I want to be: Registered nurse
Majors that lead there: 8. Pick one to see its subjects sorted for this job.
Employers look for: Communication Skills, Midwifery, Nursing, Computer Literacy, Teamwork / Collaboration, Patient Care
Official job info: Registered Nurse (not covered elsewhere)
Through a graduate course: Master of Nursing Science (MC-NURSC)
Any bachelor degree can lead here. The majors below are only a starting point: their subjects cover the prerequisite areas or this job's field.
Entry: An undergraduate degree in any discipline, finished within the last 10 years (or an older one plus more recent graduate study or five years of relevant work). Applicants are ranked on their results, and work experience where relevant.
Course entry requirements (Handbook) · checked 2026-10-24
Majors that lead there
Human Structure and Function (Bachelor of Biomedicine)
After further study
Helps
- ANAT30007 Human Locomotor Systems: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- ANAT30008 Viscera and Visceral Systems: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- NEUR30002 Neurophysiology: Neurons and Circuits: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- OPTO30007 Visual Neuroscience: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- PATH30002 Techniques for Investigation of Disease: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- PHYS30010 Advanced Human Physiology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- PHYS30011 Clinical and Translational Physiology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- PHYS30012 Physiology: Adapting to Challenges: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
Not much related: 5. Not tied to this job, but each has its own good points.
Breadth ideas from other areas
Your degree asks for some subjects from outside your main area. These relate to this job; any other breadth works too.
Helps
- EDUC10051 Sports Coaching: Theory and Practice: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MULT10022 Our Planet, Our Health: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- EDUC20069 Deafness and Communication: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- EDUC20073 Links Between Health and Learning: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MULT20016 Drugs That Shape Society: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- SCIE20004 Collaborative Animal, Human and Eco-Hlth: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- UNIB20014 Food For a Healthy Planet II: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- EDUC30070 Sports Science & Coaching Applications: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
Somewhat related
- ISYS30008 Business Analytics: Close to the field: Databases, Data science
- ANTH10002 Anthropology & Food in Everyday Life: Touches on Health & medicine
- CREA10001 Contemporary Art and Biomedicine: Touches on Health & medicine
- EDUC10057 Wellbeing, Motivation and Performance: Touches on Health & medicine
- MULT10020 The Art and Science of Meditation: Touches on Health & medicine
- MUSI10237 Music and Health: Touches on Health & medicine
- UNIB10009 Food for a Healthy Planet: Touches on Health & medicine
- ABPL20042 Construction of Residential Buildings: Close to the field: Engineering
- ABPL20053 Construction of Concrete Buildings: Close to the field: Engineering
- ARTS20004 Wellness: Touches on Health & medicine
- EDUC20070 Learning via Sport and Outdoor Education: Touches on Health & medicine
- EDUC20086 Wellbeing Through Drama Education: Touches on Health & medicine
Almost every job also asks for Communication Skills, Teamwork / Collaboration. Any subject with essays, talks or group work practises these.
Human Structure and Function (Bachelor of Science)
After further study
Helps
- PHYS20008 Human Physiology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- ANAT30007 Human Locomotor Systems: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- ANAT30008 Viscera and Visceral Systems: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- NEUR30002 Neurophysiology: Neurons and Circuits: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- OPTO30007 Visual Neuroscience: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- PATH30002 Techniques for Investigation of Disease: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- PHYS30010 Advanced Human Physiology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- PHYS30011 Clinical and Translational Physiology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- PHYS30012 Physiology: Adapting to Challenges: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
Not much related: 6. Not tied to this job, but each has its own good points.
Immunology (Bachelor of Biomedicine)
After further study
Helps
- MIIM20002 Microbes, Infections and Responses: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- BCMB30011 Cellular Metabolism and Disease: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30002 Principles of Immunology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30003 Medical and Applied Immunology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30011 Medical Microbiology: Bacteriology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30014 Medical Microbiology: Virology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30015 Techniques in Immunology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30017 Medical Microbiology: Parasitology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
Somewhat related
- BCMB30002 Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics: Close to the field: Data science
Not much related: 8. Not tied to this job, but each has its own good points.
Immunology (Bachelor of Science)
After further study
Helps
- MIIM20002 Microbes, Infections and Responses: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- BCMB30011 Cellular Metabolism and Disease: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30002 Principles of Immunology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30003 Medical and Applied Immunology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30011 Medical Microbiology: Bacteriology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30014 Medical Microbiology: Virology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30015 Techniques in Immunology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30017 Medical Microbiology: Parasitology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
Somewhat related
- BCMB30002 Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics: Close to the field: Data science
Not much related: 9. Not tied to this job, but each has its own good points.
Infection and Immunity (Bachelor of Biomedicine)
After further study
Helps
- MIIM20002 Microbes, Infections and Responses: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30002 Principles of Immunology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30011 Medical Microbiology: Bacteriology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30014 Medical Microbiology: Virology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30015 Techniques in Immunology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30017 Medical Microbiology: Parasitology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
Not much related: 1. Not tied to this job, but each has its own good points.
Physiology (Bachelor of Biomedicine)
After further study
Helps
- ANAT30007 Human Locomotor Systems: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- ANAT30008 Viscera and Visceral Systems: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- BIOL30001 Reproductive Physiology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- NEUR30002 Neurophysiology: Neurons and Circuits: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- NEUR30004 Complex Functions in Neuroscience: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- PHYS30009 Experimental Physiology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- PHYS30010 Advanced Human Physiology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- PHYS30011 Clinical and Translational Physiology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- PHYS30012 Physiology: Adapting to Challenges: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
Not much related: 4. Not tied to this job, but each has its own good points.
Physiology (Bachelor of Science)
After further study
Helps
- PHYS20008 Human Physiology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- PHYS20009 Research-Based Physiology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- ANAT30007 Human Locomotor Systems: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- ANAT30008 Viscera and Visceral Systems: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- BIOL30001 Reproductive Physiology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- NEUR30002 Neurophysiology: Neurons and Circuits: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- NEUR30004 Complex Functions in Neuroscience: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- PHYS30009 Experimental Physiology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- PHYS30010 Advanced Human Physiology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- PHYS30011 Clinical and Translational Physiology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- PHYS30012 Physiology: Adapting to Challenges: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
Not much related: 5. Not tied to this job, but each has its own good points.
Public Health and Epidemiology (Bachelor of Biomedicine)
After further study
Helps
- FOOD20003 Intro to Food Science & Human Nutrition: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- NUTR20001 Food Nutrition and Health: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30014 Medical Microbiology: Virology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- MIIM30017 Medical Microbiology: Parasitology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- NUTR30002 Monitoring Food and Nutrition Intake: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- PHRM30008 Drugs: From Discovery to Market: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- POPH30003 Real World Epidemiology: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- POPH30004 Ethics and Equity in Health and Medicine: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
- POPH30005 Communicating for Health, not Harm: Covers Health & medicine; employers ask for Nursing
Not much related: 2. Not tied to this job, but each has its own good points.
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