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Duration
Full Time: 4 Years
Next Start Date
01 September 2025
02 February 2026
18 May 2026
Closing Date
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Domestic Student Fees
Indicative annual fee from $11,885
Additional Information
Program Code: 4780
The heart of healthcare
Western’s Bachelor of Nursing uses a primary healthcare framework for teaching, which means your study will combine inquiry-based learning and evidence-based practice. Our nursing degree also shows you how to apply physical and behavioural sciences to nursing, while you explore the best ways in which to care for individuals, families, and groups from diverse backgrounds.
Develop your clinical skills in one of our innovative clinical practice units, located at four of our campuses, and benefit from our strong partnerships with local health districts in Greater Western Sydney.
Over the course of your degree, you will also be placed in a range of real-world health and community settings, including aged-care facilities, hospitals, GP practices, and community health teams.
Note: The duration for studying this program Online is 4 years full-time. Online study is only available to domestic students.
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This degree has accreditation and approval from the Nurses and Midwives Board Australia. Graduates are eligible to apply for registration as a registered nurse in Australia.
Western’s CPUs are designed to simulate a contemporary hospital ward setting. They all contain teaching and practice rooms, a simulation room and a control room.
Throughout your Nursing degree, you gain practical experience in four to six week blocks across various hospital and community settings, meaning you will graduate with a minimum of eight hundred hours of professional experience placement over three years.
What you can expect to study
The program structure is outlined in our handbook. Here you can view all of the subjects you will be studying.
Career Opportunities
As a graduate of this degree, you can look forward to a broad range of exciting career opportunities in different sectors and industries. Below are some examples of the possible careers you can pursue with this degree:
- Community health
- Emergency or trauma units
- Forensics
- Drug and alcohol health
- Occupational health
- Palliative care
- Oncology
Alumni
"The teaching staff and other available resources will help you achieve your best results and prepare you for employment."
— Nicholas Knithakis, Bachelor of Nursing
Entry requirements for domestic students
Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas apply for admission to this program directly through the WSU Online portal.
Eligibility for admission to the Bachelor of Nursing is based upon a completed Australian Year 12 qualification or equivalent.
All applicants will be required to meet English Language Proficiency requirements. Local applicants applying directly to the University can find further information on the UAC website here.
English Language Proficiency Requirements
All applicants for the Bachelor of Nursing WSU Online are required to provide evidence of demonstrating your English language competency in one of the following ways.
- English is your primary language and you have attended and satisfactorily completed at least six years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English in a recognised country, including at least two years between years 7 and 12. Recognised country means one of the following countries: Australia; Canada; New Zealand; Republic of Ireland; South Africa; United Kingdom; United States of America, or
- You currently hold registration as an Enrolled Nurse (Division 2), or Registered Nurse (Division 1) or Registered Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA), or
- If you do not satisfy either of the above, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test. You can find out more in the handbook.
Special Requirements
To enrol in the Bachelor of Nursing - WSU Online, students must meet Western Sydney University program requirements. To attend a health-related placement in this progam, Special Legislative Requirements will be assessed from enrolment.
- National Criminal History Check: students must have a current check valid for their entire progam. A valid National Criminal history check must be an Australia wide check, include the student's full name matching their Student ID card and date of birth and not have any offences listed. If a student has a criminal history identified on their check, they must provide a clearance or authority document or conditional letter from their relevant authorised state organisation.
- A Working with Children Check (WWCC) clearance letter or state equivalent, valid for their entire course.
- A current approved first aid certificate valid for their entire course, approved provider courses can be found at http://training.gov.au.
- A completed vaccination/immunisation card with all serology results attached - currency must be maintained by the student to ensure compliance for their entire course.
- Undertaking/Declaration form (or state equivalent documents)
- Additional forms as required per state related to, but not limited to, Tuberculosis Assessment tool, Hepatitis B statutory declaration form, Signed Code of Conduct, Student Deed Poll and all other state equivalent documents as required.
Contact your school for further details, resources are also available on the Placement Hub web page.
Special Requirements Prerequisites
In clinical placement subjects, students must wear the Western Sydney University nursing and midwifery uniform. This uniform will be purchased at the student’s expense.
Please consult the handbook for more information.
Entry requirements for international students
**Please note, if this course lists a part-time option, this is not available to International Students on a Student Visa.
Please consult the handbook for more information regarding entry requirements for this course.
You can read more about international academic entry requirements here.
Indicative annual fee
A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is one that is subsidised by the Commonwealth and applicable only to Domestic students. This means that the Australian Government pays part of your fees towards your program, therefore reducing your program fees, and the remaining amount is paid by you, this is considered your Student Contribution.
The fee estimates provided are indicative only and subject to change. These estimates are based on the current fee structures for a normal full time study load. However, the final fees may vary depending on several factors, including the specific subjects chosen, the duration and timing of study, and annual fee adjustments (subject to Commonwealth student contribution band rates). Please note that these estimates do not include the Student Services and Amenities Fee. We encourage all prospective and current students to consult with our Student Services Hub for the most current fee information.
As a multi-campus institution, Western Sydney University and its entities reserves the right to alter the location of its programs between campuses and other locations as necessary.
To work out how much your Student Contribution will be before you study, you will first need to find out the Student Contribution band your subjects fit into based on their general discipline area.
You can then calculate your student contributions to work out the total amount of your contribution.
The Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) is a range of loans introduced by the Australian Government from 2005 to provide fee payment assistance to eligible students. Loans are for Australian citizens studying in Australia or overseas. Permanent residents who hold a humanitarian visa are also eligible if studying in Australia.
If eligible you may be able to defer all or part of your Student Contribution through the HECS-HELP loan program. You may also be eligible for OS-HELP if undertaking studies overseas.
New Zealand citizens and holders of an Australian permanent resident visa (other than an Australian permanent humanitarian visa) are generally not entitled to HECS-HELP assistance. If you are a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident your Student Contribution amount must be paid in full by the census date.
However, the Australian Government has passed new legislation that changes the way some New Zealand citizens, who hold a Special Category Visa (SCV), studying in Australia will pay their fees. More information is available on the Changes to fees for New Zealand Citizens webpage.
Apply to Study Nursing Online
To study the Bachelor of Nursing online and to find out more about fees and entry requirements, please use the button below to be taken to Western Sydney University Online.
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The fee estimates provided are indicative only and subject to change. These estimates are based on the current fee structures for a normal full time study load. However, the final fees may vary depending on several factors, including the specific subjects chosen, the duration and timing of study, and annual fee adjustments (subject to Commonwealth student contribution band rates). Please note that these estimates do not include the Student Services and Amenities Fee. We encourage all prospective and current students to consult with our Student Services Hub for the most current fee information.
As a multi-campus institution, Western Sydney University and its entities reserves the right to alter the location of its programs between campuses and other locations as necessary.