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208 weeks
Full-time only · 4 credit points per trimester, typically two trimesters per year
March (Trimester 1)
Course Overview
Graduate prepared for a successful career in the largest growing employment sector in Australia
and develop the knowledge, skills and ethical understanding to become a registered nurse, balanced with the skills required to empower people to lead healthier lifestyles. Deakin's Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion enables you to make a real difference in the health outcomes of individuals, communities and global populations. Ranked #14 in the world for nursing and #36 in the world for public health ^ , the course balances contemporary theory with extensive placement experience, and combined approaches involving community engagement, policy development, and research. Graduate career-ready with 920 hours of work placements in both nursing and public health and health promotion settings. Passionate about helping people lead healthier lives, across clinical and community settings? This combined degree in nursing and public health and health promotion gives you the advantage of learning skills in two differing facets of health care. Developed in consultation with our healthcare partners you will always be connected to those at the forefront of industry. Ranked #14 in the world ^ , 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. Our Clinical Simulation Centres at all campuses provide a safe, supportive and realistic environment for you to develop and hone essential nursing skills. At the centres you'll use case-based scenarios that will become more complex as your nursing degree progresses. Under the supervision of registered nurses, you will gain real-world experience by working with multidisciplinary healthcare teams across areas including: acute/sub-acute care medical and surgical care aged care rehabilitation paediatrics community health settings mental health care settings. Public health is the organised response by society to protect and promote health and prevent disability. By looking at patterns of health and disease across populations, public health experts can use data and evidence-based measures to address the world's biggest health challenges. Health promotion is about working with communities to improve health and champion factors that support good health - be they environmental, legal, physical, economic or social. You will study the foundations of modern health promotion practice, covering key study areas such as: epidemiology and biostatistics health advocacy and policy health communication and research planning and evaluation global and environmental health. While you will graduate with a suite of specialised and highly sought-after healthcare skills, you will also enter the workforce with lifelong transferable skills, in areas such as: research analytical thinking project management communication community development. Deakin's purpose-built Clinical Simulation Centres for nursing students simulate real healthcare settings. They provide you with the facilities and equipment required to develop practical nursing skills, which are further enhanced through your professional experience placements. In your final year, you will also have the opportunity to complete the Health Practicum unit, giving you 120 hours of invaluable practical experience in the health industry. Discover our nursing and midwifery or health and community services courses.
2024 Employment Projections - for the ten years to 2034, Australian Government, Jobs and Skills Australia ^ 2025 ShanghaiRankings Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
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, problems solving and communication skills, professionalism, and the ability to provide person-centred, evidence-based care - which is why we are proud to record an employment rate of over 93% for students completing our undergraduate nursing courses.
As a registered nurse with public health and health promotion knowledge, you can pursue career opportunities around the world in a range of work settings, including: hospitals homes hospices aged care settings clinics schools universities community health centres government agencies and private industries. The skills you will develop in the growing public health and health promotion area will qualify you to work in diverse areas, including: health education health and human services public health communication health policy development and implementation. Your knowledge of the social and environmental factors that affect the health of individuals and populations will prepare you for a career in a range of clinical and community settings, such as: public health schools rehabilitation health education voluntary organisations patient support agencies working abroad.
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
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
Level 1 - Trimester 1
Quality and Safety: Nursing Practice 1
Level 1 - Trimester 1
Quality and Safety in Health Care 1
Level 1 - Trimester 1
Disease Prevention and Control
Level 1 - Trimester 1
Care of the Child and Adolescent
Level 1 - Trimester 2
Person-Centred Health Assessment
Level 1 - Trimester 2
Quality and Safety: Nursing Practice 2
Level 1 - Trimester 2
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' History, Culture and Health
Level 1 - Trimester 2
Evidence-Based Practice
Level 2 - Trimester 1
Primary Health Care
Level 2 - Trimester 1
Local and Global Environments for Health
Level 2 - Trimester 1
Health Communication
Level 2 - Trimester 1
Quality Use of Medicines
Level 2 - Trimester 2
Acute Illness and Supportive Care
Level 2 - Trimester 2; 2 credit points
Professional Practice
Level 2 - Trimester 2
Mental Health and Supportive Care
Level 3 - Trimester 1; 2 credit points
Epidemiology and Biostatistics 1
Level 3 - Trimester 1
Program Planning, Management and Evaluation
Level 3 - Trimester 1
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Level 3 - Trimester 2
Epidemiology and Biostatistics 2
Level 3 - Trimester 2
Population Health: A Research Perspective
Level 3 - Trimester 2
Contemporary Health Issues
Level 3 - Trimester 2
Chronic Illness and Supportive Care
Level 4 - Trimester 1; 2 credit points
Care of the Older Person
Level 4 - Trimester 1
Implementation and Evaluation
Level 4 - Trimester 1
Health Practicum
Level 4 - Trimester 2; minimum 120 hours of work experience
Quality and Safety: Comprehensive Nursing Practice
Level 4 - Trimester 2; 2 credit points
Quality and Safety in Health Care 2
Level 4 - Trimester 2
Common Questions
Students graduate career-ready with 920 hours of work placements in both nursing and public health and health promotion settings. Nursing placements begin soon after commencement of the course across settings including acute/sub-acute care, medical and surgical care, paediatrics, aged care, rehabilitation, community nursing, and mental health nursing. The Health Practicum unit also requires a minimum of 120 hours of work experience in a health-related agency.
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 (in accordance with the Worker Screening Act 2020), and declare their immunisation status to satisfy the requirements of health organisations. Students who fail to obtain these checks prior to placement will not be able to undertake professional experience placement, which will impede progress in the course.
No — the course is only available to students on a full-time basis. It is available at the Burwood (Melbourne) and Waterfront (Geelong) campuses, with intake commencing in Trimester 1 (March). Note that students enrolled at the Waterfront (Geelong) campus will be required to take units associated with the Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion at Waurn Ponds (Geelong) or online.
Students who do not complete the full Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion have two alternative exit options: the Bachelor of Nursing (H326) or the Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion (H313).
The lowest selection rank (ATAR) based on 2026 early and first round VTAC offers (including relevant adjustment factors) is 80.5 at Burwood (Melbourne), while the Waterfront (Geelong) campus is listed as NP (Unpublished). Deakin Guaranteed ATAR — which offers guaranteed admission at a lower ATAR for eligible students — is 71 at Burwood (Melbourne) and 65 at Waterfront (Geelong). Selection is based on a holistic consideration of academic merit, work experience, likelihood of success, and other factors, and meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.
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