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Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Nursing

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Academic Adviser Combined Degree (Health Sciences)
Michelle Maw
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2013 study patterns for the Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Nursing

Year

Semester 1

Semester 2

1

BIOL1003 Human Biology

HSBH1006 Foundations of Health Sciences

HSBH1007 Health Science and Research

PSYC1001 Psychology 1001

HSBH1008 Health Determinants and Interventions

HSBH1009 Health Care Resources and Systems

2 BHS electives (12 credit points)*

2

One BHS senior elective (6 credit points)*
One elective (6 credit points)*

NURS5081 Introduction to Nursing Practice
NURS5002 Social Contexts of Health

One BHS senior elective (6 credit points)*
One elective (6 credit points)*

NURS5086 Drug, Therapy, Disease  and Nursing Practice
(P: NURS5083 or BIOL1003) 
NURS5006 Illness Experience and Nursing Care
(P: NURS5002)

3

One BHS senior elective (6 credit points)*
BHS Elective (6 credit points)*

NURS5082 Developing Nursing Practice
(C:NURS5081)

NURS5083 Human Bioscience in Health

One BHS senior elective (6 credit points)*
One elective (6 credit points)*

NURS5085 Mental Health Nursing Practice
(C: NURS5084)
NURS5084 Nursing the Acutely Ill Person
(P: NURS5082 or NURS5004)

4

NURS6008 Inquiry and Research in Nursing

NURS6019 High Acuity Nursing
(P: NURS5084, NURS5081)

NURS6018 Care and Chronic Conditions
(P: NURS5084, NURS5085, NURS5081)

NURS6023 Professional Practice of Nursing

NURS6004 Nursing and the Politics of Health Care

NURS6022 Community Health Nursing
(P: NURS6019, NURS6018)

NURS6024 Global Health and Nursing
(P: NURS5002)

One Nursing Practice (Option)
Select one from the following:

  •  NURS6025 Mental Health (Option)
    (P: NURS6019, NURS6018, NURS5085)
  •  NURS6026 Paediatrics (Option)
    (P: NURS6019, NURS6018)
  •  NURS6027 High Acuity (Option)
    (P: NURS6019, NURS6018)
  •  NURS6028 Clinical Nursing (Option)
    (P: NURS5084, NURS6018)

 

P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites

Notes related to the table above
You need to complete 96 credit points for your Bachelor of Health Sciences degree, as follows:

  1. 36 credit points of core Health Sciences units of study
  2. 36 credit points of electives*
  3. 24 credit points of BHS senior units of study from the table below.

*Refer to the Health Sciences Handbook for a list of Health Sciences electives along with unit of study descriptions. Electives may also be chosen from units of study available throughout the University, subject to approval, availability and minimum enrolment.

2013 BHS senior units of study

Semester 1

Semester 2

HSBH3001 Health and Indigenous Populations

HSBH3001 Health and Indigenous Populations

HSBH3002 Health Information Science

HSBH3003 Health Service Strategy and Policy

HSBH3004 Health, Ethics and the Law

HSBH3005 Evidence Based Health Care

HSBH3006 Research Methods in Health

HSBH3009 International Health Project

HSBH3011 Rural Health

HSBH3010 Health and Lifelong Disability

HSBH3012 FHS Abroad

HSBH3012 FHS Abroad

HSBH3014 Workplace Injury Prevention/Management

EHB3064 Alcohol and Drug Misuse Rehabilitation

HSBH3015 Mental Health Rehabilitation

 

EHB3064 Alcohol and Drug Misuse Rehabilitation

  

* The Faculty of Health Sciences may update this list throughout the year. Please check the Health Sciences handbook for any updates on senior electives.

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