Overview

This immersive and fully interactive course incorporates the latest national and international interactive teaching and online practice methods while using innovative technological and medical equipment to simulate real-life scenarios.

As part of you this course, you will also undertake multiple clinical placement opportunities and gain valuable insight and experience across a broad range of healthcare service providers.

Successful completion of this course will enable you to become a registered nurse in Australia, and upon graduation, you will have the necessary skills, experience, and qualifications to be recognised as a nursing professional all over the world.

This three-year full-time course can also be studied part-time and is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Career opportunities

Nursing course from University of Canberra leads directly into becoming eligible for registration as an Australian qualified Registered Nurse. Nursing is a diverse career and a UCSH trained RN can comfortably look for work in the hospital sector, private health care, primary health care, rural and remote health care and military support. An Australian RN qualification is also highly respected internationally and opens the door to numerous nursing employment opportunities overseas.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Ethics and Law for Health Professionals
Health Across the Lifespan: Child and Family Health
Health Across the Lifespan: Mental Health
Health Across the Lifespan: Chronic and Complex Care
Concepts in Pathophysiology
Concepts in Pharmacology
Person-Centred Practice in Nursing
Integrating Pathophysiology
Diversity, Inclusion and Healthcare
Mental Health Care in Practice
Research and Technology for Healthcare Practice
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People's Health Contexts

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-26 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-07-21 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-02-03 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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Credits

72 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Canberra, Australia
Sydney, Australia

Disciplines

Nursing View 77 other Bachelors in Nursing in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS: 095076E

Admission to this course is based on an entrance rank. A rank can be achieved by the following means:

Year 12 ATAR
other Australian Qualification
work experience
overseas qualification

Additional admission requirements

Immunisations
TB Screening
National Police Check
NSW Health forms
Working With Vulnerable People
First Aid/CPR
Academic IELTS 7.0 across all bands to comply with ANMAC RN Accreditation Standards and NMBA (AHPRA) registration requirements.

Assumed knowledge

Mathematics - general (minimum - required) English (required) Biological Science (preferred) Chemistry (preferred) Psychology (recommended)

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

38000 AUD / year

≈ 38000 AUD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

4445 AUD / year

≈ 4445 AUD / year

Additional Details

Domestic students have Commonwealth Supported Places

Living costs

Canberra

Australia

1425 - 2504 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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