This course does not have an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) and therefore no international entry requirements.
Subject prerequisites
Applicants within this cohort are not eligible to apply for this course.
IELTS of 7.0 with no individual band score less than 7.0 (can be across 2 sittings in a 6-month period, but no score can be below 6.5 and overall score must be 7 in both sittings).
TOEFL (Internet Based): A minimum score of 94 with no individual score less than 24 for Listening and Reading; 27 for Writing and 23 for Speaking.
Upgrade your current Enrolled Nurse qualification with our two-year Enrolled Nurse Entry degree. You'll graduate ready to register with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse.
Your hands-on experience begins at our on-campus clinical simulation centres and extends to supervised experience in hospitals and healthcare agencies. Alongside this clinical experience, you'll study transition to a Registered Nurse, acute nursing care and nursing research. These subjects enable you to support patients and lead care across the life span. You'll also take more specialised subjects like Mental Health Nursing, Recognising and Responding to the Deteriorating Patient and Nursing People with Chronic Illnesses.
Senior metropolitan students will undertake study at one of our clinical schools in leading Victorian hospitals like:
The Alfred
The Austin
Royal Melbourne
and The Northern.
La Trobe Regional School and Chisholm students will undertake their studies at a local site.
The final subjects in the curriculum aim to support your transition to Registered Nurse by promoting consolidation and reflection on your clinical practice and engagement in professional nursing. These subjects assist you manage time, lead teams, manage caseloads and make ethical clinical decisions with a compassionate and caring approach.
You may be eligible for a La Trobe scholarship or a scholarship from the Australian College of Nursing. Our student exchange program may also offer overseas study opportunities with one of our partner universities around the world. Part time study options are only available via consultation with the course coordinator and the development of an Agreed Progression Plan.
Advanced standing credits will be given to applicants with nursing experience or Advanced Diploma of Nursing. You need a current Enrolled Nurse Registration with AHPRA to be eligible for this course. If your initial nursing registration occurred before 2008, you'll need to complete a bridging course in human physiology and anatomy before starting this degree.
This degree provides a clear career pathway to hospital positions as a Registered Nurse - but it can also lead to positions in primary care, aged care, hospices and schools, as well as administrative positions in government, aid organisations, healthcare centres and clinics.
CRICOS code: 0100267
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First year - 2 year pathway (120 credit points)
Subject title
Wominjeka La Trobe: Indigenous Cultural Literacy for Higher Education
Academic Integrity Module
First Nations Health
Transition to the role of Registered Nurse
Nursing Patient with Acute Illness A
Nursing: Health Priorities A
Nursing and Midwifery Research
Primary Health Care Nursing
Nursing: Health Priorities B
Nursing Patients with Acute Illness B
Second year - 2 year pathway (120 credit points
Subject title
Recognising and Responding to the Deteriorating Patient
Nursing: Mental Health and Illness
Engagement in Professional Nursing
Nursing Patients with Chronic Illness
Nursing Reflection
Job prospects are excellent, with around 97% of our 2012 graduates finding placements in their preferred hospitals. You may also be eligible to work overseas.
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Nursing is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC). Graduates of the Bachelor of Nursing may be eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) as a nurse. Professional registration may be subject to additional or ongoing requirements beyond completion of the degree. Please contact the relevant professional body for details.
530 AUD/year
