UndergraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Bachelor of Nursing
La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
La Trobe's standard Bachelor of Nursing places students into clinical environments from first year, drawing on the university's long-standing partnerships with major Victorian health providers, including Austin Health, the Royal Women's Hospital, and Bendigo Health, rather than waiting until later years to start placements. The 800 clinical placement hours run across acute care, chronic illness management, mental health, rehabilitation, community and emergency settings, and the course also carries a specific First Nations Health subject and an Indigenous health component woven into the broader curriculum, not treated as a standalone add-on.
Students are required to purchase a branded scrub top for placements, a small but telling detail of how seriously the clinical placement component is treated administratively. Since July 2025, eligible students on mandatory placements can access the Australian Government's Commonwealth Prac Payment, which matters in practice given how placement blocks affect a nursing student's ability to hold down paid work during those weeks.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 5 parts
- Year 1: Foundations of Nursing Practice
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Biosciences for Nursing
- first clinical placement block
- Year 2: Acute Care Nursing
- Chronic Illness Management
- Mental Healthcare in Nursing
- Primary Healthcare
- Research in Nursing
- continued placements
- Year 3: Rehabilitation and Community Nursing
- Emergency Care
- First Nations Health
- capstone Transition to Professional Practice placement
- 800hours of clinical placement across partner health services including Austin Health
- Royal Women's Hospital
- and Bendigo Health
- Eligible for AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse on completion
- Commonwealth Prac Payment eligibility for placement periods from July 2025
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
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.
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