Bachelor of Nursing
at Murdoch University, Western Australia.
An ANMAC-accredited nursing degree leading to registration as an enrolled or registered nurse with AHPRA. Includes more than 800 hours of supervised clinical placement across hospital and community settings.
ATAR cutoff history
Published cutoff data for the Murdoch University Bachelor of Nursing. We never invent figures; entries marked "not published" mean the university or admissions centre has not released a verified cutoff for that intake.
| Intake year | ATAR cutoff | Admissions centre |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ATAR cutoff not published | TISC |
| 2023 | ATAR cutoff not published | TISC |
| 2022 | ATAR cutoff not published | TISC |
No verified cutoffs are available. Confirm the latest figure on the official TISC cutoff release.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
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What you will study
First year builds the science and care foundations: anatomy and physiology, microbiology, the fundamentals of nursing practice, communication and an introduction to the health system. You learn core skills in the simulation labs (observations, hygiene, infection control, basic clinical assessment) before your first supervised placement. Second year deepens clinical knowledge across medical, surgical, mental-health and community nursing, with pharmacology and medication safety running throughout. Placements lengthen and you start managing groups of patients under supervision, building the clinical reasoning that nursing registration demands. Final year focuses on complex and acute care, leadership and transition to practice, with the longest placement blocks. Across the degree you complete more than 800 hours of supervised clinical placement, which is required for ANMAC accreditation and for registration as a registered nurse with AHPRA on graduation.
Example first-year subjects
- Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing
- Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
- Health Assessment and Clinical Skills
- Microbiology and Infection Control
- Communication and Person-Centred Care
- Introduction to the Australian Health System
How you will be assessed
- Supervised clinical placements assessed against nursing standards
- Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) in simulation labs
- Written exams in bioscience and pharmacology units
- Case studies and care-plan assignments
- Medication-calculation and safety tests
- Reflective practice journals and placement reports
Career outcomes
- Graduates work as registered nurses in hospital, community and aged-care settings after registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
- Common destinations include public hospital graduate transition programmes, mental-health services and rural and remote nursing positions.
- Many alumni progress into specialty practice (intensive care, paediatrics, midwifery), nurse-practitioner study or clinical education roles.
Professional accreditation
- ANMAC accredited
- AHPRA registration eligible
Typical first jobs
- Graduate registered nurse in a hospital transition program
- Medical or surgical ward nurse
- Mental-health or community-health nurse
- Aged-care or residential-care nurse
- Rural or remote area nurse
- Practice nurse in primary care
Graduate starting salary
$65,000 - $72,000 per year
Source: https://www.qilt.edu.au/surveys/graduate-outcomes-survey-(gos). Last reviewed 2026-05-24.
After graduation
Graduates register with AHPRA as registered nurses and most apply for hospital graduate transition programs that provide structured support in the first year of practice. WA's public health service and rural and remote health services are major employers. With experience, nurses specialise in areas such as critical care, emergency, paediatrics or perioperative nursing through postgraduate certificates, and can progress to nurse-practitioner study, clinical education or management.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Caring, resilient people who cope well under pressure
- Students comfortable with hands-on clinical work and shift hours
- Strong communicators who work well in teams
- Those who can balance bioscience study with practical skills
- People willing to placement in varied and sometimes rural settings
It is probably not for you if
- People who are squeamish or dislike physical patient care
- Students wanting a desk-based or office career
- Those who struggle with shift work and emotionally demanding situations
- People who dislike the heavy bioscience and pharmacology content
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Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and ATAR cutoffs on the Murdoch University handbook and on TISC before applying. Page generated at https://examexplained.com.au/uni/murdoch/bachelor-of-nursing.