This course encompasses both theoretical units and clinical practice units aimed at graduates from other disciplines. The course is a pre-professional program that on successful completion allows you to apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia to register as a Registered Nurse. The course is based on the principles of student-centred adult learning emphasising innovation and problem solving, and further developing you as a life-long learner. The principles of flexible learning emphasising the discovery, analysis and integration of information, problem-solving, and communication is the cornerstone of this program.

To be eligible for admission, you must have: An Australian undergraduate degree (or equivalent excluding an Australian Bachelor of Nursing) with at least a credit (60%) average and have completed either - A minimum of one six-credit-point unit of study in human anatomy/physiology or a related area from any recognised tertiary institution or - The Monash Human Biology short course This course may be suitable for overseas nurses who wish to study nursing at a Group of Eight university in Melbourne and provides a broad educational foundation for general nursing practice and pathways to future professional employment.