Bachelor of Nursing
at Queensland University of Technology, Queensland.
A three-year nursing degree at Kelvin Grove with up to 840 hours of block placements in hospitals and community settings. No prerequisites; the assumed knowledge is English (Units 3 and 4, C). A Blue Card (suitability card) is required.
Lowest selection rank
The lowest selection rank (LSR) is the lowest ATAR plus adjustment factors (equity, subject and regional bonuses) that received an offer to the QUT Bachelor of Nursing for that intake. Universities publish it in their admissions student profiles. Only intakes with a published figure are listed.
| Intake | Lowest selection rank | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 74.00 | qtac.edu.au |
| 2025 | 75.00 | qtac.edu.au |
A lowest selection rank describes a past intake, not a guaranteed entry score. Check the current entry requirements on the official course page before you apply through QTAC.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
No formal Year 12 subject prerequisites; assumed knowledge may still apply.
What you will study
Course content focuses on patient-centred nursing practice that is culturally safe, evidence based and respectful, covering contemporary nursing practice and innovative nursing care. Clinical skills are practised on campus before block placements in public and private hospitals and community centres in Brisbane and regional and rural Queensland.
Placement and industry experience
Students can complete up to 840 hours of professional placement in block periods (a minimum of 800 hours is required for registration), in public and private hospitals and community centres in Brisbane and regional and rural Queensland.
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
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Typical first jobs
- Registered Nurse in a Queensland Health graduate transition programme
- RN at private and not-for-profit hospital networks (Mater, Ramsay Health Care)
- Aged-care registered nurse in residential facilities
- Community and primary health-care nurse
- Mental-health RN in inpatient and community settings
- Rural and remote graduate RN in regional Queensland
Graduate starting salary
$65,000 - $72,000 per year
Source: qilt.edu.au. Last reviewed 2026-05-24.
After graduation
Graduates are eligible to apply for registration as a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Most start in a hospital graduate program, then specialise through postgraduate study.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Students with strong people skills and clinical resilience
- Those willing to work shifts during placement (mornings, evenings, weekends)
- People who can balance theory with the physical and emotional demands of care
- Students comfortable studying pharmacology and physiology
- Those committed to a regulated profession with strict practice standards
It is probably not for you if
- Students unwilling to do shift work or travel for placement blocks
- Those uncomfortable with bodily fluids, distress and high-stakes scenarios
- Anyone hoping to avoid pharmacology and pathophysiology
Careers this leads to
Australian career pathways that name this Bachelor of Nursing as an entry route. Each page shows uni, TAFE and apprenticeship alternatives.
Related courses at QUT
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the Queensland University of Technology website and on QTAC before applying.