BN/BP

320 credit points (cp)

Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at:
Ballarat Victoria
Brisbane Queensland

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. Admission Requirements¹

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

Queensland
Prerequisites: English (4, SA).

Victoria
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.

2. Requirements for Completion of the Degrees

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 320 cp, consisting of:

1. 230 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Nursing, consisting of:
   1. 100 cp from Inter-professional Learning Units;
   2. 60 cp from Nursing Theory Units;
   3. 60 cp from Clinical Nursing Practice Units;
   4. 10cp from the Clinical Nursing Specialty Elective Unit: NRSG358 High Dependency Nursing Practice;
2. 90 cp from Paramedicine Units.

3. Admission Requirements Honours Degree¹

To be eligible to apply for admission to the Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) degree a student must satisfy the admission requirements set out in the rules for the Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) degree.

4. Requirements for Completion of the Honours Degree

A student may qualify for the Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)/Bachelor of Paramedicine degree by satisfying the additional honours requirements set out in the rules for honours in the Bachelor of Nursing degree.

5. Progression within the Course

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.

In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the School Committee.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) incompatible (Inc) are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

Inter-professional Learning

Nursing Theory

Clinical Nursing Practice

Clinical Nursing Specialty Unit

Paramedicine Units

¹A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.