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Queensland University of Technology

Australia , Brisbane

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

003501K

Campuses

Kelvin Grove

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines28-Feb-2026

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Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

AUD 43,500 / per year

Next Intake 28-Feb-2026

Bachelor of Nursing

About

Highlights

QUT was the first provider of tertiary nurse education in Queensland and has more than 40 years of experience and industry consultation.
We are ranked sixth in Australia for nursing by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024.
Graduates satisfy the academic requirements for admission as a professional member to the Australian College of Nursing.
All students are scheduled for 840 hours of clinical practice with a minimum of 800 hours required for registration in a diverse range of clinical settings, including rural and remote.
Opportunities to apply to travel overseas and provide health services to communities in developed and developing countries.

Nursing graduates are in demand both locally and globally. At QUT we will prepare to you work in a role that is vital to the health sector, providing nursing care to individuals, families, and communities in a diverse range of settings.

QUT equips nursing graduates with an understanding of the importance of person-centred care and the capacity to engage people as informed partners in their health care. Our School of Nursing is one of Australia's largest and most established nursing school, with over 40 years of industry consultation and experience. We are ranked seventh in Australia for nursing by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025.

QUT collaborates with industry partners, discipline, and research experts to develop course content that reflects the latest emerging healthcare trends and related nursing practice. You will learn from some of Australia’s most respected and influential nurse academics and researchers.

Graduates of this degree are prepared to excel in a profession where the scope of practice is expanding and there are greater responsibilities for delivery of more complex interventions in a range of healthcare settings and across diverse populations.

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.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Minimum English language requirements

We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.

English Test	Overall	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake	7	7	7	7	7
Occupational English Test (Nursing Profession)	--	350	350	350	350
PTE Academic	65	65	65	65	65
TOEFL iBT	98	24	24	27	23

Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!

We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.

When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.

Career

Careers and outcomes

Nurses are in high demand around Australia according to the 2022 Skills Priority List. Nursing graduates have excellent employment opportunities in a variety of health care settings or health promotion agencies.

Nursing is one of the most diverse health professions and provides employment opportunities in Australia and overseas.

Employment can be in general and specialist areas such as emergency, paediatrics or mental health, and in areas of health care beyond the traditional hospital ward including community health, 'hospital in the home' care, school health, alcohol and drug dependence, and the armed services.

You could choose to complete further study and become specialist in acute care nursing, cancer nursing, emergency nursing, intensive care nursing, mental health nursing, or paediatric, child and youth health nursing.

Nurses are in demand all over the world and QUT nursing graduates have been successful in obtaining employment overseas, including in Britain, European Union, New Zealand and North America.

Professional recognition

NS42 Bachelor of Nursing is recognised by the Australian College of Nursing as satisfying the academic requirements for admission as a professional member. NS42 Bachelor of Nursing is an accredited Nursing Pre-registration course of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council / Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

Student registration

QUT automatically registers students enrolled in this course with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia in accordance with the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009. Details about student registration are available from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.