Overview
QUT’s School of Nursing is one of the largest and most established centres in Australia, with more than 40 years of industry consultation and experience. They are ranked 13th in the world for nursing by the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2021.
Their course content reflects emerging developments in healthcare and nursing practice that have been identified through consultation with industry partners, discipline experts and research literature. You will learn from some of Australia’s most respected and influential nurse academics and researchers.
Foundation studies will build your knowledge in key areas of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology, and will introduce you to professional nursing practice and contemporary healthcare service.
You will also develop an understanding of pharmacology with an emphasis on quality use of medicines. These studies are complemented with opportunities to apply nursing theory to clinical practice in their on campus facilities and in clinical placements off campus.
Highlights
- Our course recognises the increased demand for graduates who understand the importance of person-centred care and have the capacity to engage people as informed partners in their health care.
- QUT was the first provider of tertiary nurse education in Queensland and has more than 40 years of experience.
- We are ranked 13th in the world for nursing by the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2021.
- All students are scheduled for 840 hours of clinical practice with a minimum of 800 hours required for registration.
- Opportunities to apply to travel overseas and provide health services to communities in developed and developing countries.
- You must have attended and satisfactorily completed at least 6 years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English. At least two years of this education must have been between grades 7 and 12. This education must have been completed in one of the following; Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America
- QUT requires students to demonstrate that they can speak, write, read and comprehend academic English to a specified standard. QUT’s English proficiency requirements for this course are:
- IELTS (Academic): 7.0 or better overall with no sub-score below 7.0
- PTE: 65 or better overall with no sub-score below 65
- TOEFL (IBT): 98 or better overall with a writing sub-score of 27 or better, listening and reading sub-scores of 24 or better, and speaking sub-score of 23 or better
- Occupational English Test (Nursing Profession) with a minimum score of 350 in each component.
- The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.
If you have current AHPRA registration as an Enrolled Nurse (Division 2) (General) without restriction etc and you completed within 10 years prior to admission to the Bachelor of Nursing one of the following qualifications:
- HLT54115 Diploma of Nursing
HLT51612 Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled – Division 2 nursing)
You can receive one year of advanced standing. This allows you to complete the course in two years instead of three. You will need to lodge an Advanced Standing application and provide a copy of your award certificate and current registration after you receive your offer.
If you do not have current registration, current registration with restrictions etc, or your diploma was completed more than 10 years ago, no advanced standing will be granted.
