploma of Nursing and registration with AHPRA

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