Overview
Duration
3 YEARS
Scholarship
YES
Fee
AU $38,000 PER YEAR
Intake
FEB, JULY, NOV
Nursing, as a science of professional caring, offers opportunities to promote and restore health, prevent illness and alleviate suffering. Throughout the degree, you will hone essential skills for outstanding nursing care through clinical placements across the health sector, including options for rural, remote and overseas experiences.
The Bachelor of Nursing at Griffith features multiple pathways, each with distinct degree requirements. Following the specific criteria for your chosen pathway is crucial to ensure eligibility for graduation.
Upon completing our Bachelor of Nursing, you will be eligible to become a Registered Nurse, equipped with the knowledge and skills to make critical decisions, coordinate care, educate patients and families, and provide leadership and supervision to Enrolled Nurses.
The standard program is available in Trimester 1 only.
Advanced standing pathways are open to students with specific qualifications:
*Diploma of Health Care from Griffith College.
*Diploma of Nursing from an accredited Australian Education Provider and unconditional registration (without restrictions) as an Enrolled Nurse (Division 2), General with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Note that registration under the AHPRA Pandemic Response Sub Register is not accepted.
Internationally Qualified Nurses
Honours is available through an additional year of study.
Choose Griffith for a comprehensive nursing education that can lead to becoming a Registered Nurse.
Related degrees
Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) – 2094
Progression is dependent upon satisfying admission requirements.
Program accreditation
The Bachelor of Nursing is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC).
Professional recognition
Graduates of this program will be eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) subject to meeting any additional requirements that may be stipulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. As these requirements may change from time to time, students should contact AHPRA to confirm registration requirements.
Attendance information
The Bachelor of Nursing is offered full-time or part-time on-campus at the Gold Coast, Nathan and Logan campuses.
It is a program requirement that all Bachelor of Nursing students only enrol in courses offered at their designated home campus. Each trimester course enrolment lists are reviewed by the School and students who are enrolled in course offerings not from their program campus enrolment will be directed to withdraw from courses to meet this program enrolment requirement.
As a full-time student, you will generally attend 15-20 hours of scheduled classes per week throughout the trimester. Classes may be scheduled during the day and evening throughout the week.
Compulsory clinical courses begin in Year 1/Trimester 2. A clinical calendar is also available on the School of Nursing and Midwifery website. It is expected that if you enrol in these courses you will be available to attend. Part-time students must be available full-time for all professional placements.
The study of clinical nursing requires that students spend considerable time undertaking hands-on experience in on-campus clinical laboratories and within hospitals and other off-campus clinical settings. To ensure students are provided with the opportunity to gain sufficient clinical experience, all NRS-coded courses that include off campus clinical practicum from Year 1/Trimester 2 of this program will extend beyond the standard 13-week teaching trimester. This may include undertaking clinical placement during the mid-trimester and between-trimester vacation periods (i.e. the break during trimesters and between Trimester 1 and Trimester 2).
Consequently, although there will be no reduction in actual vacation length, the dates of the mid-trimester and between-trimester vacation periods may vary for some students from the dates advertised in the standard academic calendar. Students are advised that the timetables for these courses will not exceed 18 teaching weeks per trimester (i.e. the academic year will not exceed 36 teaching weeks in duration). Exact dates over which these extended courses will run will be published on a trimester-by-trimester basis within the University timetable.
Students may take a reduced study load.
If you wish to study part-time throughout the program, a program structure showing a sequence of courses is provided so you can undertake 8-12 hours of scheduled classes per week. However, attendance at daytime classes may be required.
If you are an International student on a student visa, you must ensure that you enrol in a way that will allow you to complete your enrolment within the expected program duration as stated on your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).
My career opportunities
You may find opportunities in hospitals, in the community, and in urban and rural settings. Nursing graduates are employed in a range of occupations and industries. As well as hospitals, medical centres, community health clinics and aged care centres, you'll be prepared for work in schools, the travel industry, with drug and alcohol service providers, in sporting clubs or in research organisations.
