Overview

Nursing is the science of professional caring. It offers opportunities to promote and restore health, prevent illness and alleviate suffering.

In this degree, you’ll develop the key knowledge and skills required to provide excellent nursing care. You’ll develop your skills through clinical placements across the health sector and you may have the opportunity to undertake rural, remote and overseas placements. You will learn from leading experts in this degree with Griffith ranked #1 in Australia and #2 in the world for Nursing and Midwifery, following the release of the 2020 Shanghai Ranking of World Universities. This degree involves studies both on and off campus, and clinical experience in a variety of nursing practice situations, including hospitals and community settings. Graduates are eligible to apply for admission to Griffith’s specialised nursing postgraduate programs.

Students can take this program part-time but attendance at day classes is generally required. Part-time students must be available full-time for professional placements.

Majors

Areas of study

Nursing.

Potential Career Outcomes

Career opportunities

As a nursing graduate, you’ll be prepared to help fill the demand for nurses, with career opportunities in hospitals, the community, and in urban, rural and remote settings. You’ll be equipped for a career in professional nursing in any healthcare setting.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer98.4099.95
Median rank to receive an offer81.9588.48
Lowest rank to receive an offer71.4578.00

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Griffith University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


Course Reviews

Currently studying or have studied this course in the past? Leave a Review of the course to help other prospective students.
You must be logged in to leave a rating.
Please login or register for Uni Notes.

Study Honours at the no.1 university in Australia

Open to students from all universities, Honours in Biomedical and Health Sciences builds on your bachelor’s degree in science or health and enables you to explore your interests in research. If you’re interested in pursuing a PhD or becoming a qualified health professional, then Honours is an ideal pathway.

Find out more