Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Paramedicine

Australian Catholic University - MacKillop Campus

Bachelor's degree

In Brisbane, Ballarat and Canberra (Australia)

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Description

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This double degree will allow you to graduate with two qualifications. Not only will you gain the skills and knowledge needed to become a registered nurse but you will also gain the ability to work as a paramedic.

The Bachelor of Nursing is known for producing adaptable, safe and ethical nurses – in fact, more nurses graduate from ACU than anywhere else in Australia. We use learner–centred approaches including case studies and situation–based learning to enhance students’ experiences as well as their readiness for the workplace.
As a graduate, you will be qualified to work in a wide range of careers, such as a:

aged care nursing
community nursing
medical dispatcher
medical/surgical nursing
paramedic
With further study, qualified paramedics can become intensive–care paramedics (ICPs), team leaders or special operations team (SOT) rescue paramedics.

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Ballarat (Australia)
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Brisbane (Australia)
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Canberra (Australia)
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About this course

The Bachelor of Paramedicine will teach you how to analyse situations and react appropriately, whether it’s a cardiovascular emergency or dealing with someone in trauma.

Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Paramedicine students will also gain valuable practical experience in a range of health care environments.

Graduates can pursue a range of careers in Australia and overseas as, medical dispatcher, medical/surgical nurse, paediatric nurse, paramedic, aged care nurse, community care nurse, clinical supervisor or clinical educator. With further study, qualified paramedics can become intensive-care paramedics (ICPs), team leaders or special operations team (SOT) rescue paramedics.

English (4, SA).
Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.

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Subjects

  • Credit
  • Paramedic
  • Medical
  • Medical training
  • Team Training
  • Practice
  • Professional Practice
  • Human
  • Biological
  • Biological science
  • Assessment in Health
  • Health and Wellbeing

Course programme

Year 1 - Semester 1
  • HLSC122 Evidence for practice
  • HLSC110 Beginning Professional Practice
  • BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1
  • NRSG139 Integrating Practice 1: Assessment in Health
Year 1 - Semester 2
  • HLSC111 The Person, health and wellbeing
  • BIOL122 Human biological science 2 (Pre: BIOL121)
  • PARA104 Foundations of paramedic practice
  • NRSG140 Integrating practice 2 (Pre: NRSG139)
Year 2 - Semester 1
  • HLSC120 Indigenous health and culture
  • NRSG263 Principles of Nursing: Mental Health
  • PARA107 Paramedic Theory: Trauma Emergencies (Pre: PARA104, BIOL121)
  • PARA108 Paramedic practice: trauma emergencies (Pre: PARA104, BIOL121)
Year 2 - Semester 2
  • NRSG265 Principles Of nursing: medical
  • NRSG266 Principles of nursing: contexts of ageing
  • PARA201 Paramedic theory: medical 1 (Pre: PARA104)
  • PARA202 Paramedic practice: medical 1 (Pre: PARA104)
Year 3 - Semester 1
  • UNCC100 Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society
  • NRSG258 Principles of nursing: surgical
  • NRSG264 Integrating practice 3 (Pre: NRSG140)
  • PARA213 Paramedic theory and practice: medical 2 (Pre: PARA202)
Year 3 - Semester 2
  • HLSC220 Health care ethics
  • NRSG374 Principles of nursing: A palliative approach (Pre: Completion of a minimum of 140 credit points)
  • NRSG267 Integrating practice 4 (Pre: NRSG140)
  • PARA320 Paramedic theory and practice: population variances (Pre: PARA201, PARA202)
Year 4 - Semester 1
  • NRSG371 Building healthy communities (Pre: Completion of a minimum of 140 credit points)
  • NRSG372 Principles of nursing: chronic illness and disability (Pre: Completion of a minimum of 140 credit points)
  • NRSG373 Integrating practice 5 (Pre: NRSG264, NRSG267)
  • PARA300 Consolidated and extended paramedic practice (Pre: PARA213)
Year 4 - Semester 2
  • NRSG375 Clinical leadership (Pre: Completion of a minimum of 240 credit points)
  • NRSG367 Transition to professional nursing (Pre: Completion of a minimum of 240 credit points)
  • NRSG376 Integrating practice 6 (Pre: NRSG373)
  • PARA305 Pre-hospital major incident management (Pre: PARA213)

Additional information

Start dates

Ballarat
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

Brisbane
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

Canberra
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

Course costs - Average first year fee: $7745 Commonwealth Supported (indicative only; subject to passage of legislation)

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  • Paramedic Undergraduate Degrees
  • Nursing Undergraduate Degrees
  • Distance learning Nursing Undergraduate Degrees
  • Australian Catholic University - MacKillop Campus Undergraduate Degrees

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