Nursing

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding career on the front line of healthcare? You could work in a huge range of areas including workplace safety, emergency medicine, and mental health. Plus, you’ll make a real difference in the quality of life for your community.

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Bachelor of Nursing

Fast track your studies after first year

Complete your degree in as little as two years so you can start helping people sooner.

A stable career that can travel with you

Nursing is a high demand occupation with Registered Nurses on the top Skills Shortage list in every state.

Put theory into practice

Put theory into practice with diverse placement opportunities and 800+ hours of professional experience.

Take the first step towards a meaningful career in nursing.

Are you ready to embark on a rewarding career that makes a difference? Our Bachelor of Nursing is designed for compassionate individuals like you, who are eager to help others and contribute to their communities. With a strong emphasis on practical experience, our program prepares you for a fulfilling career in a profession that is in high demand.

Nursing is not just a job; it’s a lifelong career that offers job security, competitive salaries, and diverse opportunities across various healthcare settings—from hospitals to community care. As a nursing student, you will benefit from flexible study options, allowing you to choose between intensive or regular full-time study, and even accelerate your degree after the first year.

Our commitment to your success is evident through excellent practical training and strong connections to the industry. Through learning in our state of the art simulation labs and undertaking 800+ hours of  Professional Experience Placements (PEP), you will develop the skills required to confidently step into the workforce. Plus, the Commonwealth Prac Payment offers nursing students support while they’re undertaking mandatory placements. From July 2025, eligible students will be able to access $319.50 per week (benchmarked to the single Austudy rate) while they’re undertaking a placement.

If you need to study away from home, our Relocation and Travel Support Allowance helps cover accommodation and associated costs within Tasmania.

After your first year of study, you have the option based on your GPA, and placement availability, to undertake an accelerated plan to complete the entire degree in just two years. By utilising spring, summer, and winter study periods in year 2, you complete the same number of units in a shorter time, graduating sooner and allowing you to start your career faster.

We understand that every student is unique. If you want to become a nurse, we'll help you get there. Our nursing program has multiple pathway options to get you there, including the Diploma of University Studies (Nursing Foundation Studies), which is specifically designed to help you meet the entry requirements.

Further study options

For honours course information, please visit Bachelor of Nursing with Clinical Honours (Transition to Practice) or Bachelor of Nursing with Honours.

When the times comes to specialise and advance your career, we have a wide range of postgraduate nursing courses for you, from graduate certificates to masters degrees. With over 20 specialisations to choose from, each designed and delivered by experienced professionals and in collaboration with our heath sector partners, we can be there throughout your career helping you learn, grow, and achieve your goals. Visit our postgraduate nursing page to learn more.

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Nursing

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Career opportunities

Demand for registered nurses is strong both locally and internationally, with numerous opportunities for career development. Registered nurses are vital for an efficient and effective healthcare system to function. You'll maintain healthy communities and provide advice, treatment, and management across the healthcare system, in a variety of roles including:

  • Acute care nursing, including critical care, emergency nursing, surgical, and neonatal care
  • Primary healthcare, including health promotion, sexual health, and child and family health
  • Mental health across both acute and community roles
  • Rural and remote healthcare
  • Nursing education
  • Aged care

Here are some of the careers projected to grow into 2026.^

23.1%

Nurse Managers

Predicted job growth to 2026

13.9%

Registered Nurses

Predicted job growth to 2026

21.6%

Midwives

Predicted job growth to 2026

^ National Skills Commission five year projections from November 2021 to November 2026.

Student Experience

Joel Cresswell, Alumnus Bachelor of Nursing

"There are so many post-graduate options in nursing. I’m keen on critical care nursing, particularly burns and trauma, so the experience at a metropolitan hospital will help me determine if this is where I want to head."

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