Nursing

Begin your career in nursing. With the Diploma of Nursing you will gain hands-on learning experience in our nursing labs as well as clinical experience through placements in residential aged care, acute, mental health and community settings. 

Designed to prepare you with the knowledge and skills necessary to practice nursing and midwifery in a multidisciplinary context and in a variety of settings.

Make an impact every day with a career in nursing! Federation will connect you with a large network of healthcare providers for local and international placement and career opportunities. Victorian students who enrol in the Bachelor of Nursing for 2024 are eligible for up to $16,500 through Victorian Government scholarships.  

Federation offers the Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) as a pathway for students who have achieved a standard of excellence in their academic studies to pursue higher degree studies.

The Bachelor of Physiotherapy is for those who want to prevent injury and disability in others as well as rehabilitate those already injured. With a focus on the physiotherapist-client relationship, this course is highly practical in its orientation and provides graduates job ready skills to have them highly employable on graduation from our accredited program.

Develop advanced skills in community child and family health nursing with the ability to critically analyse and apply principles of primary healthcare.

Develop knowledge and skills that can be applied directly into a health practice area.

Become a specialist practitioner in the care of neonates and their families in the context of a multidisciplinary team.

Study online - full time or part time. Designed to suit your working life and life style and lead you to the next stage in your career.

Propel your career and specialise in a new and rewarding field of perinatal and infant health. Work with families in community and institutional settings during a challenging time of transition.

This qualification offers an opportunity to engage with contemporary professional level issues at both a local and international level of relevance to emergency nursing. Graduates will engage critically with current debates in the field of emergency nursing in order to develop understanding for industry based engagement.

Advance your professional knowledge and skills in gerontological health.

Advance your professional knowledge and skills in an intensive care environment.

Develop advanced clinical reasoning and leadership skills to inform the delivery of evidence-based patient outcomes in a range of health care settings.

Perioperative nursing is a fast-paced nursing specialty, requiring a broad level of skill and ability to meet the care needs of patients and their families in the high acuity, technical environment of the Operating Suite.

Develop advanced skills in community child and family health nursing with the ability to critically analyse and apply principles of primary healthcare.

Develop knowledge and skills that can be applied directly into a health practice area.

Become a specialist nurse in mental health and deliver positive outcomes for clients and their families.

Become a specialist practitioner in the care of neonates and their families in the context of a multidisciplinary team.

Develop advanced clinical reasoning and leadership skills to inform the delivery of evidence-based patient outcomes in a range of health care settings.

Propel your career and specialise in a new and rewarding field of perinatal and infant health. Work with families in community and institutional settings during a challenging time of transition.

Reach your potential and become a leader in health research.

Become a leader in public health research - influence global populations and health systems.

Become a leader in public health research - influence global populations and health systems.

Become a leader in public health research - influence global populations and health systems.

This niche course is to allow applicants who have previously completed an entry to practice program in Paramedicine to be registered without having to complete the full qualification again.

Expand your advanced nursing knowledge and skills and lead the way to improved access in rural and remote communities to transform lives. Nurse practitioners (NP) have the potential to significantly improve the delivery and outcomes of health services in geographically distant regions and underserved populations.

This Doctor of  Philosophy program sees candidates working with a Principal Supervisor, appointed by the Research Higher Degrees Sub Committee, with the approval of the School.