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Are you based in Emerald and its surrounds? From 2025, you can now study the Bachelor of Nursing Science [Pre-Registration] on-campus in Emerald. Choose from part-time and full-time study options as well as in-person and mixed-mode attendance.

Develop the confidence and skills needed to make a real difference in the lives of patients.

Enjoy a rewarding career within individual and community healthcare settings and use critical decision-making to guide quality patient care. Gain experience through:

  • Supervised professional practice and clinical experience in real-world settings.
  • Planning and implementing contemporary patient care at an individual and community level.
  • Putting theory into practice in advanced clinical simulation laboratories.
  • Assessing patients and communicating with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Upon graduation you will be eligible for registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).

You can apply directly to JCU via this application form.

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  • Small class sizes

    Learn in friendly, collaborative environments with lecturers who genuinely care about your progress and studies.

  • Exceptional hands-on experience

    Benefit from extensive supervised professional practice. Gain clinical experience from Year One.

  • Flexible learning

    Choose to study full-time, part-time, on-campus or online. There are flexible study options to fit around your work and family commitments.

Undergraduate options

Bachelor of Nursing Science

[Pre-Registration]

Build the foundational skills required to work as a nurse. You’ll develop an understanding of the care required in various settings, including rural, remote and tropical communities. Combine theoretical and hands-on learning through practical experience.

Fast facts

Location: Emerald, Townsville, Cairns, Mackay, Mount Isa, Online
Starts: February, July
Entry requirements:**
ATAR: 66

Recommended knowledge: English (Units 3/4,C), Biology, Chemistry and one of General Maths, Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Maths (Units 3/4,C)

This course is internal (face to face) but will require some mixed-mode attendance as students will be traveling to Mackay to complete BM1011 and BM1022 (subsidised). The course does offer a part-time option for students who need a more flexible schedule.

** This web page is intended as a general guide for domestic students commencing 2024 or later. Prospective domestic students and all international applicants should contact the University to confirm admission requirements and the availability of courses. Information is correct at the time of publishing. James Cook University reserves the right to alter any course or admission requirement without prior notice.


About Nursing Science

Learn how to assess clients and effectively communicate with patients and fellow health professionals in this professionally accredited degree. You will begin to plan and implement nursing interventions, manage nursing care and evaluate its effectiveness. Benefit from extensive supervised professional practice and clinical experience in real-world settings from your first year.

This course focuses on nursing in a northern tropical context. It will prepare you for work as a Registered Nurse (RN) in multiple settings, from large metropolitan hospitals to rural and isolated health clinics.

Graduates of this program are eligible to apply for Registered Nurse (Division 1) registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.


What career possibilities are there?

A JCU Nursing degree prepares you for a career in a range of rural, regional and metropolitan nursing settings. This unique focus will distinguish you from your peers throughout your career.

JCU Nursing graduates are known for their skill, care and work across Australia and internationally. Graduates work in a variety of areas, such as hospitals, rural and regional centres, government departments and defence, non-government agencies and community health.

This degree provides a strong foundation for future specialisation in areas such as emergency, mental health, aged care, oncology, community health, and rural and remote practice. Alternatively, you may want to focus on health policy, research, management or the education sector.


How do I find out more?

Chat to us, we’re here to answer your questions if you need help.

Contact us by:
Email - study@jcu.edu.au
Phone - 1800 246 446
Or, visit the Bachelor of Nursing Science [Pre-Registration] course page.

Bachelor of Nursing Science

[Pre-Registration] [Mixed-mode]

Develop the key knowledge and skillset required to be a nurse. You’ll build strong communication and patient assessment skills through the flexibility of online learning, combined with dedicated on-campus learning components. Benefit from extensive supervised practice and clinical experience opportunities.

Fast facts

Location: Online
Starts: February, July
Entry requirements:**
ATAR: 66.45

Recommended knowledge: English (Units 3/4,C), Biology, Chemistry and one of General Maths, Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Maths (Units 3/4,C)

**This web page is intended as a general guide for domestic students commencing 2024 or later. Prospective domestic students and all international applicants should contact the University to confirm admission requirements and the availability of courses. Information is correct at the time of publishing. James Cook University reserves the right to alter any course or admission requirement without prior notice.


About Nursing Science [Mixed-mode]

Earn your Bachelor of Nursing Science online*, enabling you to study around your work and personal commitments. Benefit from excellent online resources, regular tutor contact, extensive supervised professional placement and clinical experience in real-world settings, beginning in your first year. Some on-campus residential workshops are required; these will enable you to gain hands-on skills and meet your lecturers and peers in person.

This course focuses on nursing in a northern tropical context. It will prepare you for work as a Registered Nurse (RN) in multiple settings, from large metropolitan hospitals to rural and isolated health clinics.

Graduates of this program are eligible to apply for Registered Nurse (Division 1) registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

*Note: Some compulsory on-campus attendance and clinical placement participation is required for online students.


What career possibilities are there?

A JCU Nursing degree prepares you for a career in a range of rural, regional and metropolitan nursing settings. This unique focus will distinguish you from your peers throughout your career.

JCU Nursing graduates are known for their skill, care and work across Australia and internationally. Graduates work in a variety of areas, such as hospitals, rural and regional centres, government departments and defence, non-government agencies and community health.

This degree provides a strong foundation for future specialisation in areas such as emergency, mental health, aged care, oncology, community health, and rural and remote practice. Alternatively, you may want to focus on health policy, research, management or the education sector.


How do I find out more?

Chat to us, we’re here to answer your questions if you need help. Contact us by:

Email - study@jcu.edu.au
Phone - 1800 246 446

Or, visit the Bachelor of Nursing Science [Pre-Registration] [Mixed-mode] course page.

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