Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Business Administration
Not offered in 2012
BN/BBA
360 cp
Minimum duration: 4.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Brisbane Queensland
Melbourne Victoria
Sydney (North Sydney) NSW
1. Admission Requirements1
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
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 achievement2, and demonstrate leadership capacity3. Students who fail to maintain participation in suitable leadership activities4 and a minimum GPA of 5.5 will be withdrawn from the specialisation Practice Leadership and transferred to the Bachelor of Nursing degree.
2. Requirements for Completion of the Degrees
2.1 To qualify for the Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Business Administration pass degree, a student must complete 360 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 230 cp in Nursing units, consisting of:
- 100 cp from Inter-professional Learning Units;
- 60 cp from Nursing Theory Units;
- 60 cp from Clinical Nursing Practice Units;
- 10 cp from a Clinical Nursing Specialty Elective;
- 130 cp in Business units, consisting of:
- 120 cp from Core Business Units;
- 10 cp from Business Electives;
- BIPX100 Professional Experience A.
2.2 Practice Leadership units 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:
- 110 cp from Inter-professional Learning units;
- 60 cp from Nursing Theory units, including 40 cp which are designated Practice Leadership;
- 60 cp from Clinical Nursing Practice units, including 40 cp which are designated Practice Leadership;
- 10cp from a Clinical Nursing Specialty Elective unit;
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
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BIOL121 | 10 | Human Biological Science 1 |
BIOL122 | 10 | Human Biological Science 2 |
HLSC110 | 10 | Beginning Professional Practice |
HLSC111 | 10 | The Person, Health and Wellbeing |
HLSC120 | 10 | Society, Culture and Health |
HLSC121 | 10 | Health Assessment |
HLSC122 | 10 | Inquiry in Health Care |
HLSC210 | 10 | Mental Health and Illness |
HLSC310 | 10 | Community Engagement |
UNCC100 | 10 | Our World; Community and Vulnerability |
Nursing Theory Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
NRSG257 | 10 | Child, Adolescent and Family Nursing (Inc: NRPL257) |
NRSG258 | 10 | Acute Care Nursing 1 (Inc: NRPL258) |
NRSG259 | 10 | Promoting Health in Extended Care |
NRSG353 | 10 | Acute Care Nursing 2 |
NRSG366 | 10 | Partnerships in Chronicity (Inc: NRPL366) |
NRSG367 | 10 | Transition to Professional Nursing (Inc: NRPL367) |
Practice Leadership
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
NRPL257 | 10 | Child, Adolescent and Family Nursing (Practice Leadership) (Inc: NRSG257) |
NRPL258 | 10 | Acute Care Nursing 1 (Practice Leadership) (Inc: NRSG258) |
NRPL260 | 10 | Partnerships in Chronicity (Practice Leadership) (Inc: NRSG260) |
NRPL367 | 10 | Transition to Professional Nursing (Practice Leadership) (Inc: NRSG367) |
Clinical Nursing Practice Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
NRSG137 | 10 | Introduction to Nursing Practice |
NRSG261 | 10 | Clinical Integration: Acute Care (Inc: NRPL261) |
NRSG262 | 10 | Clinical Integration: Mental Health (Inc: NRPL262) |
NRSG354 | 10 | Clinical Integration: Complex Care (Inc: NRPL354) |
NRSG355 | 20 | Clinical Integration: Towards Professional Practice (Inc: NRPL355) |
Practice Leadership
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
NRPL261 | 10 | Clinical Integration: Acute Care (Practice Leadership) (Inc: NRSG261) |
NRPL262 | 10 | Clinical Integration: Mental Health (Practice Leadership) (Inc: NRSG262) |
NRPL354 | 10 | Clinical Integration: Complex Care (Practice Leadership) (Inc: NRSG354) |
NRPL355 | 20 | Clinical Integration: Towards Professional Practice (Practice Leadership) (Inc: NRSG355) |
Clinical Nursing Specialty Electives
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
NRSG356 | 10 | Medical Surgical Nursing Practice |
NRSG357 | 10 | Mental Health Nursing Practice |
NRSG358 | 10 | High Dependency Nursing Practice |
NRSG359 | 10 | Peri-operative Nursing Practice |
NRSG360 | 10 | Rehabilitation Nursing Practice |
NRSG361 | 10 | Paediatric and Child Health Nursing Practice |
NRSG362 | 10 | Maternity Nursing Practice |
NRSG363 | 10 | Oncology Nursing Practice |
NRSG364 | 10 | Aged Care Nursing Practice |
NRSG365 | 10 | Community Nursing Practice |
NRSG368 | 10 | Palliative Care Nursing Practice |
Core Business Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ACCT100 | 10 | Principles of Accounting |
BAFN200 | 10 | Principles of Finance (Pre: ACCT100, STAT102) |
BUSN202 | 10 | Professional Ethics |
ECON104 | 10 | Business Economics |
HRMG100 | 10 | Management and People |
HRMG204 | 10 | Organisational Behaviour (Pre: HRMG100) |
HRMG303 | 10 | Organisational Change |
ISYS101 | 10 | Fundamentals of Business IS |
LEGL101 | 10 | Introduction to Law |
MGMT304 | 10 | Strategic Management (Pre: 150 cp including HRMG100) |
MKTG100 | 10 | Principles of Marketing |
STAT102 | 10 | Business Data Analysis |
Business Electives
Any unit listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings for any bachelor degree course offered by the Faculty of Business.
1A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
2For example, the following minimum entry scores: NSW: UAI 85; Queensland: OP9; Victoria: ENTER 85.
3Through submission portfolio with references from School Principal or head of an organisation.
4Annual submission of portfolio with evidence of leadership activities.
Page last updated: 2017-06-29
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/365072
Page last updated: 2017-06-29
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/365072