Bachelor of Nursing (Graduate Entry Pathway)
La Trobe University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00115M
Add 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. By completing La Trobe's Bachelor of Nursing, you will: develop a strong foundation in acute care, chronic illness, Indigenous health, mental health, rehabilitation, community and emergency care, biosciences and research gain in-demand employability skills in resilience, leadership, caseload and time management, critical thinking and communication, giving you the tools and confidence to make ethical clinical decisions with empathy and compassion benefit from placements with our partners, preparing you to step into employment once you graduate graduate ready to apply as a registered nurse (RN) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Standard entry requirements
- Recent secondary education - VTAC prerequisite: Year 12 prerequisite - Not applicable - Applicants within this cohort are not eligible to apply for this course.
- Recent secondary education - UAC prerequisite: Year 12 prerequisite - Not applicable - Applicants within this cohort are not eligible to apply for this course.
- Non Year 12 - Vocational Education & Training: VET prerequisites - Course specific requirements - Diploma: with studies in Health, Behavioural science or Biological science. Applicants who do not hold an award in these discipline areas will be required to present evidence of completed studies in Anatomy &
- Physiology. Latrobe conducts a short course in Anatomy and Physiology
