IHCAP Nursing Science

Overview

Description:	Nursing is the science of professional caring and offers a wide variety of employment opportunities to promote and restore health, to prevent illness and to alleviate suffering. Nursing takes place wherever people are – in hospitals, in the community, in urban, rural and remote settings. Limited attendance students will take part in residential sessions on the Townsville campus. JCU’s Bachelor of Nursing Science focuses on the theoretical and applied dimensions of human caring. Theoretical modules are linked with practical experience. Clinical experience incorporates supervised clinical practice in a variety of hospital, health agency and community settings throughout northern Queensland, beginning in first year. Graduates develop a wide range of skills to assist individuals and families in their experience of health and wellbeing. The course also emphasises nursing for rural, remote and Indigenous communities, plus tropical health issues.
Duration:	2 years full-time or part-time equivalent plus the standard year 2 and year 3 enrolment of the Bachelor of Nursing Science
Mode:	On campus, full or part time ^*
Workload:	Normal workload expectations are a minimum of 10 hours per week for every subject, including class contact hours, preparation and time spent on assessment tasks.
Type:	Undergraduate
Credit points:	39 credit points plus 48 credit points from the standard year 2 and year 3 of the Bachelor of Nursing Science^o
Intake:	February
Campus:	Townsville
Faculty:	Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences
Prerequisite/s:	English
Recommended Study:	Any of the following: Biological Science Chemistry MathsB
QTAC code:	316031 Townsville
Course code:	78110F

^* Duration: Part-time study is available to domestic students only.

^oCredit points: Represent the combined value of individual subjects in a degree. One subject usually constitutes three credit points.

Structure

YEAR 1	Subject Name	Mode of Delivery	Study Period (SP)
Teaching Period 1
CP1030:03	Introduction to Information Technology	Internal	SP1
CU1010:03	Effective Writing	Internal	SP3
MA1020:03	Preparatory Mathematics	Internal	SP1
NS1211:03	Foundations of Nursing 1	Internal	SP1
Teaching Period 2
AT1210:03	Introductory Human Anatomy and Histology	Internal	SP2
CH1020:03	Preparatory Chemistry	Internal	SP2
NS1220:03	Primary Health Care	Internal	SP2

YEAR 2
Teaching Period 1
BM1011:03	Physiological Systems and Processes 1	Internal	SP1
HS1005:03	Lifespan Development for Health	Internal	SP1
HS1111:03	Interactive Processes 1	Internal	SP1
Teaching Period 2
BM1022:03	Physiological Systems and Processes 2	Internal	SP2
NS1012:03	Nursing Inquiry 1 – Ways of Knowing	Internal	SP2
NS1222:03	Foundations of Nursing 2	Internal	SP2

Notes:

In year 3 (ie. The third year of study) students enter into level 2 of the Bachelor of Nursing Sciences (Pre-Registration) program as a standard enrollment.

Career Opportunities

Nursing graduates are in demand and easily find employment throughout Australia and overseas in a variety of nursing positions in: general medicine practice, public and private hospitals, public health services specialising in particular client groups, the defence forces, occupational health units within large companies and non-government relief agencies.

Professional Accreditation

JCU nursing graduates can register with the professional body, the Queensland Nursing Council. They can then work in Australia and in many countries overseas.

Application and Contact Information

How to Apply

Submit an Application to QTAC (The Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre). On the application to QTAC place the degree that you wish to study as your first preference at James Cook University.

On the application to QTAC you must indicate your Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. To be eligible for IHCAP (Indigenous Health Careers Access Programs) it is very important that you indicate that you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent on your application to QTAC.