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Bachelor of Arts and Master of Nursing (Pre-registration)

Unit of study table (Table A)

Bachelor of Arts and Master of Nursing

Students must complete a total of 192 credit points, including:
(a) a major (48 credit points) from the Bachelor of Arts Table A subject areas
(b) a minimum of 6 credit points of units from the Open learning environment Table O
(c) a minimum of 36 credit points of elective units from Table A subject areas, Table S (shared Pool), Table O, or Table D.
(e) 96 credit points of core Master of Nursing units set out in the table below; and
(f) clinical experience as prescribed.
Students enrolled in the Dalyell stream are to refer to the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Nursing rules for additional course requirements.
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Year 1

48 credit points of units from Table A from the Bachelor of Arts, Table S, Table O, or Table D that contribute to the requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Arts

Year 2

24 credit points of units from Table A from the Bachelor of Arts, Table S,Table O or Table D that contribute to the requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Arts and the following Nursing subjects:
NURS5201
Fundamentals of Human Pathophysiology
6 N NURS5042
NURS5202
Foundations of Nursing Practice
6 N NURS5081
NURS5204
Illness Experiences and Nursing Practice
6 N NURS5006
NURS5205
Pharmacotherapeutics for Nursing
6 P NURS5201
N NURS5043

Year 3

24 credit points of units from Table A from the Bachelor of Arts, Table S, Table O or Table D that contribute to the requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Arts and the following Nursing subjects:
NURS5002
Social Contexts of Health
6
NURS5203
Research and Evidence for Nursing Practice
6 N NURS6030
NURS5206
Development of Nursing Practice
6 P NURS5202
C NURS5085
N NURS5082
NURS5085
Mental Health Nursing Practice
6 C NURS5084 or NURS5206

Year 4

NURS6034
Long-term and Life-limiting Conditions
6 This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
NURS6035
Progression of Nursing Practice
6 This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
NURS6031
Frameworks for Nursing Practice (MN)
6 P NURS5081 and NURS5082 or NURS5206
NURS6033
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
6 P NURS5002
NURS6022
Community Health Nursing
6 P NURS6018 and NURS6019
NURS6029
Australian Health Care - Global Context
6
NURS6036
Advancement of Nursing Practice
6 This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
NURS6032
Transition to Practice (MN)
6 P NURS5085 and NURS6018 and NURS6019