BN/BA
320 cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at: Melbourne Campus Vic
EFTSL value of units: All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Definitions
“Major”: 80 cp from prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 60 cp at advanced level.
“Minor”: 40 cp from prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.
2. Requirements for Completion of the Degrees
To qualify the degree, a student must complete 320 cp, consisting of:
(a) 230 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
(i) 60 cp from Nursing Foundations;
(ii) 60 cp from Contexts of Nursing;
(iii) 60 cp from Clinical Nursing Practice;
(iv) 50 cp from Applied Science for Nursing;
(b) 30 cp from Science Studies units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts degree;
(c) 60 cp from a Minor and Electives from Humanities/Social Science Studies units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) incompatible (Inc) are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Nursing Foundations
| NRSG119 |
10 |
Nursing Practice Foundations |
| NRSG120 |
10 |
Indigenous Culture and Health |
| NRSG122 |
10 |
Exploring Professional Practice |
| NRSG241 |
10 |
Spirituality in Health Care |
| NRSG343 |
10 |
Ethics for Holistic Practice |
| NRSG346 |
10 |
Realising Professional Practice |
Contexts of Nursing
Clinical Nursing Practice17,18
| NRSG124 |
10 |
Introduction to Nursing Practice |
| NRSG238 |
10 |
Mental Health Nursing Practice |
| NRSG239 |
10 |
Complex Nursing Practice 1 |
| NRSG345 |
10 |
Complex Nursing Practice 2 |
| NRSG348 |
10 |
Towards Professional Practice 1 |
| NRSG349 |
10 |
Towards Professional Practice 2 |
Applied Science for Nursing
| BIOL117 |
10 |
Applied Science for Practice 1 |
| BIOL118 |
10 |
Applied Science for Practice 2 |
| BIOL228 |
10 |
Applied Science for Practice 3 |
| BIOL229 |
10 |
Applied Science for Practice 4 |
| BIOL326 |
10 |
Applied Science for Practice 5 |
17 Students are required to have a current Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate from an accredited source prior to undertaking clinical practice. The currency of the certificate must be validated each year.
18 As nursing brings students into contact with various communicable diseases, it is a requirement of some facilities used for clinical experience that students have appropriate immunisation.
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2017-06-29
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