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Program Overview
Bachelor of Nursing
The Bachelor of Nursing is a three-year degree that prepares students for a career in nursing. The course is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and attributes required to meet the needs of a challenging and complex healthcare environment.
Course Snapshot
- Start Date: Various
- Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time
- Location: Coffs Harbour, Gold Coast, Lismore
- Placements: Yes
- ATAR: 70
- Inherent Requirements: Yes
- Language Requirements: IELTS Overall Score 7.0
- Entry Requirements: View full entry requirements
- Course Abbreviation: BN
- Course Code: Not specified
- Credit Points: 288
- Equivalent Units: 24
- Indicative Fee: Commonwealth supported
Overview
At Southern Cross University, the Bachelor of Nursing course is committed to preparing high-quality nursing graduates with the knowledge and attributes required to meet the needs of a challenging and complex healthcare environment. The course learning is progressively scaffolded over three years, and students are immersed in a range of innovative learning experiences that actively grow their cognitive, emotional, and clinical capabilities.
Career Outcomes
The Bachelor of Nursing is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and provides the necessary academic qualification for eligibility as a Registered Nurse in Australia.
Professional Accreditation
The Bachelor of Nursing is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Requirements
To be eligible to receive the Bachelor of Nursing, students must complete the equivalent of 24 units (288 credit points), comprising 23 core units.
Entry Requirements
To meet the University's minimum English Language Proficiency requirement, an applicant must:
- Provide a written declaration that English is their primary language.
- Have achieved one of the following English language test scores within two years of the intended commencement date:
- IELTS (Academic) with a minimum overall score of 7, with a minimum score of 7 in Listening, Reading, and Speaking, and a minimum score of 6.5 in Writing.
- OET with a minimum score of B in Listening, Reading, and Speaking components, and a minimum score of C+ for the Writing component.
- PTE Academic with a minimum overall score of 66, with a minimum score of 66 in Listening, Reading, and Speaking, and a minimum score of 56 in Writing.
- TOEFL iBT with a minimum total score of 94 and the following minimum score in each section of the test: 24 listening, 24 reading, 27 writing, and 23 speaking.
- Cambridge (C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency) minimum score of 185, with a minimum overall score of 185 in Listening, Reading, and Speaking, and a minimum score of 176 for Writing.
Language Requirements
English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this course are:
- Overall Score or equivalent: 7.0
- Reading: 7.0
- Writing: 6.5
- Listening: 7.0
- Speaking: 7.0
Credit for Prior Learning
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is available for this course.
Course Structure
The course progression is in the recommended order students should complete their course. It is essential to follow this to ensure meeting the course requirements.
Nursing Term 1 Intake
- Complete units in the following order to satisfy the requirements of the award.
- First Year:
- HLTH1004: The Reflective Learner and Health Science Scholar
- HLTH1006: Foundations of Interprofessional Health Practice
- HBIO1009: Introductory Anatomy and Physiology
- NURS1005: Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
- HLTH1007: Foundations of Clinical Practice
- HLTH1005: Understanding Wellbeing and Mental Health
- INDG2001: Health and Indigenous Australian Peoples
- NURS2004: Foundations of Health Assessment
- NURS2014: Positive Approaches to Chronic Health and Disability
- NURS2015: Partnering with Older People in Healthcare
- NURS2016: Introduction to Nursing Research
- NURS2017: Nursing Practices 1
- Second Year:
- PHAR2001: Introductory Pharmacology
- PBHL1003: Foundations of Health and Health Care Systems
- NURS2018: Building Healthy Communities through Impactful Partnerships
- NURS2005: Mental Health Nursing
- NURS3006: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing
- NURS3007: Nursing Practices 2
- NURS3001: The Nurse as a Leader
- NURS3008: Paediatric Health: Conception to Adolescence
- Third Year:
- NURS3009: Nursing Practices 3
- HLTH3004: Transition to Practice
- HLTH3005: Interprofessional Health Practice
Diploma of Health Pathway Summer Term Intake
- Complete units in the following order to satisfy the requirements of the award.
- First Year:
- NURS2004: Foundations of Health Assessment
- NURS2014: Positive Approaches to Chronic Health and Disability
- NURS2015: Partnering with Older People in Healthcare
- NURS2016: Introduction to Nursing Research
- NURS2017: Nursing Practices 1
- PBHL1003: Foundations of Health and Health Care Systems
- PHAR2001: Introductory Pharmacology
- Second Year:
- NURS2018: Building Healthy Communities through Impactful Partnerships
- NURS2005: Mental Health Nursing
- HLTH3005: Interprofessional Health Practice
- HLTH3004: Transition to Practice
- NURS3006: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing
- NURS3007: Nursing Practices 2
- NURS3001: The Nurse as a Leader
- NURS3008: Paediatric Health: Conception to Adolescence
- Third Year:
- NURS3009: Nursing Practices 3
Note
- Note 1: Double-weighted unit
- Note 2: This unit contains Work Integrated Learning (WIL). Please refer to the unit details for more information.