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Diploma of Health Care/Bachelor of Nursing

This package starts with a diploma in health care, which is built into the first year of a nursing degree.

  • Duration: 3 to 3.5 years
  • Study mode: On campus

Where you can study this course

Where

  • Charles Darwin University

    No listed website
    Campuses
    12 campuses
    Duration
    3 years
    Full time, part time available
    Study mode
    On campus
    Full fee
    Not yet checked

    What students say

    Students speak well of the facilities and campus, while some found the organisation, admin and teaching frustrating, and a number had issues with communication.

  • Griffith College

    No listed website
    Campuses
    2 campuses
    Duration
    3.5 years
    Full time, part time available
    Study mode
    On campus
    Full fee
    $29,950
    A year

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Is this course right for you?

Entry requirements

Entry requirements are set by each provider, so check the ones you are considering.

    Entry recommendations

    To be prepared for this course, it helps to have:

    • an interest in the health and wellbeing of others
    • good communication skills
    • a patient and caring attitude
    • the ability to work well in a team

    What will you learn?

    The diploma covers the human body, how people develop across the lifespan, and basic health practice, with simulation labs for practice. You then continue into the nursing degree. Full time, the package usually takes about three and a half years. Registration as a nurse has its own requirements, so check that the nursing program is Board-approved.

    • Anatomy and physiology
    • Human development across the lifespan
    • Health care fundamentals
    • Nursing practice
    • Clinical placements

    Data from Course Seeker, run by the Tertiary Admissions Centres and the Australian Government Department of Education, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0).