Overview

The Bachelor of Nursing - Bachelor of Psychological Science BA program from Deakin University develops your understanding of human behaviour and builds the skills needed to become a successful nurse. With a wealth of real-world skills gained through your clinical placements, you will graduate ready for work as a registered nurse from the #16 ranked nursing School in the world.* You will also be eligible to pursue further study towards qualification as a registered psychologist.This combined degree helps you understand personality, the brain, emotion, underlying mental processes and the factors that lead to changes in behaviour. You will learn in our purpose-built clinical simulation centres, which replicate real-world hospital and community settings with state-of-the-art equipment. Plus, you will put your knowledge to work with 800 hours of clinical placements in various metropolitan, regional and rural healthcare settings, under the supervision of qualified practitioners.

Career opportunities:

As a registered nurse with psychology experience, you will be a unique graduate who can pursue career opportunities around the world, in a range of work settings, including:

mental health rehabilitation
youth work
careers counselling
community development and work/life counselling
hospitals
homes
hospices
aged care settings

Accreditation

You will also have gained a three-year undergraduate psychology sequence that is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).

This course is currently accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) and is an NMBA approved course at the date of publishing.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Academic Integrity

Human Structure and Function

Quality and Safety: Nursing Practice

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Psychology A: Fundamentals of Human Behaviour

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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Credits

32 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Geelong, Australia
Melbourne, Australia
Warrnambool, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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

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General requirements

CRICOS code:079499D Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Warrnambool
Please note that meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee selection, which is based on merit, likelihood of success and availability of places in the course.

The English language entry requirement is an IELTS score of 7.0 (with no band less than 7) or equivalent. You will be required to meet the English language level requirement that is applicable in the year of your commencement of studies.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

44600 AUD / year

≈ 44600 AUD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

6112 AUD / year

≈ 6112 AUD / year

Additional Details

Domestic students: Commonwealth supported place (CSP)

Living costs

Geelong

Australia

1000 - 2000 AUD / month

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