Bachelor of Nursing

Entry Requirements

Students are required to complete Secondary School Qualifications equivalent to Australian Year 12.

Entry requirements vary from country to country.

IELTS: Overall band score of 7.0 and Band score of 7.0 in all bands; TOEFL total score of 94 with a minimum of 27 in Writing, 23 in Speaking and 24 in Reading and Listening; Pearson Test of English (Academic) overall score of 65 and Skills profile of 65 in Writing, Speaking, Reading and Listening; and Cambridge English-Advanced (CAE): Overall score of 185 and Individual score of 185 in Writing and Speaking, Reading and Listening.

Course Details

Nurses are highly respected members of the community. They help treat patients in all sorts of health care settings and touch lives with empathy and compassion.

Nursing is flexible, exciting and challenging. It’s a rewarding profession full of problem-solvers and pillars of strength.

The Adelaide Nursing School is ranked first in South Australia for graduate employment and third in Australia for overall educational experience*.

What will you do?

Our Bachelor of Nursing supports you in becoming a confident and responsible registered nurse. You will:

develop hands-on skills in high-tech simulation settings
benefit from clinical and non-clinical placements across metropolitan and rural locations
explore contemporary issues around health promotion, maintenance, advocacy and care
undertake interprofessional learning with other health care students.

Where could it take you?

You’ll emerge with a professional qualification recognised Australia-wide, ready to pursue rewarding roles in rural communities, operating theatres, emergency wards, and a multitude of other health care environments.

Career Readiness

This degree provides a professional qualification, which is recognised for registration as a nurse Australia-wide, and supports application for registration in a number of countries around the world.

Qualified nurses have a wide range of career options, from working in public or private hospitals, to community health care, aid organisations and regional health care.

Potential careers

Registered Nurse, Nurse

Degree Structure

From early in their degree, students attend a combination of lectures and clinical placements, allowing the integration of theory into practice. In later years of the degree students have further opportunities to blend theory and practice. University-based study and clinically based learning are central to student learning.

A strong commitment to the degree is required, as teaching activity can extend beyond the standard semester period. Students may be required to attend compulsory skills and simulation classes on occasional weekends during semesters.

Students will attend compulsory clinical placements, which involve a range of shifts (including weekends). Clinical placements require significant time commitment and may include shifts across a 24 hour roster.

Students who commence in semester 2 are offered a part-time study pathway, with the exception of international students who will be issued with an alternative study plan. The focus in the early years of the degree will be theory and clinical simulation, with placement commencing the following year.

Enrolled nurse pathway

This pathway is designed for enrolled nurses who wish to study to become registered nurses. Applicants must be registered as an enrolled nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (or be eligible for enrolment). Successful applicants will be granted one year’s (full-time) credit towards the Bachelor of Nursing. Applicants considering this pathway need to be aware of the need to complete a rural placement, which begins early in their enrolment.