UndergraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Bachelor of Nursing
University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
About this program
UC's Bachelor of Nursing opens with a ten-day clinical placement in first semester specifically so students can test, early, whether nursing as a career matches what they expected. It's a deliberate design choice rather than easing students in slowly. Across the rest of the degree, students complete a minimum of 800 hours of clinical practice spanning community care, mental health, aged care, medical and surgical wards, rehabilitation, palliative care, operating theatre, emergency department and ICU.
Placements run through Canberra Hospital, North Canberra Hospital, Goulburn Base Hospital and a number of private clinics across the ACT, southern NSW and as far as Bega, giving students exposure to both metropolitan and regional health settings within the one degree.
On-campus preparation makes heavy use of high-fidelity simulation (manikins, emerging AI and VR tools, and even trained actors standing in for patients), so students rehearse clinical and communication skills repeatedly in a controlled setting before they're let loose on the placement hours that make up the bulk of their professional preparation.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
- Year 1: Foundations of Nursing Practice
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Health Assessment
- Introduction to Professional Nursing
- ten-day orientation clinical placement
- Year 2: Medical-Surgical Nursing
- Mental Health Nursing
- Pharmacology for Nurses
- Aged Care Nursing
- clinical placements in community and acute settings
- Year 3: Complex Care Nursing
- Emergency and Critical Care Nursing
- Palliative Care
- Perioperative Nursing
- further clinical placement blocks (ED, ICU, operating theatre)
- Throughout: minimum 800 hours of supervised clinical placement across metropolitan and regional healthcare settings
- transition-to-practice unit ahead of registration as a nurse with AHPRA
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
ATAR of approximately 65-70 (or equivalent); satisfactory National Police Certificate and immunisation compliance required prior to clinical placement.
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