Applicants must have completed an approved and accredited Australian Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled Nursing) and hold current registration as an enrolled nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Applicants must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
If you are a diploma-qualified nurse and would like to boost your qualifications, this degree is for you. ACU graduate nurses are held in high regard for their clinical skills, quick thinking, and compassion. We’re connected to an extensive range of hospitals and health care partners, so you will get the best opportunities for industry placements and future employment.
CRICOS Code: 086187F
Year 1 - Semester 1, BIOL122
Human biological science 2
(Pre: BIOL121), HLSC122
Evidence for practice, NSRG258
Principles of nursing: surgical, NRSG264
Integrating practice 3
Year 1 - Semester 2, UNCC300
Justice and change in a global world
(Pre: UNCC100), HLSC220
Health care ethics, NRSG265
Principles of nursing: medical, NRSG267
Integrating practice 4
Year 2 - Semester 1, NRSG263
Principles of nursing: mental health, NRSG371
Building healthy communities, NRSG372
Principles of nursing: chronic illness and disability, NRSG373
Integrating practice 5
(Pre: NRSG264, NRSG267)
Year 2 - Semester 2, NRSG374
Principles of nursing: a palliative approach, NRSG375
Clinical leadership
(Pre: Completion of a minimum of 60 credit points), NRSG367
Transition to professional nursing
(Pre: Completion of a minimum of 100 credit points), NRSG376
Integrating practice 6
(Pre: NRSG373)
An honours year is available to meritorious students, with a grade point average of 5.5, who meet the admission requirements for the Bachelor of Nursing (Honours).
The Faculty of Health Sciences offers a suite of postgraduate coursework degrees in nursing. Specialties include mental health nursing, clinical nursing, clinical education, health administration as well as leadership and management in health care.
Our graduates have pursued careers in:
public hospitals
private hospitals
disability services
rehabilitation services
specialist centres
community health
residential aged care facilities
hospital emergency departments
local and state government health departments
not-for-profit organisations
mental health services
rural health servicesa
OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year
