Course details

Summary

Nurses practise in both hospital and community settings. There is a wide variety of career possibilities both nationally and internationally as a registered nurse, including medical, surgical, emergency department, mental health, public health and rural health nursing.

Gain the skills and experience you need for your career through combined theory, practice and clinical studies.

Career opportunities & pathways

As a graduates you can work in many different areas of nursing, either in hospitals or in the community, e.g medical, surgical, emergency department, mental health, public health and rural health nursing.

Entry criteria

Applicants under 20 years of age

NCEA Level 3 (60 credits at Level 3 and 20 credits at Level 2 or higher) which must include 14 credits at Level 3 in each of:

• English or classical studies or history or geography or art history or religious studies or social studies
• biology or physical education or chemistry
• one other subject from the list of approved subjects and

Literacy - 10 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of 5 credits in reading, 5 credits in writing and

Numeracy - 10 credits at Level 1 or above (specified achievement standards, or unit standards

Applicants aged 20 years of age or above

• Are required to have successfully completed a relevant qualification or course at Level 4 or above within the last 5 years

Prerequisites:

To meet entry requirements you are required to:

• Have a comprehensive First Aid Certificate (Red Cross or St. John's Workplace) which is current and covers the entire first year of the programme.

English language requirements:

If English is not your first language you are also required to provide evidence of your English language skills as listed below. Refer also to the Acceptable Alternatives Chart which includes credits in English-rich subjects from New Zealand educational institutions. If you have no evidence of your English language skills and are a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, contact us for an assessment. IELTS 6.5 Academic (no lower than 6.5 in speaking, reading and writing subtests and 7.0 in listening subtest).