Step into your dream career as a Registered Nurse.
Your future in nursing awaits
A community like no other, the Discipline of Nursing is at the heart of UC’s Faculty of Health. Every member, from lecturer to aspiring graduates, is dedicated to supporting one-another to achieve their shared goal of transforming lives through the provision of care.
Whether you’re looking to study your first degree or pursue a more rewarding career with postgraduate study, a nursing degree from UC will ensure you graduate with the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to make a real difference as a Registered Nurse.
Committed to your development of clinically current knowledge and skills, you’ll learn in immersive and innovative simulated environments and gain hands-on experience in leading hospitals, Healthcare centres and private practices across the ACT, NSW and beyond.
You’ll be nurtured throughout your studies to graduate as a competent, ethical and reflective clinician, ready to promote change, deliver better health outcomes and give back to your community.
#1 in Canberra
for Skills Development, Student Support and Full-time Employment. (GUG,2024)
On-site UC Hospital
Access our new, state-of-the-art UC Hospital on campus.
Real-world experience
Grow through clinical placements and simulated learning experiences
#1 in Canberra
for Skills Development, Student Support and Full-time Employment. (GUG,2024)
On-site UC Hospital
Access our new, state-of-the-art UC Hospital on campus.
Real-world experience
Grow through clinical placements and simulated learning experiences
Choose your degree
Go global
Have your qualification recognised in over 160 countries.
Gain skills that are versatile across many different fields.
Acquire a wide range of industry mentors and contacts.
Professionally accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC).
Gain skills that are versatile across many different fields.
Acquire a wide range of industry mentors and contacts.
Professionally accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC).
Career opportunities
Complete the Bachelor of Nursing or Master of Nursing Practice at UC and you’ll be eligible for registration as an Australian qualified Registered Nurse. You’ll graduate with the skills to start a life-changing career in a range of settings, from emergency departments, medical and surgical wards, and operating theatres to primary health care, rehabilitation, and mental health. What’s more, an Australian RN qualification is highly respected internationally, opening doors to impactful employment opportunities around the world.
Registered nurse
Paediatric nurse
Operating room nurse
Aged care nurse
UC Hospital
The largest of its kind in the ACT, UC Hospital is a purpose-built specialist centre for rehabilitation, recovery and research, situated on campus. Integrating healthcare and student education it hosts the hands-on learning of our health courses.
Simulated Labs
Dedicated to hands-on learning, UC’s high-tech nursing simulation centre means practical learning is always within reach. Engage with simulated scenarios that mimic what you could experience on any given day ensuring you graduate with confidence ready for action.
Canberra Specialist Medical Centre
Learn alongside industry professionals in this state-of-the-art centre that offers specialised health services to the local community for radiology services, oncology, training, research and more.
Nurses represent the highest proportion of workers in Australia’s Health Care and Social Assistance sector, which is projected to grow by over 257,000 jobs (or 12.1%) over the five years to May 2028^.
However, according to new research, Australia’s supply of nurses is struggling to meet the growing demand, with the latest projections predicting a shortage of 79,473 nurses by 2035*.
The medical and healthcare industry is ranked #1 Australia for being ‘recession-proof’*. Even during an economic downturn, people will always need access to medical care from qualified health professionals.
^Jobsandskills.gov.au, Employment Projections 2023-2028
*Department of Health and Aged Care, Nursing Supply and Demand Study 2023-2035
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