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Award programs for international students

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Undergraduate

Bachelor of Nursing (Pre registration) IBNU

The pre-registration Bachelor of Nursing is intended to cater for those individuals who wish to pursue a career in nursing in Australia. The program is a prescribed program for students seeking registration with the Nurses Board of South Australia.

 

The program aims to prepare nurses whose decision making skills will demonstrate a sound knowledge of nursing, psychosocial science and bioscience and who are politically astute, reflective and caring practitioners competent to practice in a variety of health care settings. For international students this program is a fee paying degree offered totally onshore at the City East campus of the University of South Australia.

Note: For 2009 the fee is $15,500 AUD per year (total program approx $46,500 AUD).

 

 

Bachelor of Nursing (Post registration) OBNI

The Bachelor of Nursing (Post-Registration) is a degree completion program for registered nurses who already hold a diploma or equivalent nursing qualification.

 

This transnational program is designed to enhance the knowledge, analysis and decision making skills of registered nurses so that they may collaborate with clients and where relevant, other health professionals to provide optimal levels of health care service delivery. The program prepares graduates to practice within dynamic and complex nursing and healthcare systems as well avail themselves of opportunities for career flexibility and advancement.

 

To enter this program applicants must provide evidence to demonstrate that they are:

This program is a fee paying degree offered in the fully distance mode or may be undertaken through one of the School's transnational partners. Students selecting this pathway don’t need to travel to Australia (unless choosing the Transnational Practicum option) and can stay and work in their home country while studying in the flexible learning mode.

The table below outlines the course timetabling arrangement for the Bachelor of Nursing (Post-Registration) OBNI offered with PNC.

Course

Intensive week(s)

Duration

NURS 5101

Nursing Practice – Reflection, Analysis & Innovation

6 days of in-country teaching/learning

Comprising 6 days of in country face-to-face teaching followed by 11 weeks teaching/ learning in the flexible mode.

NURS 3013

Professional Issues 4 -

Nursing Leadership & Management

6 days of in-country teaching/learning

Comprising 6 days of in country face-to-face teaching followed by 11 weeks teaching/ learning in the external mode.

NURS 3012

Issues in Nursing 1 -

Nursing Knowledge & Research

6 days of in-country teaching/learning

Comprising 6 days of in country face-to-face teaching followed by 11 weeks teaching/ learning in the external mode.

NURS 3014

Option Studies (students can select from a range of clinical specialty topics

OR

As negotiated with Transnational partner organisation

 

 

 

Teaching/learning in the flexible mode.

 

The fee is available on application to PNC.

 

Program Code: OBNI

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Postgraduate

 

Master of Nursing - OMNG

To prepare registered nurses to work in a diversity of fields to develop previously acquired knowledge and skills, by extending their professional expertise. For international students this program is a fee paying degree offered totally onshore at the City East campus of the University of South Australia. Program Code: IMNG

 

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Research programs

The School of Nursing and Midwifery offers a number of research degrees at Masters and PhD level.

 

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