Overview

This flexible degree, thoroughly grounded in biosciences and evidence-based care, will give you an excellent theoretical and clinical foundation to start your career as a registered nurse.

The degree consists of theory, nursing laboratory skills, clinical simulation and clinical practise. Medical Surgical nursing, primary and community health and mental health nursing are also covered.

You'll undertake clinical practice in each year (20 weeks in total), in a range of healthcare settings, including major metropolitan hospitals, rural health services and the community sector.

Students are prepared for clinical practice in our simulation laboratories and group tutorials while guided by staff with clinical expertise.

You’ll be able to select one elective in your area of interest - palliative care; advanced speciality nursing; dual diagnosis co-morbidity and society; or paediatric nursing.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL or at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL).

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.

Majors

Acute care, Bioscience - Anatomy and physiology, Community health, Mental health, Nursing.

Potential Career Outcomes

Graduates find employment as Registered Nurses, in medical and health facilities across the country. Some also further their career through Mental Health graduate year courses and specialise in mental health or other speciality fields.

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 offer97.3099.95
Median rank to receive an offer63.4580.40
Lowest rank to receive an offer52.3072.15

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

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the RMIT 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.


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