BN

240 cp

Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at:
Ballarat Victoria
Brisbane Queensland
Canberra ACT
Melbourne Victoria
Sydney (North Sydney) NSW
Hong Kong¹

1. Admission Requirements²

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

New South Wales and ACT
Assumed knowledge:Nil

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.

1.2 To be eligible for admission to the Practice Leadership specialisation, an applicant must have completed the requirements set out in Rule 1.1 at a high level of academic achievement³, and demonstrate leadership capacity⁴. Students who fail to maintain participation in suitable leadership activities⁵ and a minimum GPA of 5.5 will be withdrawn from the specialisation Practice Leadership and transferred to the Bachelor of Nursing degree.

1.3 To be eligible for admission to the course offered in Hong Kong, an applicant must have:

1. a pre-registration Nursing qualification (eg Diploma or higher); and
2. a licence to practise as a Level 1/registered nurse in Hong Kong.

2. Requirements for Completion of the Pass Degree

2.1 To qualify for the Bachelor of Nursing pass degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 90 cp from Inter-professional Learning units;
2. 60 cp from Nursing Theory units;
3. 60 cp from Clinical Nursing Practice units;
4. 10 cp from a Clinical Nursing Specialty Elective;
5. 20 cp from Core Curriculum units.

2.2 Practice Leadership units must be taken and may only be taken by students undertaking the specialisation in Practice Leadership.

2.3 To qualify for the Bachelor of Nursing (Practice Leadership), a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings including the eight units designated as Practice Leadership (NRPL), consisting of:

1. 90 cp from Inter-professional Learning units;
2. 60 cp from Nursing Theory units, including 40 cp which are designated Practice Leadership;
3. 60 cp from Clinical Nursing Practice units, including 40 cp which are designated Practice Leadership;
4. 10cp from a Clinical Nursing Specialty Elective unit;
5. 20cp from Core Curriculum units.

2.4 Mental Health units must be taken and may only be taken by students undertaking the specialisation in Mental Health.

2.5 A student undertaking the course in Hong Kong must complete 80 cp from units listed for Hong Kong in the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 70 cp from Core units; and
2. 10 cp from Elective units.

3. 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) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

Inter-professional Learning Units

Core Curriculum Units

Nursing Theory Units

Practice Leadership

Clinical Nursing Practice Units

Mental Health Specialisation only

Practice Leadership

Clinical Nursing Specialty Electives

Hong Kong

Core Units

Electives

¹Offered in conjunction with Caritas Hong Kong.
²A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
³For example, the following minimum entry scores: NSW: UAI 85; Queensland: OP9; Victoria: ENTER 85.
⁴Through submission portfolio with references from School Principal or head of an organisation.
⁵Annual submission of portfolio with evidence of leadership activities.