Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Nursing
The Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Nursing is a four-year pre-registration course for students wishing to undertake a combined degree. Students are required to complete 96 credit points in the Bachelor of Health Sciences. Master of Nursing units are begun in the second year of the undergraduate degree.
Students are generally expected to obtain a credit average in Year 1 to be permitted to commence study in the Master of Nursing in Year 2. Students are not permitted to enrol in Year 4 units without having completed their Bachelor of Health Sciences degree.
The combined study of general health sciences with a professional qualification in nursing means that graduates have broader range of skills and knowledge. Examples include positions working in scientific, research and management positions in health-related organisations in the public and private sectors health and medical industries, in clinical and non-clinical settings such as forensic science, journalism, environmental science media and communications, in research, government and public institutions, community organisations and the private sector.
At the conclusion of the course, students, subject to the requirements of the Nurses Act of NSW, will be eligible to apply for registration with the Nurses and Midwives Board, NSW.
Admission requirements
Candidates should refer to the Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery handbooks for admission requirements.
Prospective students should note in particular Division 5, 29A of the Nurses Act 1991 No 9 as described above.
Course outline
The course outline for the Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Nursing is presented in Table 1.4. Units of study are described in Chapter 7.
Table 1.4: Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Nursing
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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| Course code GH016/GH020: Full-time, 4 years | |||
Year 1 |
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Semester 1 |
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| HSBH1006 Foundations of Health Science |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HSBH1007 Health Science and Research |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| PSYC1001 Psychology 1001 |
6 | Semester 1 Summer Main |
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| Any Junior Biology unit of study [6] | |||
| SEMESTER 1 TOTAL: 24 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Semester 2 |
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| HSBH1008 Health Determinants and Interventions |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HSBH1009 Health Care Resources and Systems |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| Electives [12] (see note 2) | |||
| SEMESTER 2 TOTAL: 24 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Year 2 |
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Semester 1 |
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| NURS5081 Introduction to Nursing Practice |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| NURS5083 Human Bioscience in Health |
6 | N BIOL1003 |
Semester 1 |
| One BHS Senior elective [6] (see note 1) | |||
| Elective [6] (see note 2) | |||
| SEMESTER 1 TOTAL: 24 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Semester 2 |
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| NURS5006 Illness Experience and Nursing Care |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| NURS5086 Drug Therapy, Disease & Nursing Practice |
6 | P NURS5083 or BIOL1003 |
Semester 2 |
| One BHS Senior elective [6] (see note 1) | |||
| Elective [6] (see note 2) | |||
| SEMESTER 2 TOTAL: 24 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Year 3 |
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Semester 1 |
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| NURS5002 Social Contexts of Health |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| NURS5082 Developing Nursing Practice |
6 | C NURS5081 |
Semester 1 |
| One BHS Senior elective [6] (see note 1) | |||
| Elective [6] (see note 2) | |||
| SEMESTER 1 TOTAL: 24 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Semester 2 |
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| NURS5084 Nursing the Acutely Ill Person |
6 | P NURS5082 or NURS5004 |
Semester 2 |
| NURS5085 Mental Health Nursing Practice |
6 | C NURS5084 |
Semester 2 |
| One BHS Senior elective [6] (see note 1) | |||
| Elective [6] (see note 2) | |||
| SEMESTER 2 TOTAL: 24 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Year 4 |
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Semester 1 |
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| NURS6004 Nursing and the Politics of Health Care |
6 |
Teaching for this unit of study starts in February before the commencement of the semester. Students will be notified of specific dates during second semester in the year prior. |
Semester 1 |
| NURS6008 Inquiry and Research in Nursing |
6 |
Teaching for this unit of study starts in February before the commencement of the semester. Students will be notified of specific dates during second semester in the year prior. |
Semester 1 |
| NURS6018 Care and Chronic Conditions |
6 | P NURS5084, NURS5085, NURS5081 |
Semester 1 |
| NURS6019 High Acuity Nursing |
6 | P NURS5084, NURS5081 |
Semester 1 |
| SEMESTER 1 TOTAL: 24 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Semester 2 |
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| NURS6022 Community Health Nursing |
6 | P NURS6018 and NURS6019 |
Semester 2 |
| NURS6023 Professional Practice of Nursing |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| NURS6024 Global Health and Nursing |
6 | P NURS5002 |
Semester 2 |
| and one of the following electives: | |||
| NURS6025 Nursing Practice (Mental Health Option) |
6 | P NURS6018 and NURS6019 and NURS5085 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| NURS6026 Nursing Practice (Paediatric Option) |
6 | P NURS6018 and NURS6019 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| NURS6027 Nursing Practice (High Acuity Option) |
6 | P NURS6018 and NURS6019 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| NURS6028 Nursing Practice (Clinical Nursing Opt) |
6 | P NURS5084 and NURS6018 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| SEMESTER 2 TOTAL: 24 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Notes |
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| 1. A list of available BHS Senior units of study can be found at the end of Table 7.1. | |||
| 2. Electives may be chosen from units of study available throughout the University, subject to approval, availability and minimum enrolment. A list of electives available in the Faculty of Health Sciences is included in Chapter 14 of the handbook. | |||