Nurses are the backbone of healthcare - they're resourceful and compassionate, and they save lives every day.
If you are looking for an important and in-demand career where you make a difference, nursing might just be for you.
This innovative program adopts a narrative and inquiry-based approach to learning and integrates lecture-based study with clinical placements in major teaching hospitals.
UQ's Bachelor of Nursing is designed to develop graduate nurses who will be able to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams to promote quality health outcomes for clients in their care.
This program integrates learning via not only traditional lectures and inquiry-based learning groups, but through clinical experiences in a simulated setting at selected teaching hospitals and community health facilities.
In the first four semesters of the programs, you will undertake rostered clinical placement shifts, as well as clinical skills simulation sessions and gain a solid understanding of the basic theoretical concepts of nursing practice across a range of fields of study.
In the fifth semester of the program, you will be introduced to the role of first level practitioner in a speciality area. Here you will have the opportunity to apply and build upon the theoretical concepts learned in previous semesters.
In the final semester of the program, you will consolidate previously learned skills as well as develop new skills to build your confidence through extended clinical placements.
Courses
See the
course list
for courses that can be studied as part of the Bachelor of Nursing.
Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further
information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.
Placement courses
You will undertake over 1,000 hours of supervised clinical practice in a range of clinical settings that includes hospitals and a variety of health care organisations. You will have the opportunity during your placements to apply your theoretical knowledge acquired through coursework to practice and develop your clinical skills in real life setting.
You will commence your clinical placements in the first semester of the program. Over the first two years of the program you will normally complete 15 x 8-hour shifts per semester and in the final year you will complete extended full time clinical placements.
Location
Upon entering your program you will preference and then be allocated to a home hospital group. For further information on home hospital groups, visit the following website.
This program has pre-placement requirements which must be met prior to commencement of the program or a placement course. Further details can be found on the Placement Ready website.
Dual degree programs for the Bachelor of Nursing
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Bachelors of Nursing/Midwifery
Honours
Honours is available as an additional year of study.
Study options
Graduates will have the opportunity to progress to the following
programs:
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Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)
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Graduate Certificate in Nursing
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Master of Advanced Nursing
To complete the Bachelor of Nursing
To fulfil the requirements of the Bachelor of Nursing, a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen
from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.
For more information on program requirements, please contact the Faculty.
Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on
the UQ policies and rules page on the
my.UQ website.
