Care for people and help them achieve good health with a rewarding nursing career.
Our program is designed to meet the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council Registered Nurse Standards for Practice and you’ll be eligible to apply for registration as a nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
This new program structure for Semester 1, 2017 is pending external accreditation
- Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
- * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2024 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
- Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
Our program is designed to meet the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council Registered Nurse Standards for Practice and you’ll be eligible to apply for registration as a nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Pursue your passion for health care and develop your scientific knowledge of bioscience, anatomy and physiology, mental health, drug therapy and research.
You’ll complete 800 hours of practical experience in clinical settings. Clinical placements are supervised by experienced clinicians in a variety of hospitals, aged care facilities, health agencies and community settings.
If you are an Enrolled and Advanced Enrolled Nurse, this program also allows you to convert your qualifications to the current Registered Nurse level. Choose to undertake Honours or further postgraduate study to specialise in midwifery or nursing.
Post-admission requirements
Before undertaking a clinical placement, students must obtain and maintain a current first aid and CPR certificate, provide evidence of Hepatitis B immunisations, undergo a criminal history check and obtain a Blue Card. Refer to Program requirements and notes.
Career opportunities
Nurse in acute care, armed forces, community, rural, mental health, Indigenous health, aged care or industry settings.
Membership
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA); Australian College of Nursing.
Registration
Students in nursing and midwifery programs are required to be registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as students under the national law. USC arranges registration. Refer to the (AHPRA) website for detailed information.
Graduates are eligible to apply for registration as nurses in Australia with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, which is a Board of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia has a number of registration standards that graduates must demonstrate in order to be eligible for registration. For example, graduates must demonstrate English language skills at IELTS level 7, with 7 in all subtests, or equivalent before being considered for professional registration. For full details of the AHPRA Registration Standards, visit the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia website.
Program structure
Introductory courses (9)
COR109 Teaching Senior Secondary Arts 2
HLT100 Teaching Senior Secondary English
LFS103 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography
NUR104 Teaching Senior Secondary History
NUR111 Teaching Senior Secondary Health and Physical Education
NUR116 Teaching Senior Secondary Mathematics
NUR117 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 1(6 units)
NUR121 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 2
NUR131 Teaching Senior Secondary Curriculum
Advanced courses (14)
HLT301 Diversity and Inclusion
NUR212 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Teaching and Learning
NUR222 Using Data for Learning
NUR226 Assessing Learning
NUR227 Literacy and Numeracy across the Curriculum(6 units)
NUR231 Teacher as Researcher
NUR241 Teacher as Global Practitioner
NUR286 Professional Experience: The Professional Teacher(6 units)
NUR287 Electronics and Electromagnetism(6 units)
NUR300 Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics(24 units)
NUR311 Introduction to Weather and Climate
NUR331 Quality Teaching and Learning
NUR332 Professional Experience: Orientation to the Profession
PAR311 Teaching Junior Secondary Arts 1 *
*Note: Not yet available. For more information contact Student Central.
Elective course (2)
Select 2 courses from:
NUR272 Teaching Junior Secondary Arts 2
NUR312 Teaching Junior Secondary Business
NUR322 Teaching Junior Secondary English
OR another course with the approval of the Program Leader.
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 288
Recommended study sequences
- (Sippy Downs) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Sippy Downs) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (Gympie) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Gympie) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (Fraser Coast) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Fraser Coast) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (Sippy Downs) Enrolled Nurse - Study Plan - Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Sippy Downs) Enrolled Nurse - Study Plan - Semester 2 commencement (July)
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 288 units as outlined in the Program Structure
In order to commence clinical placement you must:
- Hold a valid Blue Card from the Public Safety Business Agency (PSBA), throughout the duration of your program. You should allow 12 weeks for PSBA to issue the card. Note: students who do not possess a valid Blue Card will be unable to complete the clinical practice component of their program and will be unable to meet graduation requirements
- Have a National Criminal History check (by Queensland Police Service or other state / territory authority)
- Show evidence of complete Hepatitis B vaccination (3 inoculations over a period of six months)
- A current First Aid and CPR certificate is required from an organisation recognised by the Australian Resuscitation Council before commencing clinical practice
- Travel to attend clinical placements
- Have a level of computer literacy, including word processing and email
Note: You are required to commence action of the above requirements immediately after enrolling. Hepatitis B immunity can take up to six months to determine and the processing of your USC Blue Card Application Form can take up to 10 weeks. Visit Nursing and Midwifery - Clinical Placement for more information about these requirements before you apply
Program notes
- For Sippy Downs students some courses in this program will be taught at the Sunshine Coast Heath Institute
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses)
- Most courses are valued at 12 units unless otherwise specified
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
- International students on a Student visa please note:
- Usual teaching periods include Semester 1, Semester 2, Session 8 and Session 4
- Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression
- Register your selected major(s) and/or minor(s)