Undergraduate
Bachelor of Nursing
2020
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Batchelor: Indigenous students are also able to undertake a number of units internally at Batchelor Institute.
External: this course is available online through distance education with some on-campus attendance requirements.
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia have made changes to the English language skills registration standard. Please refer to their website for further information www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Registration-Standards/English-language-skills.aspx.
The Bachelor of Nursing is a professionally accredited degree that meets the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) qualification criterion for registration as a Division 1 nurse in Australia. As a graduate of the Bachelor of Nursing, you are prepared to be a safe, collaborative, articulate and ethical registered nurse who is responsive to local, national and regional health care needs and aware of emerging global health care trends.
The course is offered externally (online) and internally (on campus). The internal mode is available only at the Casuarina Campus. Regardless of the mode of enrolment, all students are required to complete a full-time on-campus simulation block at an approved CDU venue in each year level of the course, as preparation for clinical placement. Simulation blocks are offered at Casuarina, Alice Springs and Sydney campuses. CDU allocates places in simulation blocks and cannot guarantee a place at a specific venue. All costs associated with attendance at simulation blocks are your responsibility.
You will complete supervised clinical placements (880 hours in total) across the three years of the course in a variety of health care settings, including opportunities to participate in international study tours and exchanges that are in addition to the required 880 hours and a student's own cost. All students, regardless of your study mode or pattern, are required to complete clinical placement on a full time, rotating shift basis across a seven-day week roster, including night shifts, weekends and public holidays. CDU arranges all placements and cannot guarantee that placements will be arranged in the semester of enrolment or near your residential location. All costs associated with placement attendance are your responsibility. Non-acceptance of placement or placement arranged outside of semester of enrolment may impact completing the Bachelor of Nursing within 3 years.
As a nursing student, you will be required to have an inherent set of qualities. Nursing requires a degree of physical strength and mobility, endurance, communication and cognitive abilities for safe practice. If you think you may experience challenges in meeting the inherent requirements for nursing, you are encouraged to contact the Bachelor of Nursing Course Coordinator to discuss any concerns you may have before enrolling in the course.
Reporting obligations: Under the national Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, CDU is required to register nursing students with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and to notify AHPRA if a student has or develops a health impairment that may place the public at substantial risk of harm. More information available at NMBA Student Registration.
Career opportunities
Graduating from this course may lead to career opportunities in public and private hospitals and medical clinics in areas such as mental health, community health, acute and chronic care.
Professional recognition
Graduates of this course are eligible to apply for registration with the Health Licensing Authority (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia).
Credit transfers & pathways
Pathways for VET to Higher Education
Guaranteed credit transfer arrangements are available to students commencing a bachelor degree at Charles Darwin University with completed Certificate IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree qualifications in the same field or discipline. Students who hold completed qualifications should refer to the additional information provided about Advanced Standing and Credit Transfer and Pathways using the links below:
Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education
For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education
For further information on credit transfer and how to apply visit ASK CDU
International applications
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The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students in this course. It provides data on students that commenced this course and passed the census date in Semester 1, 2019.
Applicant background (Semester one intake 2019) No. of Students % of all Students A. Higher education study
(includes a bridging or enabling course)300 42.8 B. Vocational education and training (VET) study 302 43.1 C. Work and life experience
(Admitted on the basis of previous achievement not in the other three categories)45 6.4 D. Recent secondary education - Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR
(regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points)
51 7.3 - Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered
(e.g. portfolio, audition, extra offer conditional on minimum ATAR)
<5 N/P - Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor
(e.g. special consideration, audition alone, schools recommendation scheme with no minimum ATAR requirement)
<5 N/P International students N/A N/A All students N/A N/A Notes
"<5" - the number of students is less than 5
N/A - Students not accepted in this category
N/P - Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students. -
This course is accredited by the University in accordance with the Higher Education Standards.
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Australian qualification framework
This course is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 7.
Contact details
For further information about the course, enrolment procedures, closing dates and other administrative issues please contact Student Central on:
Course structure
The course consists of 24 units. Two (2) common units provide students with the foundation knowledge and skills necessary to successfully complete the course, prepare them for lifelong learning and promote the concept of cultural safety in practice, in particular to addressing the needs of Indigenous and multi-cultural Australians.
Twenty-one (21) compulsory core units provide students with essential knowledge that underpins a population health and person-centred approach to nursing practice when caring for people with acute and chronic health problems. The specialist elective unit provides greater depth of knowledge and allows students to study a generalised or specialty subjects in which they have a specific interest.
A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 240 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.
For further information regarding enrolment conditions and placement information visit the College of Nursing and Midwifery website.
| Unit Type | Credit Points |
Specific Requirements |
|
Common |
20 | Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below:
CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability (compulsory) Select Common Units to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options. |
| Core (21 units) |
210 | Complete 21 compulsory core units totalling 210 credit points from the list below:
NUR115 Primary Health Care |
| Specialist Electives (1 unit) |
10 | Specialist elective unit totalling 10 credit points selected from the units listed below:
NUR113 Professional Nursing Concepts |
| 240 | Total Credit Points |
Students who commenced in or after 2013
No more than 20 credit points shall be counted with a grade of "PC" in a Bachelor AQF Level 7 course award and no more than 10 credit points at "PC" may be received at the highest level of the program of learning.
Of the total 240 credit points: (unless specified in the specific course structure above)
* not more than 100 credit points may be taken from 100 level units
* a minimum of 60 credit points must be taken from 300 level units or above
Students should refer to the current Grading Policy and Common Course Rules for further information.
Course Changes - 2018
NUR210 Health Sociology has been recoded to HSC210 Health Sociology.
Course Changes and Transitional Arrangements - 2015
Students who have completed NUR112 should not complete HEA230
Students who have completed NUR248 should not complete NUR342
Students who have completed NUR243 should not complete NUR250
Students who have completed NUR355 should not complete NUR345
Students who have completed NUR349 should not complete NUR346
Students who have completed NUR104 should not complete NUR240 or HSC203
| Unit Code | Previous Title |
New Title (2015) |
| NUR115 | Fundamentals of Primary Health Care | Primary Health Care |
| NUR125 | Fundamental Nursing Practice | Nursing Practice 1 |
| NUR325 | Maternal Health and Paediatric Care | Maternal and Paediatric Nursing |
| NUR329 | Public Health Challenges in Chronic and Complex Nursing | Public Health: the Australian Perspectives |
| NUR343 | Clinical Nursing Practice 1 | Nursing Practice 3 |
| NUR344 | Clinical Nursing Practice 2 | Nursing Practice 4 |
Discontinued Units from 2015:
| Unit Code | Unit Title |
| NUR317 | Perioperative Nursing |
| NUR320 | Emergency Nursing |
| NUR322 | Renal Nursing |
| NUR327 | Community Mental Health |
| NUR328 | Mental Health Issues Across the Lifespan |
Study plan
Standard entry study plans for students commencing in Semester 1 and Semester 2 are provided below.
Students Commencing in SEMESTER 1
FULL-TIME
The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for applicants commencing in semester 1 with:
(a) No previous nursing qualification; or
(b) Diploma Enrolled Nursing qualification
and enrolling in a standard FULL-TIME load.
It is recommended students follow one of the recommended plans below.
- ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;
- seek advice from the Course Coordinator if you need to deviate from one of the recommended plans; and
- always check the assumed knowledge and pre-requisite unit requirements for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. NUR210.
- regularly check your academic progress in your CDU MyStudentInfo account.
Please note:
- Indigenous students are able to undertake the following units by enrolling in the Batchelor location option:
CUC100 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability
CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability
NUR115 Primary Health Care
NUR120 Introduction to Professional Nursing
NUR250 Medical Surgical Nursing 1
NUR251 Medical Surgical Nursing 2
NUR329 Public Health: the Australian Perspective
NUR342 Evidence Based Health Research and Practice
| Legend: | CU = Common Unit | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective | PR = Practical Required |
1 (a) FULL-TIME no previous nursing qualifications
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| CUC100 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability | CU | NUR125 Nursing Practice 1* | CO/PR |
| SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1 | CO | SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2 | CO |
| CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability | CU | HSC210 Health Sociology (replaces NUR210 from 2018) | CO |
| NUR120 Introduction to Professional Nursing | CO | NUR115 Primary Health Care | CO |
| Year 2 | |||
| NUR231 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 1 | CO | NUR241 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 2 | CO |
| HSC230 Cultural Safety in Healthcare (replaces HEA230 from 2018) | CO | NUR219 Mental Health Nursing | CO |
| HSC203 Indigenous Health Perspectives | CO | NUR251 Medical Surgical Nursing 2 | CO |
| NUR250 Medical Surgical Nursing 1 | CO | NUR244 Nursing Practice 2* | CO/PR |
| Year 3 | |||
| NUR343 Nursing Practice 3* | CO/PR | NUR345 Transition to Practice 1 | CO |
| NUR329 Public Health: The Australian Perspective | CO | NUR341 Healthy Ageing | CO |
| NUR342 Evidence Based Health Research and Practice | CO | NUR344 Nursing Practice 4* | CO/PR |
| Specialist Elective | SE | NUR346 Transition to Practice 2* | CO/PR |
*Practical
2 (b) FULL-TIME with Diploma Enrolled Nursing qualifications
Enrolled Nurses who have obtained a Diploma Enrolled Nursing qualification, and have current registration as an Enrolled Nurse with AHPRA, receive 80 credit points in credit transfers (see CT below).
CT = Credit Transfer
CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability
NUR115 Primary Health Care
NUR120 Introduction to Professional Nursing
NUR125 Nursing Practice 1
SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1
SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2
HSC203 Indigenous Health Perspectives
HSC210 Health Sociology (replaces NUR210 from 2018)
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| CUC100 Academic Literacies | CU | NUR241 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 2 | CO |
| HSC230 Cultural Safety in Healthcare (replaces HEA230 from 2018) | CO | NUR244 Nursing Practice 2* | CO/PR |
| NUR231 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 1 | CO | NUR251 Medical Surgical Nursing 2 | CO |
| NUR250 Medical Surgical Nursing 1 | CO | NUR219 Mental Health Nursing | CO |
| Year 2 | |||
| NUR342 Evidence Based Health Research and Practice | CO | NUR344 Nursing Practice 4* | CO/PR |
| NUR329 Public Health: The Australian Perspective | CO | NUR345 Transition to Practice 1 | CO |
| Specialist Elective | SE | NUR346 Transition to Practice 2* | CO/PR |
| NUR343 Nursing Practice 3* | CO/PR | NUR341 Healthy Ageing | CO |
*Practical
3 (a) PART-TIME no previous nursing qualifications
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for applicants commencing in semester 1 with no previous nursing qualifications and enrolling in a standard PART-TIME load.
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| CUC100 Academic Literacies | CU | CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability | CU |
| SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1 | CO | SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2 | CO |
| Year 2 | |||
| HSC210 Health Sociology (replaces NUR210 from 2018) | CO | NUR115 Primary Health Care | CO |
| NUR120 Introduction to Professional Nursing | CO | NUR125 Nursing Practice 1* | CO/PR |
| Year 3 | |||
| HSC230 Cultural Safety in Healthcare (replaces HEA230 from 2018) | CO | NUR219 Mental Health Nursing | CO |
| NUR231 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 1 | CO | NUR241 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 2 | CO |
| Year 4 | |||
| NUR250 Medical Surgical Nursing 1 | CO | NUR251 Medical Surgical Nursing 2 | CO |
| HSC203 Indigenous Health Perspectives | CO | NUR244 Nursing Practice 2* | CO/PR |
| Year 5 | |||
| NUR329 Public Health: The Australian Perspective | CO | NUR341 Healthy Ageing | CO |
| NUR342 Evidence Based Health Research and Practice | CO | NUR345 Transition to Practice 1 | CO |
| Year 6 | |||
| NUR343 Nursing Practice 3* | CO/PR | NUR344 Nursing Practice 4* | CO/PR |
| Specialist Elective | SE | NUR346 Transition to Practice 2* | CO/PR |
*Practical
4 (b) PART-TIME with Diploma Enrolled Nursing qualification
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for applicants commencing in semester 1 with Diploma Enrolled Nursing qualification AND who have current registration as an Enrolled Nurse with AHPRA and enrolling in a standard PART-TIME load.
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| CUC100 Academic Literacies | CU | NUR219 Mental Health Nursing | CO |
| HSC230 Cultural Safety in Healthcare (replaces HEA230 from 2018) | CO | NUR341 Healthy Ageing | CO |
| Year 2 | |||
| NUR231 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 1 | CO | NUR241 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 2 | CO |
| NUR250 Medical Surgical Nursing 1 | CO | NUR251 Medical Surgical Nursing 2 | CO |
| Year 3 | |||
| NUR244 Nursing Practice 2* | CO/PR | NUR343 Nursing Practice 3* | CO/PR |
| NUR342 Evidence Based Health Research and Practice | CO | Specialist Elective | SE |
| Year 4 | |||
| NUR344 Nursing Practice 4* | CO/PR | NUR345 Transition to Practice 1 | CO |
| NUR329 Public Health: The Australian Perspective | CO | NUR346 Transition to Practice 2* | CO/PR |
*Practical
Students Commencing in SEMESTER 2
The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for applicants commencing in Semester 2 with:
(a) No previous nursing qualifications; or
(b) Diploma Enrolled Nursing qualification
and enrolling in a standard FULL-TIME load.
When designing an individual study plan:
- ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;
- maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
- check the assumed knowledge and pre-requisite unit requirements for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. NUR210.
Please note: Midyear applications for Casuarina Campus and External study will be considered. There will be no midyear entry at Alice Springs Campus.
Please note:
- Students re-enrolling at Alice Springs Campus will undertake a combination of internal and external units to complete the course.
- Indigenous students are able to undertake the following units in a mixed mode at Batchelor Institute:
CUC100 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability
CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability
NUR115 Primary Health Care
NUR120 Introduction to Professional Nursing
NUR250 Medical Surgical Nursing 1
NUR251 Medical Surgical Nursing 2
NUR329 Public Health: the Australian Perspective
NUR342 Evidence Based Health Research and Practice
| Legend: | CU = Common Unit | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective | PR = Practical Required |
5 (a) FULL-TIME no previous nursing qualifications
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| CUC100 Academic Literacies | CU | ||
| CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability | CU | ||
| NUR115 Primary Health Care | CO | ||
| SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2 | CO | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| HSC230 Cultural Safety in Healthcare (replaces HEA230 from 2018) | CO | HSC203 Indigenous Health Perspectives | CO |
| NUR120 Introduction to Professional Nursing | CO | NUR125 Nursing Practice 1* | CO/PR |
| HSC210 Health Sociology (replaces NUR210 from 2018) | CO | NUR219 Mental Health Nursing | CO |
| SBI171 Anatomy & Physiology 1 | CO | NUR341 Healthy Ageing | CO |
| Year 3 | |||
| NUR231 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 1 | CO | NUR241 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 2 | CO |
| NUR250 Medical Surgical Nursing 1 | CO | NUR251 Medical Surgical Nursing 2 | CO |
| NUR329 Public Health: The Australian Perspective | CO | NUR244 Nursing Practice 2* | CO/PR |
| NUR342 Evidence Based Health Research and Practice | CO | NUR345 Transition to Practice 1 | CO |
| Year 4 | |||
| Specialist Elective | SE | ||
| NUR343 Nursing Practice 3* | CO/PR | ||
| NUR344 Nursing Practice 4* | CO/PR | ||
| NUR346 Transition to Practice 2* | CO/PR | ||
6 (b) FULL-TIME with Diploma Enrolled Nursing qualifications
Enrolled Nurses who have obtained a Diploma Enrolled Nursing qualification, and have current registration as an Enrolled Nurse with AHPRA, receive 80 credit points in credit transfers (see CT below).
CT = Credit Transfer
CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability
NUR115 Primary Health Care
NUR120 Introduction to Professional Nursing
NUR125 Nursing Practice 1
SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1
SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2
HSC203 Indigenous Health Perspectives
HSC210 Health Sociology (replaces NUR210 from 2018)
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| CUC100 Academic Literacies | CU | ||
| HSC230 Cultural Safety in Healthcare (replaces HEA230 from 2018) (external only) | CO | ||
| NUR219 Mental Health Nursing | CO | ||
| NUR341 Healthy Ageing | CO | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| NUR250 Medical Surgical Nursing 1 | CO | NUR241 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 2 | CO |
| NUR231 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 1 | CO | NUR244 Nursing Practice 2* | CO/PR |
| NUR329 Public Health: The Australian Perspective | CO | NUR251 Medical Surgical Nursing 2 | CO |
| NUR342 Evidence Based Health Research and Practice | CO | NUR345 Transition to Practice 1 | CO |
| Year 3 | |||
| NUR343 Nursing Practice 3* | CO/PR | ||
| NUR344 Nursing Practice 4* | CO/PR | ||
| NUR346 Transition to Practice 2* | CO/PR | ||
| Specialist Elective | SE | ||
*Practical
7 (a) PART-TIME no previous nursing qualifications
The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for applicants commencing in semester 2 with no previous nursing qualifications and enrolling in a standard PART-TIME load.
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| CUC100 Academic Literacies | CU | ||
| SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1 | CO | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2 | CO | NUR115 Primary Health Care | CO |
| NUR120 Introduction to Professional Nursing | CO | CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability | CU |
| Year 3 | |||
| NUR125 Nursing Practice 1* | CO/PR | HSC230 Cultural Safety in Healthcare (replaces HEA230 from 2018) | CO |
| HSC210 Health Sociology (replaces NUR210 from 2018) | CO | HSC203 Indigenous Health Perspectives | CO |
| Year 4 | |||
| NUR231 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 1 | CO | NUR251 Medical Surgical Nursing 2 | CO |
| NUR250 Medical Surgical Nursing 1 | CO | NUR241 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 2 | CO |
| Year 5 | |||
| NUR329 Public Health: The Australian Perspective | CO | NUR244 Nursing Practice 2* | CO/PR |
| NUR342 Evidence Based Health Research and Practice | CO | NUR219 Mental Health Nursing | CO |
| Year 6 | |||
| NUR343 Nursing Practice 3* | CO/PR | NUR345 Transition to Practice 1 | CO |
| Specialist Elective | SE | NUR341 Healthy Ageing | CO |
| Year 7 | |||
| NUR344 Nursing Practice 4* | CO/PR | ||
| NUR346 Transition to Practice 2* | CO/PR | ||
*Practical
8 (b) PART-TIME with Diploma Enrolled Nursing qualification
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for applicants commencing in semester 2 with Diploma Enrolled Nursing qualification AND who have current registration as an Enrolled Nurse with AHPRA and enrolling in a standard PART-TIME load.
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| CUC100 Academic Literacies | CU | ||
| HSC230 Cultural Safety in Healthcare (replaces HEA230 from 2018) (external only) | CO | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| NUR231 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 1 | CO | NUR241 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 2 | CO |
| NUR250 Medical Surgical Nursing 1 | CO | NUR251 Medical Surgical Nursing 2 | CO |
| Year 3 | |||
| NUR244 Nursing Practice 2* | CO/PR | NUR219 Mental Health Nursing | CO |
| NUR342 Evidence Based Health Research and Practice | CO | NUR341 Healthy Ageing | CO |
| Year 4 | |||
| NUR343 Nursing Practice 3* | CO/PR | NUR344 Nursing Practice 4* | CO/PR |
| NUR329 Public Health: The Australian Perspective | CO | NUR345 Transition to Practice 1 | CO |
| Year 5 | |||
| Specialist Elective | SE | ||
| NUR346 Transition to Practice 2* | CO/PR | ||
*Practical
Course fees
Commonwealth supported places
Commonwealth Supported places are available in this course to students who meet one of the following residency requirements:
(a) Australian Citizenship; or
(b) a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident visa holder who will be resident within Australia for the duration of the unit.
2020: Information about fees and charges can be found at Fees and Payments.
2021: Information about fees and charges for 2021 are not yet available however will be published prior to 1 December 2020.
International tuition fees
The annual course tuition fee for full time study of 80 credit points for commencing students in 2020 is AUD $32,320.00.
These fees are subject to annual increases each year of your study, effective at the start of each calendar year.
You can find a list of International fees and payments you can expect to pay as part of your studies in Australia.
CDU offers a number of scholarships to international students to assist with the cost of study.
Domestic students - undergraduate studies
SATAC
Semester 2 applications for the Bachelor of Nursing (BNRSG -2020) are now closed.
UAC
UAC applications for Semester 2 are now closed.
If you do not meet any of the criteria above please visit Pathways to study to view the options available to you.
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