Combine your health interests and broaden your career opportunities.

La Trobe's Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Psychological Science prepares you for a range of career pathways in general nursing, psychology or specialised mental health nursing practice.

Study clinical nursing subjects and practise nursing care for people of all ages, including those with long-term illnesses and mental health conditions or emergency needs.

Gain a foundational understanding of cognitive, developmental, social, abnormal, clinical and health psychology. Learn to carry out, analyse and interpret research studies and develop your skills in psychological assessment and intervention techniques.

Reasons to study nursing and psychological science at La Trobe:

• We're ranked in top 100 worldwide for nursing subjects.*
• We're rated 'above world standard' for psychology research and 'well above world standard' for nursing research.**
• Undertake nursing placements with our Clinical Schools in leading Victorian hospitals including The Alfred, The Austin, Royal Melbourne and The Northern.

The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7.

* QS World University Ranking by Subject 2018
** Excellence in Research for Australia Report 2015

Sample course structure

Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.