Research experience will provide you with specialist knowledge in your chosen area of study, value-adding to your professional role, and can lead to more senior roles in: 

• nurse education 
• research-based practice 
• leadership 
• nursing research.  

The Bachelor of Nursing with Honours can also be a pathway to further postgraduate study. Find out more about Higher Degree Research with UNE’s School of Health.  

As an Honours graduate, your advanced knowledge of the underlying principles and concepts in nursing, combined with excellent communication skills, and the ability to solve complex problems, will give you the competitive edge in clinical healthcare, and give you entry to a career path as a nurse researcher in a range of diverse settings.  

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A candidate shall:

• (a) hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor of Nursing degree or equivalent relevant AQF Level 7 degree at a grade point average 5.5 or better overall in the final two years of the undergraduate degree; or
• (b) if applicants do not satisfy the normal entry requirements but have a demonstrated grade point average 6.5 in only the final year of a relevant AQF Level 7 degree; or
• (c) if their application is based on other factors including alternative degrees/qualifications, plus recently registered nurse work experience that is relevant to the proposed research focus or involvement in research, they may be admitted at the discretion of the head of school; and
• (d) at least one of the following criteria must be met:
  • (i) English is the applicant's first language; or
  • (ii) an IELTS (Academic) overall score of at least 6.5 with no sub-band score less than 6.0 (or equivalent TOEFL score of at least 91 in the Internet-based Text with not less than 22 in the written component and 20 in Listening, Speaking and Reading); or
  • (iii) successful completion of an advanced EAP program at the University of New England English Language Centre.