Undergraduate areas of study - Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Nursing and Midwifery

Nursing and midwifery at Monash provides national and international leadership in nursing and midwifery education and research. A full range of courses is offered, from undergraduate through to postgraduate, using a variety of learning/teaching modes that encourage flexible approaches to learning and discovery.

Nursing studies are delivered by the School of Nursing and Midwifery based at the Gippsland and Peninsula campuses. In addition, the School of Nursing and Midwifery offers courses off-shore in Hong Kong and Malaysia. For details on the off-shore programs, please contact the Gippsland campus.

Undergraduate nursing and midwifery courses

The Bachelor of Nursing is a generalist degree that prepares nurses to work in a wide range of health care areas in acute and community environments. The course involves a significant clinical component to prepare nurses with the skills needed to join this challenging profession. The Bachelor of Nursing degree consists of three years of full-time study. Part-time study is available - daytime classes only. Graduates may apply for registration as a division I nurse with the Nurses Board of Victoria.

The Bachelor of Midwifery degree consists of three years of full-time study. Graduates may apply for registration with restricted practice (division 1) with the Nurses Board of Victoria. The Bachelor of Midwifery is offered from the Peninsula campus.

The Bachelor of Nursing and Rural Health Practice consists of four years of full-time study. Part-time study is available - daytime classes only. The first two years of the course are identical to the Bachelor of Nursing. Students, having satisfactorily completed three years of this course and the requirements for the Bachelor of Nursing, may apply for registration as a division 1 nurse with the Nurses Board of Victoria.

The Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Emergency Health (Paramedic) is an integrated four year course in which students are required to undertake approx 35 per cent of their units in shared nursing discipline units, 35 per cent in shared emergency health discipline units, 15 per cent in inter-professional units and 15 per cent in shared health sciences units. This course is not offered on a part-time basis.

The Bachelor of Nursing (Psychological Studies) is a four year course in which students undertake an accredited APAC psychology major and the Bachelor of Nursing. Graduates may apply for registration as division 1 nurses with the Nurses Board of Victoria. This course may be taken on a part-time basis over 10 years.The Bachelor of Nursing (Post Registration) consists of two years of part-time study designed for registered nurses with current practicing certificates to upgrade to a degree. The course is offered by off-campus learning mode at the Gippsland campus.

The Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery consists of four years of full-time study. The nursing and midwifery units and clinical practice are closely integrated throughout the four years. Part-time study is available - daytime classes only. Graduates may apply for registration as Division 1 with the Nurses Board of Victoria. This program is offered from the Gippsland campus.