We give your career the best start possible with our comprehensive three year nursing degree. You will gain an understanding of the many opportunities available for a career in nursing and be challenged to go beyond traditional health and illness care and focus on creating a supportive environment for health and wellbeing. This programme is highly regarded nationally and combines theory with clinical experience and meets the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) Competencies for the Registered Nurse Scope of Practice. We will give you the opportunity to explore the diverse environments and relevant cultural understandings that nurses work within from hospitals, rest homes and health clinics to private practices and community care agencies. Our programme helps develop your abilities with critical thinking, clinical reasoning and problem solving and applying comprehensive health assessments. A flexible delivery approach is available for students which involves a combination of on-campus and online learning activities. Due to limited availability of clinical placements in Christchurch you may be required to complete a clinical component outside of Christchurch. The Certificate in Pre Health and Science provides a pathway into the programme if you do not meet the entry criteria. View the Certificate in Pre Health and Science Pathways (PDF: 1MB) for further information.

Graduates of the Bachelor of Nursing are eligible to sit the NCNZ registration exam to become a registered nurse. You can then choose to work in general nursing, or specialist fields such as intensive care, cancer nursing, women's health, mental health, community or elderly care.