Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)

This program is offered on-campus full-time or part-time. Please note that not all courses are offered in on campus mode at all campuses. Coursework may take place on the Gold Coast, Logan, Nathan and South Bank campuses with some courses also available in off campus (online) mode. Students are required to check the Programs and Courses website to find out more information on where and when courses are offered.

Students may commence the program in either Trimester 1 (March) or Trimester 2 (July). Students will undertake coursework and a research preparation course 7001HSV Foundations of Research Inquiry in their first trimester and complete the dissertation in their second trimester.

Students who wish to complete the program part-time will be required to consult with the Bachelor of Nursing (BN) Honours Program Director to determine an appropriate program structure.

Student Income Support

To be classed as a full-time student, you are required to enrol in a minimum number of credit points each standard study period. The minimum credit points for full-time enrolment in this program is 30 credit points.

Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 are deemed standard study periods. As Trimester 3 is a non-standard study period, continuing students moving from one year to the next will not be required to study during this trimester to be eligible for student income support.

Domestic students who commence in Trimester 3 may be eligible for student income support from the onset of study provided they are enrolled full-time in this study period.

Please refer to the Australian Government website for more details.

This program consists of 30 credit points of coursework and a 50 credit point research thesis component.

Coursework

The coursework will provide critical evaluation of research and presentation, develop the student's knowledge and understanding of statistical analyses techniques as applied to scientific research and develop an awareness of research proposal design and background. Students are required to attend compulsory coursework sessions as stipulated in the University teaching timetable and in the course timetables provided by Course Convenors.

Dissertation

Students are required to find a suitable supervisor for their research project prior to submitting their application for admission into the program. Students who are unable to locate a suitable supervisor should discuss their proposed research project with the Program Director.

The final research component of the program will be a dissertation which will involve research on a specific project, a seminar and dissertation describing the research in detail.

Students enrolled in the dissertation component of this program will work under supervision and be required to meet regularly with their supervisor. It is recommended that students discuss the on-campus attendance requirements of the research project with their supervisor at the start of the dissertation.

Depending on the project, attendance at off-campus locations may also be required. Where a project requires on-campus work, students are required to undertake their research at an appropriate facility on the Gold Coast, Logan or Nathan campuses, or according to the directions of the supervisor and/or Program Director.

Please contact the Program Director for more information about available projects.

Workplace Health and Safety Training

Students are to discuss required workplace health and safety training with their supervisors prior to the commencement of 7001HSV Foundations of Research Inquiry. Students who fail to undertake the prescribed workplace health and safety training will not gain entry into laboratories.

As a graduate, you will be able to plan and conduct research in nursing and related health disciplines, and will be well-placed for positions in the private, not for profit, and public sectors.

You may find opportunities in hospitals, in the community, and in urban, rural and remote settings. Nursing graduates are employed in a range of occupations and industries. As well as hospitals, medical centres, community health clinics and aged care centres, you'll be prepared for work in schools, the travel industry, with drug and alcohol service providers, in sporting clubs or in research organisations.