Program Overview

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Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Business

The Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Business is a double degree program that combines the disciplines of nursing and business. This program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the healthcare industry and the business skills required to succeed in this field.

Credit Points and Duration

The program consists of 350 credit points and can be completed in 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved Locations

The program is approved to be offered at the following locations:

• Brisbane
• Melbourne
• North Sydney

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the program, applicants must comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy. International applicants must also meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Prerequisites

Applicants must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:

• New South Wales: Assumed knowledge - Nil
• Queensland: Assumed knowledge - English (Units 3 & 4, C)
• Victoria: Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL

Completion Requirements

To qualify for the Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Business degree, students must complete 350 credit points from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 210 credit points from Nursing units
2. 60 credit points from Interdisciplinary Learning Units (Part A)
3. 90 credit points from Nursing Theory Units (Part B)
4. 60 credit points from Clinical Nursing Practice Units (Part C)
5. 120 credit points from Business Specified Units (Part D)
6. 20 credit points from University Core Curriculum Units (Part E)

Progression Requirements

Students normally complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200 or 300-level).

Schedule of Unit Offerings

The program consists of the following units:

Part A: Interdisciplinary Learning Units

• Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following units:
  • BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1
  • BIOL122 Human Biological Science 2
  • HLSC111 The Person, Health and Wellbeing
  • HLSC120 Indigenous Health and Culture
  • HLSC122 Evidence for Practice
  • HLSC220 Health Care Ethics

Part B: Nursing Theory Units

• Complete exactly 90 credit points from the following units:
  • NRSG138 Transition into Nursing
  • NRSG258 Principles of Nursing: Surgical
  • NRSG263 Principles of Nursing Mental Health
  • NRSG265 Principles of Nursing: Medical
  • NRSG266 Principles of Nursing: Contexts of Ageing
  • NRSG371 Building Healthy Communities
  • NRSG372 Principles of Nursing: Chronic Illness and Disability
  • NRSG374 Principles of Nursing: A Palliative Approach
  • NRSG379 Transition to Practice and Extended Clinical Reasoning

Part C: Clinical Nursing Practice Units

• Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following units:
  • NRSG139 Integrating Practice 1: Assessment in Health
  • NRSG140 Integrating Practice 2
  • NRSG264 Integrating Practice 3
  • NRSG267 Integrating Practice 4
  • NRSG373 Integrating Practice 5
  • NRSG376 Integrating Practice 6

Part D: Business Specified Units

• Complete exactly 120 credit points from the following units:
  • BAFN200 Principles of Finance
  • BUSN105 Financial Literacy
  • BUSN113 Managing People and Organisations
  • BUSN114 Marketing Essentials
  • ECON200 Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets
  • ENTR301 Managing Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • HRMG204 Organisational Behaviour
  • ITEC100 Information Technology in Action
  • ITEC307 Design Thinking for Business Strategy
  • LEGL101 Introduction to Business Law: Legal Frameworks for Businesses
  • MGMT304 Strategic Management
  • MKTG210 Product Marketing and Innovation

Part E: Core Curriculum Units

• Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following units:
  • PHCC102 Being Human
  • PHCC104 Ethics and the Good Life
  • PHCC106 Making Sense: Practical Reasoning for Life and Career
  • THCC100 Revolutionary Values: Christianity in History
  • THCC101 People Matter: Catholic Social Thought
  • TPCC100 Life and Meaning: Imagining Ourselves through Art and Cinema
  • PHCC201 The Origins of the Sciences and Contemporary Challenges
  • THCC200 Justice in the World: Catholic Social Ethics in Global Perspective
  • THCC202 Sacred Land: Australian Indigenous Spiritualities and Catholic Thought
  • TPCC201 Ecology and Justice
  • TPCC202 Conflict, Violence and Peace-making

Course Map

The course map outlines the recommended sequence of units to be completed over the 4-year duration of the program.

Year 1 Semester 1

• Business Specified Units: BUSN105 Financial Literacy, BUSN114 Marketing Essentials
• Interdisciplinary Learning Units: HLSC120 Indigenous Health and Culture, HLSC122 Evidence for Practice

Year 1 Semester 2

• Business Specified Units: BUSN113 Managing People and Organisations, ITEC100 Information Technology in Action
• Interdisciplinary Learning Units: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1, HLSC111 The Person, Health and Wellbeing

Year 2 Summer Term

• Interdisciplinary Learning Units: HLSC220 Health Care Ethics

Year 2 Semester 1

• Business Specified Units: ECON200 Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets
• Interdisciplinary Learning Units: BIOL122 Human Biological Science 2
• Nursing Theory Units: NRSG138 Transition into Nursing
• Clinical Nursing Practice Units: NRSG139 Integrating Practice 1: Assessment in Health

Year 2 Winter Term

• Core Curriculum Units: Core Curriculum Unit 1

Year 2 Semester 2

• Business Specified Units: MKTG210 Product Marketing and Innovation, HRMG204 Organisational Behaviour
• Nursing Theory Units: NRSG266 Principles of Nursing: Contexts of Ageing
• Clinical Nursing Practice Units: NRSG140 Integrating Practice 2

Year 3 Semester 1

• Business Specified Units: ENTR301 Managing Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Nursing Theory Units: NRSG258 Principles of Nursing: Surgical, NRSG263 Principles of Nursing Mental Health
• Clinical Nursing Practice Units: NRSG264 Integrating Practice 3

Year 3 Semester 2

• Business Specified Units: LEGL101 Introduction to Business Law: Legal Frameworks for Businesses, MGMT304 Strategic Management
• Nursing Theory Units: NRSG265 Principles of Nursing: Medical
• Clinical Nursing Practice Units: NRSG267 Integrating Practice 4

Year 4 Semester 1

• Business Specified Units: ITEC307 Design Thinking for Business Strategy
• Nursing Theory Units: NRSG372 Principles of Nursing: Chronic Illness and Disability, NRSG379 Transition to Practice and Extended Clinical Reasoning
• Clinical Nursing Practice Units: NRSG373 Integrating Practice 5

Year 4 Winter Term

• Core Curriculum Units: Core Curriculum Unit 2

Year 4 Semester 2

• Business Specified Units: BAFN200 Principles of Finance
• Nursing Theory Units: NRSG371 Building Healthy Communities, NRSG374 Principles of Nursing: A Palliative Approach
• Clinical Nursing Practice Units: NRSG376 Integrating Practice 6