The Bachelor of Nursing (BN) is offered On Campus and Online, Full-time or Part-time.

Students who successfully complete 6 trimesters of full-time study (or part-time equivalent) graduate with a BN and are eligible to apply to become a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). RN's play a key role in health services across the world in a variety of settings. Graduates of the BN have the necessary knowledge and skills of an RN, an appreciation of the value of life-long learning, and a firm foundation for further study at a postgraduate level.

Applicants who have an unrestricted Enrolled Nurse registration with the NMBA apply under Admission Rule (b) or Rule (e)* and can complete in four trimesters of full-time study.

The BN also offers admission pathways for International Students under Rules (c) and (d).

All students are required to undertake professional experience placements and must meet additional mandatory requirements prior to this. Students should not enrol in the course if they cannot meet these requirements. Students should commence these requirements prior to commencing the course. Failure to complete vaccinations or provide evidence of adequate seroconversion will result in the inability to complete clinical placement.

The BN requires mandatory attendance at on campus intensive schools or weekly sessions and participation in online supervised assessments by all students enrolled in either on campus or online study modes. Domestic students commencing in Trimester 1 only may reside on campus at Armidale or online.

Note: International Students admitted under Rule (c) will have an On Campus intake in Trimesters 2 and 3 at Armidale or UNE Sydney (Parramatta). As quotas apply at each campus you may not be offered your campus of choice. International Students admitted under Rule (d) will be able to study On Campus at Armidale only, commencing in Trimester 3. The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) has set an upper limit of one (1) trimester as the length of time that students can study online outside Australia. This is in accordance with the Registered Nurse Accreditation Standards 2012 and 2019. Students cannot undertake any professional experience placement units while outside Australia.

144 Total Credit Points.

Offerings:

Trimester 1

• TRI-1-OL-FT-ARMIDALE
• TRI-1-OL-PT-ARMIDALE
• TRI-1-ON-FT-ARMIDALE
• TRI-1-ON-FT-UNESYDNEY
• TRI-1-ON-PT-ARMIDALE

Trimester 2

• TRI-2-ON-FT-ARMIDALE
• TRI-2-ON-FT-UNESYDNEY

Trimester 3

• TRI-3-ON-FT-ARMIDALE
• TRI-3-ON-FT-UNESYDNEY

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate a well-developed understanding of health from individual, family, community, population and global perspectives;
• Apply knowledge and skills to provide culturally appropriate, qualify, safe, thoughtful, creative, responsible and evidence-based nursing in a variety of healthcare settings;
• Respect the rights of individuals to make choices regarding their own health and the care they receive;
• Advocate for vulnerable people who are unable to make or implement choices for themselves by virtue of their condition;
• Value and incorporate health promotion and health education within nursing practice;
• Practice within legal and ethical parameters and demonstrate accountability for their own practice;
• Enact clinical leadership and act as a change agent within the healthcare system in order to improve outcomes for individuals and communities; and
• Embrace the use of technology both in nursing practice and continuing professional development in order to maintain and extend their nursing knowledge and skills through experiential and self-directed learning.

For direct admission into undergraduate courses offered by UNE you must have completed an educational qualification considered to be at least equivalent to completion of Year 12 in Australia.

An IELTS (Academic) overall score of 7.0 with no sub-band score less than 7.0; or

A minimum TOEFL Internet-Based Test (iBT) total score of 94 with a minimum score of 27 in the written component, and a minimum score of 24 in listening and reading, and a minimum score of 23 in speaking; or

A minimum OET score of B in each of the four components: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing; or

A minimum overall PTE Academic Score of 65 and a minimum score of 65 in each of the four communicative skills: Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking