Program Overview

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Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Paramedicine

The Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Paramedicine is a double degree program that combines the study of nursing and paramedicine. The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles and practices of nursing and paramedicine, as well as the skills and knowledge required to work in a variety of healthcare settings.

Credit Points and Duration

The program consists of 320 credit points and can be completed in four years of full-time study or equivalent part-time study.

Approved Locations

The program is approved for delivery at the following locations:

• Ballarat
• Brisbane
• Canberra

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the program, applicants must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level or equivalent:

• Assumed knowledge: Nil (ACT)
• Assumed knowledge: English (Units 3 & 4, C) (Queensland)
• 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 (Victoria)

Applicants must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Completion Requirements

To qualify for the double degree, students must complete 320 credit points, consisting of:

1. 210 credit points from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Nursing
2. 100 credit points from Paramedicine units
3. 10 credit points from University Core Curriculum Units

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:
  • 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
  • NRSG377 Transition to Contemporary Nursing and Clinical Leadership
  • NRSG378 Principles of Nursing: 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: Paramedicine Theory Units

• Complete exactly 50 credit points from the following units:
  • PARA118 Foundations of Paramedicine
  • PARA216 Paramedicine Theory: Medical 1
  • PARA225 Paramedicine Care: Mental Health and Vulnerable Populations
  • PARA226 Paramedicine Theory: Medical 2
  • PARA325 Paramedicine Care: High Acuity and Major Incidents

Part E: Paramedicine Practice Units

• Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following units:
  • PARA217 Paramedicine in Practice: Medical 1
  • PARA227 Paramedicine in Practice: Medical 2
  • PARA327 Paramedicine in Practice: Complex Care

Part F: Paramedicine Theory and Practice Combined Units

• Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following units:
  • PARA128 Paramedicine Theory and Practice: Primary
  • PARA318 Paramedic Theory and Practice: Lifespan Health

Part G: Core Curriculum Unit

• Complete exactly 10 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

Course Map

The course map outlines the recommended sequence of units for each year of study.

Year 1, Semester 1

• HLSC120 Indigenous Health and Culture
• HLSC122 Evidence for Practice
• BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1
• NRSG139 Integrating Practice 1: Assessment in Health

Year 1, Semester 2

• HLSC111 The Person, Health and Wellbeing
• BIOL122 Human Biological Science 2
• NRSG140 Integrating Practice 2
• PARA118 Foundations of Paramedicine

Year 2, Semester 1

• NRSG258 Principles of Nursing: Surgical
• NRSG263 Principles of Nursing Mental Health
• NRSG264 Integrating Practice 3
• PARA128 Paramedicine Theory and Practice: Primary

Year 2, Semester 2

• NRSG265 Principles of Nursing: Medical
• NRSG266 Principles of Nursing: Contexts of Ageing
• NRSG267 Integrating Practice 4
• PARA225 Paramedicine Care: Mental Health and Vulnerable Populations

Year 3, Semester 1

• Core Curriculum Unit (10 credit points)
• NRSG372 Principles of Nursing: Chronic Illness and Disability
• PARA216 Paramedicine Theory: Medical 1
• PARA217 Paramedicine in Practice: Medical 1

Year 3, Semester 2

• HLSC220 Health Care Ethics
• NRSG374 Principles of Nursing: A Palliative Approach
• PARA226 Paramedicine Theory: Medical 2
• PARA227 Paramedicine in Practice: Medical 2

Year 4, Semester 1

• NRSG378 Principles of Nursing: Extended Clinical Reasoning
• NRSG373 Integrating Practice 5
• PARA318 Paramedic Theory and Practice: Lifespan Health
• PARA325 Paramedicine Care: High Acuity and Major Incidents

Year 4, Semester 2

• NRSG371 Building Healthy Communities
• NRSG377 Transition to Contemporary Nursing and Clinical Leadership
• NRSG376 Integrating Practice 6
• PARA327 Paramedicine in Practice: Complex Care

All units are delivered in multi-mode unless otherwise indicated in the map. Prerequisites are other units that must be passed before enrolling in the unit.