Nursing

This stream will enable you to enter the Bachelor of Science (Nursing) degree at Curtin University, to train and work as a Registered Nurse. Registered Nurses work to restore a patient's health, help them with rehabilitation or give them palliative care.

Career Opportunities

This stream leads into a comprehensive program of study involving a diverse range of simulated practice and fieldwork, inter-professional learning, advanced clinical skill development and the opportunity for an international study experience. Potential employers of registered nurses include public and private hospitals, and community health agencies.

This stream has two intakes per year (February & July).


Stage 1 Course Structure - with Credit for Recognised Learning

Students to complete 4 required units before progressing to Stage 2:

ARW01S1 Academic Research and WritingCHE01S1 ChemistryEMT01S1 Essential MathematicsHBI01S1 Human Biology

Stage 1 Course Structure

Students to complete 8 units (6 required + 2 electives ) before progressing to Stage 2:


Study Period 1ARW01S1 Academic Research and WritingCHE01S1 ChemistryEMT01S1 Essential MathematicsHBI01S1 Human Biology

Study Period 2IMT01S1 Information and Media TechnologiesACS01S1 Academic Communication Skills (pre-req for this unit: ARW01S1)

+ 2 electives from the following list:MCC01S1 Media Culture and CommunicationsMGT01S1 ManagementMKT01S1 MarketingPMG01S1 Project Management





LIST OF OTHER ELECTIVES THAT MAY BE CHOSEN IF REQUESTED

Students to make an appointment with the Program Coordinator to gain approval.
ACC01S1 AccountingDES01S1 Design SkillsECN01S1 EconomicsIDC01S1 Introduction to Design ComputingPHY01S1 PhysicsPRG01S1 ProgrammingTMT01S1 Technical Mathematics (pre-req for this unit: EMT01S1)

Stage 2 Course Structure

Students to complete 8 core units

Semester 1FPHP1000 Foundations for Professional Health Practice (pre-requisite for ICHB1006 and NP1002s)HSF1000 Human Structure and Function (pre-requisite for ISA1001s and NP1002s)IHSC1003 Imagining Health in Social and Cultural Contexts (pre-requisite for NP1002s)NP1000S Foundations of Nursing Practice (pre-requisite for NP1002s) #
# Service Taught unit





Semester 2ICHB1006 Indigenous Cultures and Health BehavioursEIHP1001 Evidence Informed Health PracticeNP1002S Fundamentals of Nursing Practice #ISA1001S Integrated Systems Anatomy and Physiology


Course Requirements

Nursing students are required to obtain a number of health and legal checks during the first semester of their Diploma. Information on health and legal checks can be found here.

For help completing your Working with Children Check, please visit the NP1000S Foundations of Nursing Practice Moodle site.

New students are required to complete a Manual Handling course prior to the the start of the Semester. Please visit the NP1000S Foundations of Nursing Practice Moodle site.

Participation is obligatory in laboratory classes which require appropriate disrobing when acting as a client in a peer group.

Enrolment Information

For Stage I and 2 enrolment information and deadlines, please click here.

Enrolment in the Service Taught units no longer require a completion of a form. Once you enrol in the Service Taught units on the College's Student Portal, the College will advise the University to enrol you in the units on the University's system. Once they enrol you, you will be notified by the College via email.

Service Taught Units & Oasis

Two of your units are Service Taught which means that you will be attending classes for these two units with Curtin University students. You will be advised by email to activate your Oasis account and to register for the classes once you enrol on the Student Portal.

Please note - it may take up to 3 weeks for your service taught unit to appear on Oasis.

Unit Materials

College taught unit materials will be made available to you on the College's Student Portal under Moodle as soon as you enrol.

Service taught unit materials will be available on Curtin University's Blackboard once they process your enrolment.

Booklists

The required textbooks and unit materials will be listed in the Unit Outlines once you have enrolled.

Any questions?

If you require more information about the course, please make an appointment with the Program Coordinator - Health Sciences by contacting the College's Reception either in person or by calling 9266 4888.