Courses at Berwick

Bachelor of Nursing (Community Health)

This course offering is subject to professional accreditation.

The Bachelor of Nursing (Community Health) offers students hands on clinical experience in both rural and metropolitan health and community care settings and aims to develop a graduate nurse who is committed to the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health and to the prevention of disease. Graduates will be skilled in the delivery of holistic health care and be able to apply an extensive body of knowledge from relevant disciplines in varied practice settings across both community and hospitals. Students are expected to develop the skill of critical analysis in relation to the theory and practice of nursing, and also develop skills according to accepted standards of nursing practice

Course outline

The course consists of six semesters. Clinical nursing experience will be undertaken in years 1-3 and will comprise approximately 50% of the course with placement in a variety of health care settings. Students will undertake major studies in Behavioural science, Biosciences, Clinical studies, Community Health, Health Promotion, and Nursing. The areas covered in the curriculum meet currently accepted standards of nursing practice as set down in the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) National Competencies for the Registered Nurse.

Career outlook

The course provides a broad educational foundation for nursing practice & pathways. Graduates will be eligible to be Registered Nurses (Division 1) with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (subject to ANMAC and AHPRA approval). Graduates will be able to provide holistic nursing care as a first-level practitioner in community and health care settings compatible with the broad health care needs and goals of Australia's multi-cultural society.

Course details

Three years full-time, equivalent part-time Berwick campus VCE prerequisites: Units 1 and 2–general mathematics or mathematical methods (either), or Units 3 and 4–mathematics (any).Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.

Extra requirements

Police check: Students must complete a National Police Records Check before undertaking clinical placements. Working With Children Check: Students must hold a Working With Children Check before undertaking clinical placements. Failure to hold satisfactory checks may result in students being unable to complete this course. Immunisation policy: Students must comply with the Monash University School of Nursing and Midwifery Immunisation Policy (see www.med.monash.edu.au/nursing/current.html).

For further information, contact Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Domestic student enquiries: +61 3 9905 4301, email: enquiries@med.monash.edu.au

International student enquiries: +61 3 9627 4852, email: study@monash.edu Fax: +61 3 9903 4778