This is your first step towards an academic career, nursing research or PhD.
This honours program has a strong focus on clinical practice and allows you to research contemporary health issues. You’ll develop your research capabilities and choose a health care topic that sparks your interest for your research project.
This honours program has a strong focus on clinical practice and allows you to research contemporary health issues. You’ll develop your research capabilities and choose a health care topic that sparks your interest for your research project.
Our program is designed to support your transition from a Registered Nurse’s role to professional roles, academia or further study. You’ll complete a professional internship to gain practical experience and it could even help you secure a job at the end of your degree.
The opening of a new public hospital in 2016 presents tremendous job opportunities, or consider further research such as the Master of Science or Doctor of Philosophy.
Admission requirements
Students will have satisfied the requirements for the award of an AQF Level 7 Bachelor of Nursing Science award (or equivalent), be registered with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), met the English language requirement and have demonstrated a high level of achievement evidenced by a GPA of 5.0 over the second and third year of the degree program.
Career opportunities
Registered Nurse in a wide range of practice contexts and roles including nurse researcher. As a first step to an academic career pathway.
Membership
Graduates would be eligible to apply for membership to the Australian College of Nursing.
Program structure
For students commencing Semester 1 or 2, 2015. All other students please refer to previous handbooks.
To graduate from the Bachelor of Nursing Science (Honours) a student is required to complete 48 units of coursework at AQF Level 8 and 48 units of study in the research component.
Coursework component
Complete the following four (4) courses:
NUR721 Research in Health Care
NUR713 Independent Study
NUR709
Plus select one (1) of the following courses:
PUB708 Quantitative Research Methods
HLT701 Qualitative Research: Approaches and Practice
NUR751 Advanced Health Assessment
NUR705
NUR707
NUR722 Assessment in Mental Health
HLT702 Simulation in Practice Education
Research component
Complete the following four (4) courses:
NUR731A Research Project A
NUR731B Research Project B
NUR731C Research Project C
NUR731F Research Project F
Classes of honours
The degree will be awarded in one of the three classes:
- Class 1
- Class 2 (awarded as Division 1 or Division 2)
- Class 3