Overview
Nurses transform and make a positive impact on people’s lives.
We provide you with a meaningful educational experience, tailored to the many roles nurses play in our community. Nursing can take you to places that you never thought possible, and our two-year accelerated course option is designed to get you there faster.
Our course embraces a primary health care framework, and embraces a primary health care framework, with a student-centred approach, that delivers a variety of high impact engaging learning experiences, diversity of authentic assessments, and contemporary digital learning technologies
The Bachelor of Nursing (H3O) is a contemporary and innovative course which will prepare you for work in a changing healthcare environment. With this highly regarded degree you will learn to become part of a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals.
You will be supported by a well-equipped simulated learning environment. During the course you’ll also be given the opportunity to undertake work placements in both rural and metropolitan healthcare facilities. You will develop the knowledge and skills – and perhaps most importantly, the attitude – needed to offer the highest quality health care. You will learn the best practices for the provision of patient-centred care, safety and quality in practice, and research and evidence based practice in nursing.
Highlights
- The Bachelor of Nursing (H3O) is an accelerated degree, meaning you will complete the full six semesters of study, including placements, over a two-year period
- In addition to a blended model of learning that combines online learning with on-campus intensive periods, you will undertake a minimum of 800 hours of Professional Experience Placements aligned with your interests, and across a variety of five clinical and healthcare environments.
- Your learning is delivered in a highly supported environment. We provide in-person support throughout your studies from dedicated nursing teaching staff, and guarantee a maximum of 1:12 staff to student ratio for your practical and simulation learning experiences. We’re here to help you with whatever you need, when you need it, and ensure that your learning experience is personalised and focussed, just like the care you’ll be providing as a registered nurse.
- We’ll prepare you to be solution focused, compassionate, agile, and resilient, developing the clinical reasoning and practical skills required for your role as a registered nurse.
- If you need to study away from home, our Relocation and Travel Support Allowance helps cover accommodation and associated costs within Tasmania.
Qualification
- Completion of Year 12 of secondary school or equivalent academic achievement
- ATAR score:
- 73.25 Cradle Coast
- 82.25 Hobart
- 65.75 Launceston
- 67.7 Rozelle
- Prerequisites: None required
- ATAR score:
- OR: Completion of a Diploma of Nursing and is currently registered as an Enrolled Nurse
- OR: Completion of a Diploma or Advanced Diploma in any discipline.
- OR: Partially completed an undergraduate course at Diploma level or higher (or equivalent). Applicants must have completed at least two units of study (equivalent to 25 UTAS credit points). If an applicant has failed any units the application may be subject to further review
Inherent Requirements
- Must meet the Inherent Requirements (basic physical, communication, intellectual and interpersonal tasks to achieve the learning outcomes of the course)
English Language Requirements – All Applicants
Standard 1.3 of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council requires that students demonstrate English language proficiency. All applicants must provide either a written declaration that English is their primary language, or evidence that they have achieved the minimum English language test results (see details, below), as stipulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) English language skills registration standard (2019).
All applicants for whom English is not the primary language require one of
- IELTS 7.0 (no individual band less than 7.0), or
- Occupational English Test – OET (with a minimum score of B in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking), or
- TOEFL iBT with a minimum total score of 94 and the following minimum score in each section of the test: 24 for listening, 24 for reading, 27 for writing, and 23 for speaking, or
- Pearson Test of English – PTE Academic (with a minimum overall score of 65 and a minimum score of 65 in each of the four communicative skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking)
As the standard is set by the NMBA, please refer to their website for full details.
English Language Requirements and Mandatory Functional Requirements Declaration
Domestic Applicants: All domestic applicants must download, complete, sign, and submit the Bachelor of Nursing “English Language and Mandatory Functional Requirements Declaration PDF”
International applicants: International applicants are not required to submit this form. However, all international applicants will be asked during the application process to agree to, and accept, both the English Language Requirements and the Mandatory Functional Requirements.
Professional Experience Placement (PEP) allows you to put theory in to practice in a real healthcare setting. To ensure you have the experience you need to confidently commence your career as a registered nurse, you must complete a minimum of 800 hours of placement during your studies.
The aim of PEP is to immerse you in the professional culture of nursing and to gain a better understanding of the diverse roles of the registered nurse within the health care system in Australia. All Professional Experience Placements are completed in a full-time capacity, regardless of the study mode you are undertaking.
Theoretical studies are held on campus and online and students undertake professional experience in healthcare locations, including rural and community, throughout Tasmania and NSW. Costs associated with travel, accommodation and uniforms are met by students. Please note that students are allocated to Professional Experience Placements subject to availability and students may be required to travel and relocate.
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