Bachelor
You'll study long-term chronic illness care, Indigenous health, biosciences, emergency healthcare and mental health care. In first year, your hands-on experience begins at our on-campus clinical learning units. In all three years, you'll practice in real-world hospital and healthcare settings.
As a La Trobe nursing student, you'll learn how to care for people of all ages and make ethical, clinical decisions with a compassionate and caring approach. You'll also develop important professional skills such as time management, team leadership and caseload management. Our supportive and experienced teaching staff operate an open-door policy to make sure you get the most out of your study.
La Trobe's School of Nursing is Australia's oldest and enjoys a reputation for excellence.
Reasons to study nursing at La Trobe:
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7 - Bachelor Degree.
Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Nursing (Pre-registration), students must complete a total of 360 credit points across 3 years.
Part time study options are available on consultation with the course coordinator or course advisors.
Year 1 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 2 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 3 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MODULE LTU0AIM 1 0 WOMINJEKA LA TROBE: INDIGENOUS CULTURAL LITERACY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ABS0WOM 1 0 HUMAN BIOSCIENCES A HBS1HBA 1 15 HUMAN BIOSCIENCES B HBS1HBB 1 15 INDIVIDUAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH PHE1IDH 1 15 INTRODUCTION TO NURSING NSG1ITN 1 15 INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE HLT1IPP 1 15 NURSING MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT NSG1NMA 1 15 RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE HLT1RAE 1 15 SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH PHE1SDH 1 15 FIRST NATIONS HEALTH NSG2FNH 2 15 NURSING AND MIDWIFERY RESEARCH NSG2NMR 2 15 NURSING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ILLNESS A NSG2ANA 2 15 NURSING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ILLNESS B NSG2ANB 2 15 NURSING: HEALTH PRIORITIES A NSG2HPA 2 15 NURSING: HEALTH PRIORITIES B NSG2HPB 2 15 PRIMARY HEALTHCARE NURSING NSG2PHN 2 15 ENGAGEMENT IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING NSG3EPN 3 15 NURSING PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS NSG3NCI 3 15 NURSING: MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS NSG3MHI 3 30 RECOGNISING AND RESPONDING TO THE DETERIORATING PATIENT NSG3RDP 3 30
A range of standalone elective subjects is available in this course. Some electives are recommended for your course, but you may also be able to choose from a range of University-wide electives or electives from other interest areas or disciplines. Note these electives may have their own prerequisites and other requirements. Please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook for the subjects available. The following electives are recommended for Bachelor of Nursing (Pre-registration).
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points EDUCATION IN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE NSG2EHP 2 15 FAMILY VIOLENCE BEST PRACTICE RESPONSE FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS NSG2FVP 2 15 HEALTHCARE ETHICS AND LAW NSG2HEL 2 15 INTERNATIONAL AND CLINICAL ELECTIVE FOR NURSING AND MIDWIFERY NSG3CEL 2 15 TRANSITIONS IN DEMENTIA CARE NSG2TCD 2 15
Capstone subjects are required subjects in your course or major that help you integrate and apply the knowledge and skills you gain to solve real world problems. Capstone subjects are often taken towards the end of your course.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points NURSING: REFLECTION AND CONSOLIDATION NSG3NRC 3 30The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.
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Our graduates enjoy excellent career prospects. In 2017, 96 per cent of our regional nursing cohort were offered a first round graduate position* and two-thirds of participating metropolitan students were offered employment at one of our partner hospitals.** Graduates may take up nursing positions in the surgical, medical, paediatric, perioperative, emergency, rehabilitation, aged care, special care nursery or community fields.
* Nursematch data combined with direct graduate feedback to the department
** Graduate Nurse/Midwifery Program Computer Match 2016-Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV)
Professional recognitionThe Bachelor of Nursing is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC). Graduates of the Bachelor of Nursing may be eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) as a nurse. Professional registration may be subject to additional or ongoing requirements beyond completion of the degree. Please contact the relevant professional body for details.