Program Overview

Bachelor of Nursing

The Bachelor of Nursing is a 3-year full-time or equivalent part-time course that requires the completion of 240 credit points. The course is available at multiple locations, including Ballarat, Blacktown, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, and North Sydney.

Admission Requirements

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

• English (Units 3 & 4, C) in Queensland
• Units 3 and 4 a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL in Victoria
• No assumed knowledge is required in ACT and New South Wales

Completion Requirements

To qualify for the Bachelor of Nursing degree, a student must complete 240 credit points from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 60 credit points from Interdisciplinary Learning Units (Part A)
2. 20 credit points from University Core Curriculum Units (Part B)
3. 100 credit points from Nursing Theory Units (Part C)
4. 60 credit points from Clinical Nursing Practice Units (Part D)

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) in that sequence. Unit prerequisites have been minimized to assist student progression through the program.

Part A: Interdisciplinary Learning Units

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following units:

• BIOL121: Human Biological Science 1 (10 credit points)
• BIOL122: Human Biological Science 2 (10 credit points)
• HLSC111: The Person, Health and Wellbeing (10 credit points)
• HLSC120: Indigenous Health and Culture (10 credit points)
• HLSC122: Evidence for Practice (10 credit points)
• HLSC220: Health Care Ethics (10 credit points)

Part B: Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following units:

• UNCC100: Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society (10 credit points)
• OR PHCC102: Being Human (10 credit points)
• OR PHCC104: Ethics and the Good Life (10 credit points)
• UNCC300: Justice and Change in a Global World (10 credit points)
• OR PHCC320: The Just Society (10 credit points)

Part C: Nursing Theory Units

Complete exactly 100 credit points from the following units:

• NRSG136: Introduction to Australian Nursing Practice (10 credit points) (only taken by Bachelor of Nursing students who are overseas-qualified nurses)
• NRSG138: Transition into Nursing (10 credit points)
• NRSG258: Principles of Nursing: Surgical (10 credit points)
• NRSG263: Principles of Nursing Mental Health (10 credit points)
• NRSG265: Principles of Nursing: Medical (10 credit points)
• NRSG266: Principles of Nursing: Contexts of Ageing (10 credit points)
• NRSG367: Transition to Professional Nursing (10 credit points)
• NRSG371: Building Healthy Communities (10 credit points)
• NRSG372: Principles of Nursing: Chronic Illness and Disability (10 credit points)
• NRSG374: Principles of Nursing: a Palliative Approach (10 credit points)
• NRSG375: Clinical Leadership (10 credit points)

Part D: Clinical Nursing Practice Units

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following units:

• NRSG139: Integrating Practice 1: Assessment in Health (10 credit points)
• NRSG140: Integrating Practice 2 (10 credit points)
• NRSG264: Integrating Practice 3 (10 credit points)
• NRSG267: Integrating Practice 4 (10 credit points)
• NRSG373: Integrating Practice 5 (10 credit points)
• NRSG376: Integrating Practice 6 (10 credit points)