During your study you will be involved in clinical practice blocks and research based-clinical projects. These are designed to develop your critical thinking and practical knowledge. The topics range from mental health nursing and older persons' health, to child and family healthcare, Māori and Pacific health, medical and surgical nursing, management, and leadership in nursing. After successful completion of the BNurs, graduates may apply for registration as a comprehensive nurse with the Nursing Council of New Zealand.

Completion of secondary school comparable to Australian Year 12 or equivalent academic achievement. IELTS: minimum score of 6.5, with no subscore less than 6.0 or TOEFL: a minimum score of 575 or Internet-based (IBT) TOEFL: a score of 90 (with minimum score of 21 in Writing) or Pearson Test of English (Academic): an overall score of 58 with no score less than 50