The Bachelor of Nursing consists of 24 credit points (25 courses) as listed in the standard progression for commencing students.

The Bachelor of Nursing is an integrated curriculum, which provides foundational knowledge and then builds on this with a mix of theory, clinical simulation and professional placements. Pre-requisite courses are strict requirements for professional placement courses. Students need to ensure their enrolment aligns with established enrolment patterns (full or part-time). Students who enrol outside these enrolment patterns can expect significant challenges in scheduling on-campus requirements (weekly classes or residential schools) with the requirements of professional placements.

Core Courses

• NSC1501 Bioscience for Health Professionals
• NUR1100 Introduction to Nursing
• NUR1102 Literacies and Communication for Health Care
• NUR1103 Context of Professional Nursing Practice
• PSY1040 An Introduction to Culturally Responsive Practice
• NUR1398 Foundations of Nursing Practice Theory^ 
• NUR1399 Foundations of Nursing Practice^ 
• NUR1204 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
• NUR1120 Burden of Disease and Health Equity

• NSC2500 Pharmacology and Pathophysiology in Health
• NUR2101 Episodes of Care A
• NUR2102 Clinical Skills for Practice A
• NUR2200 Mental Health Care Across the Lifespan
• NUR2299 Developing Nursing Practice A
• NUR2203 Episodes of Care B
• NUR2204 Clinical Skills for Practice B
• NUR3599 Mental Health Care in Practice

• NUR2399 Developing Nursing Practice B
• NUR3397 Complex Care A
• NUR3398 Complex Care B
• NUR3300 Clinical Inquiry and Evidence Based Practice
• NUR3020 Professional Transitions
• NUR3201 Quality, Safety and Risk
• NUR3299 Contemporary Nursing Practice# 
• NUR3499 Transition to Professional Practice# 
• NUR3799 Transition to Rural and Remote Practice# ~ 

# This course must be completed in the final Trimester of the program. Students choose either NUR3299 and NUR3499 OR NUR3799 (2 unit course).

^ 0.5 unit course

~ International students should discuss with Program Director before enrolling

Some courses have mandatory attendance requirements. To satisfactorily complete the clinical courses, students must participate in the required hours of clinical practice offered at off-campus venues and satisfactorily demonstrate the learning objectives of these courses.

Standard enrolment pattern Geraldton Universities Students
Please note that GUC course offerings differ from UniSQ offerings; GUC students should not make selections based on UniSQ offerings.

Students studying at Geraldton Universities Centre should consult the 'GUC Enrolment Guide', which outlines when courses are offered/supported at GUC. Students seeking to deviate from these offerings should first discuss their plans with the Academic Coordinator for Nursing. Your onward progression may be affected, if you make incorrect course selections without prior consultation.

Program Rules

The Bachelor of Nursing provides the graduate with the nursing knowledge and skills to apply to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for registration as a Division 1 Registered Nurse.

Students are required to:

• satisfactorily complete 24 credit points (25 mandatory courses) as listed in the standard progression to graduate from the program.
• satisfactorily complete all courses within 6 years.
• maintain satisfactory academic achievement throughout the duration of the program consistent with the UniSQ Student Academic Progress Procedure.
• attempt and submit all assessment items in a course.
• satisfactorily complete 100% of clinical placement hours as specified by the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC).
• meet all mandatory course requirements including - mandatory residential school or clinical laboratory requirements where this is present in courses.
• meet the requirements for student registration according to the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency AHPRA for the duration of the program.
• Ensure that they are aware of the need to meet the inherent requirements for the Bachelor of Nursing Program.