Bachelor of Nursing

Adelaide University's Bachelor of Nursing packs 880 hours of clinical placement into its 144-unit, three-year structure, delivered as five credit-bearing Professional Experience Placement courses worth 42 units in total, starting in first year rather than being held back until students have finished the theory-heavy component.

Placements run across metropolitan, regional, and rural South Australian health services, and the degree is offered not just at Adelaide City Campus but also at Mount Gambier and Whyalla, meaning some students train in genuinely regional clinical settings rather than only large metropolitan teaching hospitals, a point of difference for students planning to work rurally after graduation, where SA has persistent nursing workforce shortages.

The degree qualifies graduates to apply for registration as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Career paths include registered nurse across acute, aged, mental health, and community care settings, with many graduates staying within the SA Health system given the placement relationships built during the degree.