3 years Full time or 6 years Part time
The Undergraduate Certificate (Nursing) provides you with foundational knowledge and skills related to the broad field of healthcare with a focus on nursing. Covering both practical and theoretical realms, in this course you will learn about: law and ethics as related to healthcare; anatomy and physiology of the human body; person-centred care and partnerships in nursing practice; and the key attributes of the registered nurse in contemporary practice. You will learn in a highly supportive environment and have access to a suite of services designed to help achieve your study goals and advance your career.
Upon successful completion of the Diploma, you will be able to articulate into the Bachelor of Nursing with 48 credit points of advanced standing. As a graduate of the Bachelor of Nursing, you are highly-skilled nurse with an understanding of contemporary nursing practice and innovative nursing care. Course content focuses on the importance of patient-centred care and nursing practice that is culturally safe, evidence based, and respectful. You have the opportunity to undertake up to 840 hours of professional placement (with a minimum of 800hrs required for registration) undertaken in block periods. Placements are available in public and private hospitals and community centres in Brisbane and regional and rural Queensland.
This course is covered by the QUT Offer Guarantee. Deferment is not available.
For more course information, visit Undergraduate Certificate (Nursing) at QUT and Bachelor of Nursing at QUT.
Queensland University of Technology
Upon completion of the undergraduate certificate component, you will be automatically offered a place in the Bachelor of Nursing. Each of your undergraduate certificate units will be credited to the degree.
There are additional course requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. These requirements may have associated costs. Information is available from qut.edu.au/study.
A Suitability Card is required; refer to institution.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for QUT and for this course, refer to QUT’s website.
Applicant must be 16; Completion of Year 12 or attained age 18 years
You must have attended and satisfactorily completed at least 6 years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English. At least two years of this education must have been between grades 7 and 12. This education must have been completed in one of the following countries; Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America. If you have not met these educational requirements, you are required to provide evidence of an acceptable English Language test. For more information on acceptable English Language tests please check the QUT website.
English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
74.35
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
74.40
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
66.70
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
71.20
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
58.50
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
62.50
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
Number of students
<5*
Percentage of all students
<5*
Number of students
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Percentage of all students
<5*
Number of students
<5*
Percentage of all students
<5*
Number of students
10
Percentage of all students
24.4%
Number of students
0
Percentage of all students
0.0%
Number of students
25
Percentage of all students
61.0%
Number of students
0
Percentage of all students
0.0%
Number of students
41
Percentage of all students
100%
* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
Refer to Bachelor of Nursing.
Refer to Bachelor of Nursing.