Welcome to the School of Nursing.

The School of Nursing at Deakin University is one of the largest Schools of Nursing in Australia and is based across three of the University's four campuses: Melbourne campus at Burwood , Geelong Waterfront campus and Warrnambool.

The School is committed to providing excellent courses that reflect current trends and evidence based practice in nursing and midwifery.

The School is committed to a problem solving experiential approach to the education of undergraduate students. This includes the Bachelor of Nursing and four unique combined degree courses; Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery, Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Public Health & Health Promotion, and Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology). The School's postgraduate offerings continue to be based on collaborative work based arrangements with hospitals. Courses offered include Graduate Diplomas and Graduate Certificates in Critical Care, Cardiac Care, Intensive Care, Emergency Nursing, Perioperative Nursing and Midwifery.

The school also houses the Faculty Professional Development Unit. This unit provides educational modules by distance learning that underpin nursing and health professional practice and provide a step by step approach to gaining a postgraduate qualification.

The building of our research profile is a priority and the School has many formal and informal links with hospitals and other agencies in both research and consultancy activities. Exciting developments over recent years have seen the establishment of partnership arrangements and the appointment of clinical chairs with major health care providers. These include Alfred Hospital, Barwon Health, Cabrini Health, Eastern Health, Epworth Hospital, Northern Health, Southern Health and Uniting Care Community Options. The establishment of clinical chairs' positions has facilitated and strengthened the School’s research focus in a research priority area that focuses on Quality and Risk Management in Clinical and Aged Care Settings.

I invite you to explore the School's many courses and other student opportunities in research training and professional development on our website.

Professor Maxine Duke
Head of School