Program Overview

Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Business Administration

The Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Business Administration is a double degree program that combines the study of nursing and business administration. This program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the healthcare industry and the business skills necessary 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 meet the following requirements:

• Completion of year 12 or equivalent
• English language proficiency as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy
• Prerequisites:
  • New South Wales: No assumed knowledge
  • Queensland: English (Units 3 & 4, C)
  • Victoria: Units 3 and 4 a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English

Completion Requirements

To qualify for the 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 Administration Specified Units
6. 110 credit points from Business Administration Specified Units (Part D)
7. 10 credit points from Business Administration elective Units (Part E)
8. 20 credit points from University Core Curriculum Units (Part F)

Progression Requirements

Students must 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).

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
• NRSG367: Transition to Professional Nursing
• NRSG371: Building Healthy Communities
• NRSG372: Principles of Nursing: Chronic Illness and Disability
• NRSG374: Principles of Nursing: A Palliative Approach

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 Administration Specified Units

Complete exactly 110 credit points from the following units:

• BIPX301: Professional Experience
• BUSN104: Money Matters
• BUSN112: Managing Markets
• BUSN113: Managing People and Organisations
• ENTR301: Managing Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• HRMG204: Organisational Behaviour
• ITEC100: Information Technology Professional Skills and Practices
• ITEC200: Data and Information Management
• MGMT214: Leadership and Organisational Sustainability
• MGMT304: Strategic Management
• MGMT310: Organisational Change for Sustainability

Part E: Business Administration Elective Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following units:

• BUSN201: International Business
• BUSN304: Working with Diversity and Conflict
• ECON200: Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets
• HRMG208: Performance Planning and Development
• ITEC202: Data Analytics and Visualisation
• ITEC228: Fundamentals of Business Information Systems
• MKTG202: Marketing Communications: Engaging Stakeholders
• MKTG207: Marketing Toolkit

Part F: Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following units:

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