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Join one of Australia’s most in demand health professions with a nursing degree from UTS.

Picture yourself at the forefront of patient care, instigating change, or delving into cutting-edge research. 

You’ll study at UTS’s city campus, located minutes away from the central business district and central transport hub. When you study at UTS, you study on a campus that is integrated into the city itself.

UTS equips you with the tools to make a lasting impact in the complex and rewarding field of healthcare.

Student nurses in discussion

The Bachelor of Nursing course is a three year full-time (or equivalent part-time) course consisting of both theoretical and practical components. Clinical learning is a key element of the course and clinical placements in health care settings begin in the Spring session of first year and continue every session thereafter.

Patient in bed being cared for by nurses

Simulation-based learning opportunities are integral to the course and designed to assist students in preparing for clinical placements and their future role as a registered nurse. In their final year of study, students can choose a clinical specialty elective, for example, paediatrics, critical care, peri operative, palliative care, drug and alcohol, or mental health nursing.

Why study nursing at UTS?

 
 
 
 

Students practising on patient

Bachelor of Nursing

24 subjects    
144 credit points 

3 years full-time or
6 years part-time

On-campus study   
840 hours of clinical placements 

First year

Autumn session

93201 - Foundations of Nursing Practice 1A 91562 - Health and Homeostasis 1    
93202 - Preparation for Clinical Practice
93203 - Healthcare Communication    

Spring session

93204 - Foundations of Nursing Practice 1B 91561 - Health and Homeostasis 2
93205 - Health and Society
93206 - Introduction to Clinical Practice    
 

Second year

Autumn session

93207 - Foundations of Nursing Practice 2A        
93208 - Clinical Practice 2A        
91529 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1        
Select 6 credit points from the following:    
93209 - Nursing Care of the Older Person        
93213 - Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing    

Spring session

93210 - Foundations of Nursing Practice 2B
93211 - Clinical Practice 2B
93212 - Indigenous Health and Well-Being
Select 6 credit points from the following:
93209 - Nursing Care of the Older Person
93213 - Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing
 

Third year

Autumn session

93214 - Foundations of Nursing Practice 3A    
91530 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2        
93216 - Clinical Practice 3A    
93220 - Leading, Teaching and Mentoring

Spring session

93217 - Foundations of Nursing Practice 3B
93218 - Empathy and Compassion for Nursing Practice    
93219 - Transition to Professional Practice        
Select 6 credit points from the following:        
92470 - Introduction to Specialty Practice: Aboriginal Community Engagement        
92471 - Introduction to Specialty Practice: Care of the Older Person        
92472 - Introduction to Specialty Practice: Community Health Nursing        
92473 - Introduction to Specialty Practice: Critical Care Nursing        
92474 - Introduction to Specialty Practice: Child and Family Health Nursing    
92475 - Introduction to Specialty Practice: Global Health    
92476 - Introduction to Specialty Practice: Mental Health Nursing        
92477 - Introduction to Specialty Practice: Paediatric Nursing    
92478 - Introduction to Specialty Practice: Palliative Care        
92479 - Introduction to Specialty Practice: Perioperative Nursing        
92480 - Introduction to Specialty Practice: Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health        
92481 - Introduction to Speciality Practice: Drug and Alcohol Nursing        
92482 - Introduction to Specialty Practice: Women's Health        
93470 - Introduction to Speciality Practice: Chronic Care Nursing

Honours

The Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) (C09018) is available to eligible students who undertake an additional year of full-time study, or two years of part-time study.

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