JCU offers you a supported path into a satisfying, well-paid and respected nursing career. This accredited course has been designed to give you a contemporary Australian theoretical and practical nursing education. Your transition to clinical practice is supported by case-based learning, well equipped clinical simulation facilities and 880 hours of applied clinical practice. The course has a strong focus on nursing in our northern tropical context and it also prepares you for work in diverse settings, from large metropolitan hospitals to rural and isolated practice clinics. The course includes content areas such as: Professional and Clinical Nursing Practice Communication Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing Studies Law and Ethics Working with Vulnerable Population Groups Mental Health The Australian Healthcare System Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology and Biochemistry Evidence-based Practice and Research Overseas Placement Elective Experience (optional) Graduate Transition to Practice.

Current Australia OP/Rank 16/65, GCSE A Levels 5.0 or equivalent. For more information on undergraduate entry requirements refer to pages 70-72 of the International Undergraduate Guide (https://www.jcu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/674852/Intl_UG_Guide_2019_Web.pdf). If your country is not listed contact International Admissions. An overall score of 7.0 in Academic IELTS (or equivalent).