Australian Nursing Schools in Australia
University of Newcastle Nursing School
Program Overview - Bachelor of Nursing
| University and Faculty: | University of Newcastle Faculty of Health |
| Program: | Bachelor of Nursing |
| University Location: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| City Population: | 150,000 |
| Student Population: | 26,000 |
| Campus Location: | Callaghan campus, Newcastle |
| Program Duration: |
Three years |
| Semester Intake: | February each year |
| Next Intake: | February 2013 |
| Est. Annual Tuition: | $21,000 AUD (2012 fee) |
The Bachelor of Nursing will educate you in nursing therapeutics, foundations of nursing and human bioscience. This degree offers significant hands-on opportunities to develop your skills to a job-ready level. As a nurse, you can fulfil diverse roles such as direct caregivers, educators, researchers, managers and consultants. Nursing is suited to someone who is flexible, hard working and wants to make a difference in people's lives.
Over the course of the Bachelor of Nursing program, you will complete 800 hours in a range of diverse clinical contexts including, but not limited to, primary health care services, community centres, residential aged-care contexts, mental health services and acute care hospitals throughout the Hunter, Central Coast, Mid North Coast and University Department of Rural Health (UDRH) sites. Hands-on clinical experience is undertaken initially in the laboratories and simulation units on campus and then in actual health care contexts. Graduates will be well-prepared clinically and academically for rewarding careers in a wide variety of health settings. You will cover courses including nursing therapeutics, foundations of nursing and human bioscience. There is an option to select a mental health or aged care stream. Nursing therapeutics courses include clinical placements.
Unique Features of the Program
Academic staff and clinical educators from the School of Nursing and Midwifery at The University of Newcastle are committed to being supportive and encouraging mentors, to creating opportunities to engage with students in meaningful dialogue and to assist them to realize their individual potential. The university is committed to enhancing the quality of students' learning experiences through:
- teaching excellence that ensures well-developed knowledge, skills and clinical reasoning abilities and that prepares students for the dynamic and unpredictable nature of contemporary practice;
- facilitating the development of an ethical, legal and culturally competent stance as foundational to professional practice;
- developing clinically relevant curricula, learning resources and assessment activities; and
- scholarship that bridges the nexus between teaching, learning, research and practice.
Professional Certification/Accreditation Information
Graduates are eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Graduates from Canada who wish to practice as a registered nurse upon their return to Canada should be aware of the certification process for foreign-trained nurses in their province of
residence. For information about Canadian certification processes for foreign-trained registered nurses, please visit
http://www.cicic.ca/en/professions.aspx?sortcode=2.19.21&prof=3152
Admissions Criteria/Entry requirements for Canadians:
A high school diploma
Biology and/or chemistry, general English and general maths. A significant component of the program is conducted online via the internet; therefore you need to have computer skills, including word processing, email and web searching. If you do not have these skills you are advised to undertake a preparatory course. If you have not studied HSC biology, chemistry and maths you are advised to undertake bridging courses conducted by the English Language and Foundation Studies Centre during January and February each year.
Scholarships
Every student who applies (and accepts) via OzTREKK and commences his/her studies at an OzTREKK Australian university will receive a $500 scholarship from OzTREKK. Click here for more information about the OzTREKK Scholarship!
Total Number of Places in the Program: variable
Application Deadline for the February 2012 intake: While there is no set application deadline, applicants are strongly encouraged by the university to submit their applications before the end of September 2012 for the February 2013 intake.
OzTREKK Admissions Officer: Christine Chu
