Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion
2027 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2027 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion |
| Deakin course code | D381 |
| Course credit points | 32 |
| Course version | 4 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health |
| Course information | For students who commenced from 2022 onwards |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Online | No |
| Duration | 4 years full-time The course is only available to students on a full-time basis. |
| Course map - enrolment planning tool | The course map for students commencing from Trimester 1 2027 will be available soon Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| CRICOS code | 018323M Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 7 |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Articulated courses
- Course learning outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Third party arrangements
- Other learning experiences
- Fees and charges
Course overview
Graduate ready to succeed in Australia's fastest-growing employment sector. Ranked #14 in the world for nursing and #36 for public health, this double degree covers contemporary theory and allows you to take on 920 hours of professional placements across clinical and community settings. Graduate eligible to apply to be a registered nurse, and develop the skills to empower individuals and communities to lead healthier lives.
Learn in our School of Nursing's clinical simulation centres before gaining hands-on placement experience in a variety of settings, such as acute, medical, aged care, paediatrics, rehabilitation, mental health and community health. From a public health perspective, you will study epidemiology, health policy, communication and global health, and graduate ready to improve health outcomes locally and globally.
Indicative student workload
As a student in the Faculty of Health you can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include lectures, seminars, practicals and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time. There is an expectation that you are available to undertake clinical practicum outside of trimester dates. All expenses associated with professional experience placements are your own responsibility.
Professional recognition
Upon successful completion of your course, you will be eligible to apply for registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).
The NMBA has mandatory registration standards that applicants need to meet to be registered. Core registration standards are available on the NMBA website.
This course is accredited with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) and is an NMBA approved course.
You may also be eligible to become a member of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) and the Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA).
Career opportunities
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 94% 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 2022-2024, based on overall employment for undergraduate nursing graduates, Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT).
Participation requirements
In order to participate in on-campus learning activities, and to safely engage in placements in clinical environments, there are a number of skills and functions that students need to be able to demonstrate, with or without reasonable adjustments. These skills and functions are known as Inherent Requirements. Find out more about the School of Nursing and Midwifery’s Undergraduate Courses Inherent Requirements.
To discuss these requirements and the adjustments we can provide to support your success, please contact the Disability Resource Centre.
Mandatory student checks
Department of Health – Safety Screening Requirements - Police Record Check, Working With Children Check and Immunisation Status
Police Record Check
In accordance with the Department of Health policy, all students are required to undertake a Police Record Check prior to professional experience placements in each calendar year of their course. Students who fail to obtain a Police Record Check prior to the commencement of professional experience placement will not be able to undertake professional experience placement and this will impede progress in the course.
Working With Children Check
In accordance with the Worker Screening Act 2020, all students are required to undertake a Working with Children Check at the commencement of their course. Students who fail to obtain a Working with Children Check prior to the commencement of professional experience placement will not be able to undertake professional experience placement and this will impede progress in the course.
Immunisation Status
Students are required to declare their immunisation status to satisfy the requirements of health organisations where they will be undertaking their clinical learning experience. A health organisation may refuse to accept a student for placement if the student’s immunisation status is not satisfactory to the health organisation.
Alternative Exits
Bachelor of Nursing (H326)
Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion (H313)
Articulated courses
| Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) (H421) | |
| Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion (Honours) (H412) |
Course learning outcomes
| Course Learning Outcomes Bachelor of Nursing (H326) | |
|---|---|
| Think critically, analyse and apply evidence and evaluate outcomes to inform safe and quality nursing practice | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| Foster effective therapeutic and professional relationships to ensure safe and quality care across the lifespan. | GLO2: Communication |
| Exhibit professionalism through self management and engagement with feedback to maintain capability for practice of self and others. | GLO6: Self-management |
| Apply nursing knowledge and capability in accordance with professional, legal and ethical requirements to deliver comprehensive, safe and quality care based on best available evidence. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| Provide person-centred, culturally safe, and respectful nursing care that upholds the rights, dignity, and wellbeing of all people, enriched by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ cultures and knowledges, and responsive to the diversity of all communities. | GLO2: Communication |
| Critically and ethically apply digital technologies to locate, interpret and disseminate information and deliver safe and quality care. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| Course Learning Outcomes H313 Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion | |
| Apply evidence-based research and a determinants-based knowledge of public health and health promotion to advocate for social change, promote good health and wellbeing, prevent poor health and reduce inequalities for individuals and populations alike. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| Communicate effectively in oral and written forms with a range of stakeholders and promote positive, desired change. | GLO2: Communication |
| Use information technology to effectively communicate, locate information and analyse data. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| Apply critical thinking and reflection to issues of contemporary health, related to policy and planning in public health and health promotion practice within an evidence-based framework. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| Apply an evidence-based learning framework to create solutions to diverse and complex health problems. | GLO5: Problem solving |
| Monitor and reflect on one’s own professional practice. | GLO6: Self-management |
| Develop knowledge and implement strategies in collaboration with others to build and enhance relevant partnerships and actions as a public health and health promotion practitioner. | GLO7: Teamwork |
| Support public health and health promotion practice within diverse social, cultural and environmental contexts and communities. | GLO8: Global citizenship |
Note – From 2026, Deakin commenced introducing Graduate Attributes (GAs), which define the distinctive characteristics of a Deakin graduate. You may notice some courses still refer to Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) during this transition period.
Course rules
To complete the Bachelor of Nursing/ Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion, you must pass 32 credit points. This includes:
- DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in your first study period
- 21 credit points of core nursing units
- 11 credits points of core public health and health promotion units.
Course requirements for both the Bachelor of Nursing (H326) and Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion (H313).
Most units are equal to one credit point. As a full-time student you will study four credit points per trimester and usually undertake two trimesters per year.
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements.
Course structure
Units
Level 1 - Trimester 1
| DAI001 | Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0 credit points) |
| HBS109 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology |
| HNN112 | Quality and Safety: Nursing Practice 1 |
| HNN120 | Quality and Safety in Health Care 1 |
| HSH102 | Disease Prevention and Control |
Level 1 - Trimester 2
| HNN104 | Care of the Child and Young Person |
| HNN114 | Person-Centred Health Assessment |
| HNN124 | Quality and Safety: Nursing Practice 2 |
| HNN154 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' History, Culture and Health |
Level 2 - Trimester 1
| HNN108 | Evidence-Informed Practice |
| HNN217 | Primary Health Care |
| HSH112 | Local and Global Environments for Health |
| HSH208 | Health Communication |
Level 2 - Trimester 2
| HNN215 | Quality Use of Medicines |
| HNN227 | Acute Illness and Supportive Care (2 credit points) |
| HSH212 | Professional Practice |
Level 3 - Trimester 1
| HNN222 | Mental Health and Supportive Care (2 credit points) |
| HSH205 | Epidemiology and Biostatistics 1 |
| HSH323 | Program Planning, Management and Evaluation |
Level 3 - Trimester 2
| HNN301 | Mental Health and Wellbeing |
| HSH216 | Epidemiology and Biostatistics 2 |
| HSH219 | Population Health: A Research Perspective |
| HSH313 | Contemporary Health Issues |
Level 4 - Trimester 1
| HNN329 | Chronic Illness and Supportive Care (2 credit points) |
| HNN318 | Care of the Older Person |
| HSH318 | Implementation and Evaluation |
Level 4 - Trimester 2
| HSH303 | Health Practicum |
| HNN325 | Quality and Safety: Comprehensive Nursing Practice (2 credit points) |
| HNN320 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Work experience
Professional experience practice - Nursing
Beginning soon after commencement of the course, early exposure to the clinical environment gives you extensive opportunities to develop clinical skills in a variety of settings including acute/sub-acute care, medical and surgical care, paediatrics, aged care, rehabilitation, community nursing and mental health nursing.
There is an expectation that you will be available to undertake professional experience placements outside of trimester dates. All expenses associated with professional experience placements are your own responsibility.
To be eligible to undertake placements, you are required to supply mandatory documents (prerequisites) including police checks, working with children check and immunisation status.
Public Health and Health Promotion
The Health Practicum requires you to undertake a minimum of 120 hours of work experience in a health-related agency. In addition to developing a practical understanding of public health and health promotion, this experience will help you further develop the professional and personal skills required to work in a public health and/or health promotion role.
Course duration
You may be able to study available units in the optional third trimester to fast-track your degree, however your course duration may be extended if there are delays in meeting course requirements, such as completing a placement.
Third party arrangements
Student Placement Agreements exist between Deakin University, School of Nursing and Midwifery and Professional Experience Placement Providers and are generally revised every 3-5 years.
Quality assurance arrangements
Deakin University, School of Nursing and Midwifery provides training through facilitator and preceptorship workshops. Unit Chairs provide regular clinical support to facilitators whilst students are on placements.
Other learning experiences
The Bachelor of Nursing has 3 elective units which may be undertaken from any faculty as long as pre-requisite requirements are met.
The school offers nursing elective units e.g. HNN216 International Nursing Study Tour x 3. (Thailand, Bhutan, Philippines).
Fees and charges
Tuition fees will vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, your study load and/or unit discipline.
Your tuition fees will increase annually at the start of each calendar year. All fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD) and do not include additional costs such as textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment, mandatory checks, travel, consumables and other costs.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.
Commonwealth Prac Payment - Domestic students only
If you're eligible, the Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) can help with the costs of completing a mandatory placement as part of your course. To find out if you're eligible and learn how to apply, visit Deakin’s Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) website.
Further information
Contact Student Central for assistance in course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements. Student Central can also provide information for a wide range of services at Deakin. To help you understand the University vocabulary, please refer to our Enrolment codes and terminology page.