UndergraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Bachelor of Nursing
CQUniversity Australia, Multi-campus, QLD + national, Australia
About this program
CQU's Bachelor of Nursing is designed around the reality that most of its students are studying regionally or fully online, with campus-based support available in Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cairns, Mackay, Rockhampton and Townsville. Before any of the 800 required placement hours happen, students complete simulated clinical training at a nominated Clinical Learning Centre, a practical necessity given how spread out CQU's delivery footprint is across Queensland.
The placement structure is genuinely demanding for regional and online students in a way a metropolitan-campus student might not experience: CQU is upfront that placements are sourced as locally as possible but aren't guaranteed to be, and students may need to relocate temporarily and cover the associated costs themselves. That trade-off, flexibility to study from almost anywhere in regional Queensland against the possibility of having to travel for clinical blocks, is a defining feature of the course rather than an edge case.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 5 parts
- Year 1: Foundations of Nursing
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Introduction to Primary Health Care
- first of six professional practice placements (following simulated Clinical Learning Centre training)
- Year 2: Medical-Surgical Nursing
- Mental Health Nursing
- Pharmacology
- Pathophysiology
- Research and Evidence-Based Practice
- continued placement blocks
- Year 3: Complex Care Nursing
- Maternal and Child Health
- Aged and Chronic Care
- Emergency Nursing
- final capstone placement and Transition to Professional Practice
- 800hours of professional practice placement across 6 blocks
- commencing in first year
- Eligible for AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse on completion
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Registered Nurse (Aged Care)ANZSCO 254412
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186. Needs registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, assessed against ANMAC's standards.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Registered Nurse (Medical)ANZSCO 254418
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via ANMAC assessment and NMBA registration. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Registered Nurse (Mental Health)ANZSCO 254422
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via ANMAC assessment and NMBA registration. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Registered Nurse (Community Health)ANZSCO 254414
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via ANMAC assessment and NMBA registration. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Nurse PractitionerANZSCO 254411
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186. Requires advanced NMBA endorsement on top of standard registration.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
For international applicants: successful completion of Australian Year 12 (or an equivalent overseas senior secondary qualification), an Australian Qualifications Framework Certificate IV (or equivalent), or approved university foundation studies. As a registered nursing qualification, ongoing enrolment also requires meeting inherent, health and security requirements for clinical placement.
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