Undergraduate · Nursing & Health Sciences
Bachelor of Nursing
University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
About this program
UOW's nursing degree leads to registration eligibility with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. It carries a heavy clinical placement load: well over 800 hours spread across acute, aged care, community, and mental health settings, mostly within Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District facilities given the university's location next to Wollongong Hospital.
Simulation labs on campus get heavy use in first and second year before students move to live placements, and the school runs a specific rural and remote placement stream for students willing to travel, which some take up for the different clinical exposure it offers.
Cost & duration
English test scores
Course structure
4 terms of coursework
- Year 1: Foundations of Nursing Practice, Anatomy and Physiology, Health Assessment, first clinical placement block
- Year 2: Medical-Surgical Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Pharmacology, Aged Care placement
- Year 3: Acute and Critical Care Nursing, Community and Primary Health Care, Paediatric and Maternal Nursing, final capstone placement
- Placement hours: 800+ across the degree, mix of acute, community, aged care and mental health settings
Admissions
ATAR 70 or equivalent, National Police Check and Working with Children Check required