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'My studies have helped me understand that there are many areas of nursing that I can work in. Studying a double degree in nursing and psychology influenced my dream to become a mental health nurse because I was interested in learning about mental illness and I also wanted to know how to treat them.'
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'My studies have helped me understand that there are many areas of nursing that I can work in. Studying a double degree in nursing and psychology influenced my dream to become a mental health nurse because I was interested in learning about mental illness and I also wanted to know how to treat them.'
Highlights
- Complete the requirements for a nursing career and develop knowledge about how humans respond and react to challenging situations.
- Complete 2 separate degrees in 4 years of full-time study.
- Undertake 840 scheduled hours of clinical practice, with a minimum of 800 hours required for registration in nursing.
- Take the first step towards a career as a registered psychologist.
Highlights
- Complete the requirements for a nursing career and develop knowledge about how humans respond and react to challenging situations.
- Complete 2 separate degrees in 4 years full-time.
- Take the first step towards a career as a registered psychologist.
- QUT is ranked 6th in Australia and 20th in the world for nursing (ShanghaiRankings Global Ranking of Academic Subject 2025)
- QUT is ranked top 16 in Australia and top 200 in the world for psychology (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026)
- Graduates are eligible to apply for registered nurse status with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
- The Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.
Real-world learning
All students are scheduled for 840 hours of clinical practice, with a minimum of 800 hours required for registration in nursing. Placements take place in clinical nursing environments, including hospital and private healthcare facilities. You may also choose to complete a placement that will apply your psychological knowledge and professional skills to a community workplace.
Elective units in psychology are an opportunity to explore areas of specific interest such as:
- alcohol and other drugs
- interventions for addictive behaviours
- family therapy
- human sexuality.
Mandatory notifications for nursing
While you're registered as a student with the NMBA, QUT has an obligation to notify AHPRA if you have an impairment that may place the public at substantial risk of harm when undertaking clinical training. Find out more about the guidelines for mandatory notifications.
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Work Integrated Learning
During this course you will be required to complete a minimum of 800 hours of clinical practice for the Bachelor of Nursing component.
Careers and outcomes
Graduate prepared to deal with situations where an understanding of how humans respond and react to challenging situations would be an advantage, such as when working as a nurse in emergency, mental health, palliative care or cancer departments. Graduates of this degree may find employment in a number of healthcare settings.
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Nursing is subject to accreditation from the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council. Graduates are eligible to apply for registered nurse status with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
The Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council. To pursue a career in a professional area of psychology, you'll need to undertake further study to gain registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
Student registration
We automatically register students enrolled in this course with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia in accordance with the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009. Details about student registration are available from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
Possible careers
- Administrator
- Aged services worker
- Case manager
- Child protection officer
- Community health officer
- Community worker
- Counsellor
- Disability services worker
- Family services officer
- Government officer
- Health policy officer
- Health services manager
- Nurse
- Probation and parole officer
- Psychologist
- Public servant
- Research assistant
- Research officer
- Social scientist
- Youth worker
- ATAR/selection rank threshold
- 74.00
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2026.
Don't have a ATAR/selection rank?
- Course code
- HL18
- QTAC code
- 425112
- CRICOS code
- 065615J
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- Kelvin Grove
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- Kelvin Grove
- 4 years full-time
- 8 years part-time
- 4 years full-time
- February
- February
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:
- English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
Additional entry requirements
You must have attended and satisfactorily completed at least 6 years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English. At least two years of this education must have been between grades 7 and 12. This education must have been completed in one of the following countries:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Anguilla
- Australia
- The Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Dominica
- Falkland Islands
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Guernsey
- Guyana
- Isle of Man
- Jamaica
- Jersey
- Malta
- New Zealand
- Republic of Ireland
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- US Virgin Islands
If you have not met these educational requirements, you are required to provide evidence of an acceptable English Language test.
English language proficiency
QUT requires students to demonstrate that they can speak, write, read and comprehend academic English to a specified standard.
QUT's English proficiency requirements for this course are:
- IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake: 7.0 or better overall with a writing sub-score of 6.5 or better and listening, reading and speaking sub-scores of 7.0 or better
- Cambridge C1 Advanced: 185 or better overall with a writing subscore of 182 or better, a speaking sub-score of 194 or better, a listening subscore of 185 or better, and reading subscore of 193 or better
- PTE Academic: 66 or better overall with a writing sub-score of 60 or better, a speaking sub-score of 76 or better, and listening and reading sub-scores of 66 or better
- TOEFL iBT Australia Test (120 scale): 98 or better overall with no sub-score lower than 24
- Occupational English Test (Nursing Profession): listening and writing sub-scores of 350 or better, and reading and speaking sub-scores of 360 or better.
The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.
Offer guarantee
If you achieve an ATAR or selection rank of 80.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course in the Semester 1 offer rounds, up to the main offer round in mid-January.
VET guarantee
If you have completed an AQF diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course in the Semester 1 offer rounds.
Advanced standing
If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.
Deferment
You can't defer your offer in this course. You must start in the semester you apply for.
Adjustments to your ATAR/selection rank
Any adjustments you receive to your ATAR or selection rank will be applied to this course.
Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your ATAR or selection rank
Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2025
The figures listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent ATAR students. The entry thresholds box at the top of this page shows the lowest adjusted ATAR/selection rank required to receive an offer for all applicants for the most recent January QTAC offer round.
| Excluding adjustments | Including adjustments | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
91.30
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Selection rank
94.90
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| Median ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
82.95
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Selection rank
84.80
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| Lowest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
70.80
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Selection rank
76.80
|
You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.
Other admission options
If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).
Minimum academic requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide to the grades you need to apply for this course.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
I completed secondary school in Australia
- ATAR/selection rank
- 74.00
Offer guarantee
If you completed secondary school in Australia and achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 80.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
VET guarantee
If you have completed an AQF diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Additional entry requirements
You must have attended and satisfactorily completed at least 6 years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English. At least two years of this education must have been between grades 7 and 12. This education must have been completed in one of the following countries:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Anguilla
- Australia
- The Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Dominica
- Falkland Islands
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Guernsey
- Guyana
- Isle of Man
- Jamaica
- Jersey
- Malta
- New Zealand
- Republic of Ireland
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- US Virgin Islands
If you have not met these educational requirements, you are required to provide evidence of an acceptable English Language test.
Minimum English language requirements
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
| English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6.5 | 7 |
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Cambridge C1 Advanced
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
185 | 185 | 193 | 176 | 194 |
| PTE Academic | 66 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 76 |
| TOEFL iBT Australia Test (120 scale) | 98 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Course requirements
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. You will need to identify these requirements and ensure you allow sufficient time to meet them.
The clinical practice units in the nursing component require you to undertake block practicums of two or more weeks, which may be scheduled during semester breaks.
Some of these requirements have associated costs. Find out more about additional course requirements and costs.
Inherent requirements for nursing
There are some essential skills and abilities you'll need to perform to meet the core learning outcomes of your course or unit. They're not something you need to get in to the course, but they'll be assessed throughout your course, and they'll be required for you to succeed in your career when you graduate.
Find out more about the inherent requirements for the Bachelor of Nursing.
Blue card
This course requires you to have a blue card so you can participate in work placements and experience.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2027 fees
2027: Fee available from October
2027 fees
2027: Fee available from July
2026 fees
2026: CSP $7,200 per year full-time (105 credit points)
2026 fees
2026: $47,700 per year full-time (105 credit points)
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
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- Scholarship eligibility
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