Fast facts

Course type: Graduate entry
Course length (full-time equivalent): 1 year 
Location: On campus 
Professional Recognition/Membership:

Our graduates are eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse.

Applicants who already have nursing registration in their home country, should have their current qualifications and work experience assessed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia prior to applying to the University as they may be eligible for direct registration. Information on this can be obtained from the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

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Course overview

The Bachelor of Nursing (Registered Nurse entry) is for candidates who are overseas qualified registered/licensed nurses who would like to upgrade their qualifications to a nursing degree and become eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse (refer to Professional Recognition/Membership for further information).

This pathway aims to build on and develop the nursing skills of overseas trained and qualified nurses and prepare them to join the workforce in the role of a Registered Nurse.

Studies include nursing and research skills, the scientific basis of nursing, health psychology and health sociology, professional nursing studies and clinical experience in a various health care settings.

Our aim is to prepare nurses who are reflective about practice and have well-developed clinical reasoning skills.

What will I study? 

Refer to the course rule.

What is Nursing?

Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. 

Modern nurses play an important role in health promotion, maintenance and education, as well as in traditional patient care and the restoration of health. 

Why study Nursing at Flinders? 

  • Our School of Nursing & Midwifery has been at the forefront of innovation and development in Australia for many years and is internationally recognised for its high quality programs in nursing and midwifery education.
  • Our programs address health issues, midwifery and nursing care practice across the life span in home, community and institutional settings.
  • Our staff come from diverse backgrounds and have many years of experience in a range of clinical specialties, sciences, humanities and law. Six of whom have won Vice-Chancellor's Excellence in Teaching Awards.
  • We offer innovative practice-based education and aim to connect research, practice and teaching so that each informs the other. 
  • We work closely with external clinical and community agency partners to create a curriculum and student practice that are informed by primary health care principles and demonstrate the highest levels of professionalism.

Career opportunities

What can I do with my Bachelor of Nursing degree?

Entry requirements

Domestic studentsWho are domestic students?

International studentsWho are international students?

Applicants must be eligible for registration with a nurses' registration authority in a country (outside of Australia) in which they originally registered. Applicants with an overseas nursing qualification will be eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia upon successful completion of the course.

Applicants must provide a current practicing certificate as evidence of eligibility for registration with a nurses' registration authority in country in which they originally registered.

Single registration Psychiatric and Mental Deficiency nurses may apply, but will not be able to gain Registered Nurse status with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a result of completing this course.

English language requirements

Additional requirements: 

Applicants must provide evidence of eligibility with a nurses' authority in the country in which they originally registered (ie practicing certificate). This must be sent to SATAC as soon as possible after submitting the SATAC GradStart application.

From March 2011, all students enrolled in an approved nursing or midwifery program of study who are not currently registered, will be included in the national scheme.

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia will register you for the duration of study or clinical training, or until you are no longer enrolled in an approved program of study.

 

Additional requirements:

Students:

  • must make a self-declaration as to their fitness to practice and advise of any pre-existing illness or disability that may impair their ability to practice, and
  • will be required to undergo a police check before their clinical placements, and
  • will be required to provide an up to date immunization record before undertaking clinical placement.
Under the terms of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Act 2010, as a nursing and midwifery student enrolled in a course that provides a qualification for registration you are required (as a condition of your enrolment at the University) to register as a student with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia for the duration of your nursing/midwifery studies.

 

The registration process requires you to provide personal details to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia such as your health status and any criminal convictions.

For more information on how to apply for student registration go to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia website.

Please note that some requirements for registration as a nurse such as English Language proficiency are determined by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia policy and are provided as a guide only i.e. accurate at the time of presentation and/or publication.  Please note these policies may be subject to change during the period of a student’s study in a course and students are required to meet NMBA requirements in place at the time of application for registration as a Registered Nurse. Requirements for registration are available at the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia website.

Applications

Domestic students 

International students 

GradStart code: 2BP002CRICOS code: 019740G
Mid-year entry:Information on mid-year entry Mid-year entry only  Mid-year entry:Information on mid-year entry

Semester 2 intake only in 2013.

Apply through: SATAC Apply through: International Office  

Annual fees

Place type

Domestic students 

International students 

Commonwealth supported - Student contribution amount What is a Commonwealth supported place? $5,646N/A 
Full fee paying N/A$23,100

Note: Domestic student fees are indicative only. Further information: How are these fees calculated?How are these fees calculated?

Related courses

Further study options

Publications

Domestic students 

International students 

Nursing (PDF 1MB)  eBrochure: Undergraduate international prospectus

Contact

General international students information

Web: International students

Enquiries: Ask Flinders