Bachelor of Nursing

Entry Requirements

• Mathematics and English at Year 12 level (or equivalent) with a minimum credit grade (or equivalent) in English.
• English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.5 (Academic) with three bandscores no less than 6.5 and one bandscore no less than 6.0. 
• Students must be 18 at the time of course commencement.
• A background in a relevant health science or closely related area is recommended.

Curriculum

CORE

• Nursing 1 – The Individual and Community
• Bioscience Foundations 1
• Integrated Clinical Practice 1
• Professional Studies 1 – The Health Context and Nursing Profession
• Nursing 2 – Foundations of Care
• Bioscience Foundations 2
• Integrated Clinical Practice 2
• Professional Studies 2 – Law and Ethics
• Nursing 3 – Clinical Care A
• Clinical Specialty 1 – Care of the Older Person
• Integrated Clinical Practice 3
• Professional Studies 3 - Research in Nursing
• Nursing 4 – Clinical Care B
• Clinical Specialty 2 - Mental Health
• Integrated Clinical Practice 4
• Professional Studies 4 - Evidence-Based Practice
• Clinical Specialty 3 - Rehabilitation and Community Care
• Clinical Specialty 4 - Family Centred Care
• Integrated Clinical Practice 5
• Clinical Specialty 5 - High Dependency & Emergency
• Nursing 5 - Models of Care: Chronicity and Disability
• Integrated Clinical Practice 6
• Professional Studies 6 – Readiness for Practice
• Professional Studies 5 - Indeigenous Culture and Health