La Trobe University
Bachelor of Nursing (Graduate Entry)
Nationally Recognised Higher EducationAdd a nursing qualification to your existing degree or health-related Diploma in just two years and build your resilience to navigate a rapidly evolving healthcare sector with La Trobe's future-focused Bachelor of Nursing (Graduate Entry Pathway).
Learn from leading clinicians and academics and gain hands-on experience in our state-of-the-art simulation labs. Move into real-world environments in hospitals and healthcare agencies in your first year, reaping the benefits of our long-standing partnerships with top-tier health providers like Austin Health, The Royal Women's Hospital and Bendigo Health.
Delivery mode
La Trobe University offers this course through the following delivery modes:
On campus
Work with instructors and classmates in a supportive and collaborative environment.
- Plenty Road, Bundoora, Melbourne
Entry requirements
Domestic Students
- There are no mandated entry requirements.
Entry requirements and pathways: Recent school leavers
Applicant with current or recent secondary education (within the last two years)
Core participation requirements
Applicant with vocational education and training (VET) study
Prerequisite
Current Enrolled Nurse Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Applicant with higher education study
Applicant with work and life experience
Selection criteria
- Applicants can complete and submit a Personal Statement if they wish other information to be considered during the selection process. This may include information such as work experience or reason for applying. Applicants may wish to provide other documentation in support of their application.
- This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations. Applicants are required to have Current Enrolled Nurse Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Applicants without this current registration are not eligible to apply for this course.
- Current Enrolled Nurse Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Core Participation Requirements are abilities, attributes and behaviours that are required to undertake learning activities and professional experience in your course. These requirements are provided for your information and are not entry requirements. Core Participation Requirements are also referred to as Inherent Requirements by other institutions.
La Trobe University wants you to understand the Core Participation Requirements of your course so you can:
- determine if you may need support during your studies; and
- make an informed decision about whether the course is suitable for you.
Course fees
For more information about this course and payment options please enquire now.
Career opportunities
The Bachelor of Nursing (Graduate Entry) will prepare you for the following roles.
Community Health Nurse
Community Health Nurses are qualified RNs who have undertaken specialist training in primary health care and community health. They provide nursing...
Emergency Nurse
Emergency Care Nurses are specialist nurses who provide first-response and emergency treatment to patients in the emergency room and intensive care...
Nurse Practitioner
A Nurse Practitioner provides advanced health care to patients in a hospital or other large healthcare setting. You’ll liaise with other health pro...
Perioperative Nurse
A Perioperative Nurse provides care for patients undergoing surgical and invasive procedures in a hospital or specialist medical facility. You migh...
Registered Nurse
A Registered Nurse works in a range of settings such as hospitals, aged care facilities and other health services. You’ll provide care to patients...
Rehabilitation Nurse
A Rehabilitation Nurse provides care to patients who are recovering from an accident, injury or illness. You might work in a hospital, a specialist...
Remote Area Nurse
A Remote Area Nurse in Australia provides essential healthcare to isolated communities, serving as the primary contact for patients. Their duties i...
About La Trobe University
La Trobe is a university known for making a positive difference in the lives of our students, partners and communities. We will become an even more valued and relevant university because of the way we respond to their needs in this time of great local and national crisis.
Our aim is to emerge as a more resilient, future-focused and necessarily more efficient institution that will thrive in a post-COVID world by being more sharply focused on the needs of our community, and by playing to our strengths in teaching and research.
