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156 weeks
Full-time only · 4 credit points per trimester, typically two trimesters per year
March (Trimester 1)
Course Overview
Deakin's Bachelor of Nursing (Clinical Leadership) is the only undergraduate degree of its kind in Victoria. A specialist degree that builds on the core units of our Bachelor of Nursing with three additional core units focused on developing and enhancing your leadership potential. Through mentored learning experiences, you will observe and work alongside nurse leaders from our partner organisations, and experienced academics from our School of Nursing and Midwifery - ranked #14 in the world.
Study at the #1 Victorian university for nursing teaching practices, facilities and support services. ^ Build your clinical skills in our state-of-the-art Clinical Simulation Centres , which replicate real-world health service facilities, preparing you for your professional experience placements. You will gain the ethical understanding, knowledge and skills you need to become a successful registered nurse - a career that makes a real difference. Eager to use your leadership skills to help those in need? Professional experience placements begin in Trimester 1 of your first year and continue throughout every trimester of the course, totalling 800 hours. Professional experience placements provide an opportunity to care for people from diverse cultural backgrounds in a range of healthcare settings, enabling application of knowledge and further development of technical and non-technical skills. You will gain extensive opportunities to develop clinical skills under the supervision of registered nurses and enables you to experience being part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team. Your professional experience placements will be undertaken in various metropolitan, regional, and rural healthcare settings providing you with a broader understanding. You will gain clinical experience in a variety of settings including: acute/sub-acute care medical and surgical care aged care rehabilitation community settings mental healthcare settings. Nurses are in demand with the government's job projections for registered nurses expected to grow by 11.3% by 2029. # Healthcare is one of the most important priorities for populations worldwide, with nurses playing a pivotal role in delivering quality and safe services. Thanks to our extensive clinical partnership network with many of Victoria's major healthcare providers, this course is designed to ensure you gain the leadership knowledge and hands-on skills that are most relevant to employers in the healthcare sector. As part of your core leadership units in this specialised degree, you'll participate in mentored learning experiences, providing you with the opportunity to observe and work with: clinical nurse leaders from our partners in clinical settings research professors from the School of Nursing and Midwifery world-class educators from the School of Nursing and Midwifery. The course is also accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) and approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) , enabling clear career outcomes upon graduation. Ranked #14 in the world for nursing
, our School of Nursing and Midwifery is one of Australia's most research-active schools and boasts some of the best facilities and resources available. Focusing on clinical nursing leadership and management, research, and education - meaning you are well-rounded graduate with the added benefit of the valuable leadership skills you have learnt. You will be ready to successfully take on the role of a registered nurse and have taken the first step towards leading and inspiring others in your future career. Discover our nursing and midwifery courses.
2025 ShanghaiRankings Global Ranking of Academic Subjects ^ Student Experience Survey 2021-2022 based on undergraduate nursing students. Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT). # 2024 Occupation Projections - for the five years to 2029, Australian Government, Jobs and Skills Australia.
Where You Can Study
Melbourne
1 Gheringhap St, GEELONG, VIC 3220
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
As a Deakin nursing graduate, you will be highly sought after by industry for your nursing knowledge, critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills, professionalism, and the ability to provide person-centred, evidence-based care - which is why we are proud to record a high graduate employment rate of over 93% for undergraduate nursing.
Focusing on clinical nursing leadership and management, research and education, you will be able to bring your nursing and leadership skills to life in a range of professional settings. You may find roles in all areas of nursing, such as: acute care/sub-acute care emergency aged care paediatrics. In terms of settings, you may find work in: hospitals homes hospices aged care settings clinics schools universities community health centres government agencies and private industries.
Graduate Outcomes Survey 2021-2023, based on overall employment for undergraduate nursing graduates, Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT).
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Professional Body
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Accreditation Status
AccreditedSkills Assessor
ANMAC
Course Content
Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin
0 credit point compulsory unit completed in first study period
Quality and Safety in Health Care 1
Level 1 - Trimester 1 core unit
Evidence-Based Practice
Level 1 - Trimester 1 core unit
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
Level 1 - Trimester 1 core unit
Quality and Safety: Nursing Practice 1
Level 1 - Trimester 1 core unit
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' History, Culture and Health
Level 1 - Trimester 2 core unit
Care of the Child and Adolescent
Level 1 - Trimester 2 core unit
Person-Centred Health Assessment
Level 1 - Trimester 2 core unit
Quality and Safety: Nursing Practice 2
Level 1 - Trimester 2 core unit
Quality Use of Medicines
Level 2 - Trimester 1 core unit
Acute Illness and Supportive Care
Level 2 - Trimester 1 core unit (2 credit points)
Perspectives on Leadership and Management
Level 2 - Trimester 1 core unit
Perspectives on Research Leadership
Level 2 - Trimester 2 core unit
Primary Health Care
Level 2 - Trimester 2 core unit
Mental Health and Supportive Care
Level 2 - Trimester 2 core unit (2 credit points)
Care of the Older Person
Level 3 - Trimester 1 core unit
Chronic Illness and Supportive Care
Level 3 - Trimester 1 core unit (2 credit points)
Perspectives on Educational Leadership
Level 3 - Trimester 1 core unit
Quality and Safety in Health Care 2
Level 3 - Trimester 2 core unit
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Level 3 - Trimester 2 core unit
Quality and Safety: Comprehensive Nursing Practice
Level 3 - Trimester 2 core unit (2 credit points)
Common Questions
Professional experience placements total 800 hours and begin in Trimester 1 of your first year, continuing throughout every trimester of the course. Placements are undertaken in various metropolitan, regional, and rural healthcare settings including acute/sub-acute care, medical and surgical care, aged care, rehabilitation, community nursing, and mental health nursing. In addition, this course requires participation in 60 hours of mentored experiences.
The Bachelor of Nursing (Clinical Leadership) is the only undergraduate degree of its kind in Victoria. It builds on the core units of Deakin's Bachelor of Nursing with three additional core units focused on developing and enhancing your leadership potential — specifically Perspectives on Leadership and Management (HNN208), Perspectives on Research Leadership (HNN210), and Perspectives on Educational Leadership (HNN321). As part of these leadership units, students participate in mentored learning experiences working with clinical nurse leaders, research professors, and world-class educators from the School of Nursing and Midwifery.
All students must complete a Police Record Check prior to professional experience placements in each calendar year of their course, a Working with Children Check at the commencement of their course, and must declare their immunisation status to satisfy the requirements of health organisations where they will be undertaking their clinical learning experience. Failure to obtain the Police Record Check or Working with Children Check prior to the commencement of professional experience placement will mean students cannot undertake placements, which will impede progress in the course.
No, the course is only available to students on a full-time basis and is only available to domestic students. It is offered at Burwood (Melbourne) with a Trimester 1 (March) start. Most students undertake two trimesters each year (March–June, July–November), though you may be able to study available units in the optional third trimester to fast-track your degree.
Yes, the course is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) and approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA), enabling clear career outcomes upon graduation as a registered nurse. The government's job projections for registered nurses are expected to grow by 11.3% by 2029, indicating strong demand. Graduates will be well-rounded with knowledge focused on clinical nursing leadership and management, research, and education.
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