Online Nursing Post Rn Degree :: Accredited Universities

The Centre for Nursing and Health Studies offers the post-RN BN degree program. This program is designed to provide the Registered Nurse with the opportunity to acquire a broad liberal university education with particular emphasis on advanced theoretical and practical knowledge related to nursing informatics, nursing research, primary health care, leadership, management, and family and community health promotion.

Entry Requirements

• To enrol in the post-RN BN program, the following is required:
• Graduation from an approved Registered Nurse (RN) diploma program.
• Regulated (Practicing) Registered Nurse (RN) registration/licensure with a Canadian province or territory. Proof of registration must be submitted at time of application and maintained while completing the program.
• Those students presenting non-Canadian/non-United States degrees for admission and/or possible transfer credit, must obtain a specialized or course-by-course evaluation of post-secondary course work from an international assessment agency, for example, the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS).
Given the unique and professional nature of the post-RN BN program, some of the general policies governing academic studies at Athabasca University are superseded by the regulations below.
• RN diplomas from approved institutions will be accepted regardless of the year of graduation.
• Athabasca University will not normally award additional transfer credit for nursing courses/certificates that are more than 7 years old at the time of the request. If evidence of current practice in the content area is submitted, this regulation may be waived.
• Students will be permitted a maximum of five years to complete all degree requirements from date of enrolment.
• The pass mark for all nursing courses is C- (60 per cent).
• To be awarded a BN degree, a minimum grade-point average of 2.0 is required in all Athabasca University courses used toward the degree.

Other Fees

• $115 Application Fees

• $180 Learning Resources Fee (per 3 credit course)

• $9 Students' Union (per 3 credit course)

• $2 Alumni Relations (per 3 credit course)

• $334 Out of Country fee (For international students per 3 credit course)

• $100 Evaluation Fee

• $100 Examination rebooking fee

• $100 Late examination request fee

• $50 Multiple examination fee

• $165 Per Extension Fee

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The Part-time Post RN BScN program was comprehensively revised in 2008, and is based on the completion of a total of 63 credits. The new curriculum is designed to reflect and enhance the professional knowledge, competencies, and experience of Post RN students. The new program allows students to customize their program, and select nursing electives in areas that will support individualized needs and interests, and professional nursing practices.
The curriculum for specialty certificates is derived from the Part-time Post RN BScN program. All courses taken as components of a certificate program or as an individual special interest course are fully transferable into the degree program.

Entry Requirements

Minimum requirements are a current RN registration, one-year clinical experience, and high school certification. Applicants are considered if they have credit for five Grade XII university preparatory subjects (English, Mathematics, Chemistry, another science and one other subject), with no mark below 50 and a minimum average of 60.
Meeting published minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.
If you are not able to meet the above requirements, please contact the Program Office for assistance

Other Fees

Information and Technology Fee $350.00

Fitness and Recreational Facilities Fee $100.00

Students' Union Fee $171.12

Health Plan $284.00

International Student Fee $6,780.00

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If you would like to develop your ability to take a lead in learning and teaching across a range of educational contexts, this course is for you.

The programme is designed to explore practical and reflective issues relevant to teachers, lecturers (including those working in FE), Early Years practitioners, higher level teaching assistants and those with a teaching role in other professions such as nursing.

On this course you can:

Focus on educational issues expressed in your own professional context and experience
Update your subject knowledge to ensure that your qualifications have currency in an increasingly competitive market
Progress from a Postgraduate Certificate in a related area, or have your prior experience or learning accredited as part of this MA

Entry Requirements

A good honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject and involvement in teaching in education.
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.

Other Fees

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CQUniversity's postgraduate offerings in mental health nursing are ideal for Registered Nurses who are looking to gain specialist qualifications for roles in various health care sectors working with people experiencing mental health problems.

You will gain an understanding of contemporary topics and issues relevant to all mental health clinicians, including recovery, physical treatments and psycho-social and educational interventions, interpersonal communication and dual diagnosis. Course content is focused on mental health care across various settings including inpatient, primary care, community, and specialist services such as forensic, child and adolescent, and aged care.

The masters program is the final of three study steps that begins with the graduate certificate, followed by the graduate diploma. The masters program aims to enable graduates to apply advanced knowledge of state and national strategic directions for mental health care and provide the necessary skills to practice as a mental health clinician in all health care settings. In addition, you will gain an appreciation of the holistic nature of mental health care including the cultural, spiritual, social, biological and psychological features of illness and health. There is also focus on the delivery of appropriate care for Australia’s ethnic and multicultural society.

Designed to enable registered nurses to continue working throughout their studies, the mental health nursing programs are offered by distance education, with extensive support through online resources as well as access to help and guidance offered by nationally and internationally renowned academic staff at CQUniversity.

Entry Requirements

To gain entry into postgraduate programs in mental health nursing you must have both:

English communications skills equivalent to Year 11 and 12 completion- English (4, SA)

qualification as a registered nurse in Australia.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

Notes

There are compulsory residential schools for some courses.

You are required to complete a total of 6 core courses plus your choice of of three options

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Nursing plays a key role in health services across the world, and professional nurses work in a wide variety of settings. The Bachelor of Nursing equips graduates with the key knowledge and skills necessary for the practice of nursing. Students who successfully complete 6 trimesters of full-time study (or part time equivalent) exit with a Bachelor of Nursing and eligibility to seek Registered Nurse status with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) as a professional nurse in Australia and by mutual recognition in New Zealand. The course aims to give graduates an appreciation of the value of life-long learning and a firm foundation for further study at a postgraduate level.

In addition, students who hold an un-restricted Enrolled Nurse qualification registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) who enter at the beginning of the second year of the course and successfully complete two years of full-time study may receive a Bachelor of Nursing and eligibility for Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).

Students may commence study in Trimester 1 of the first year of the course. During the first two trimesters they will undertake Science for Nursing and Foundations of Nursing units, which will be offered via blended learning in the on-campus mode only. This study mode consists of fully on-campus face-to-face teaching of all theory and clinical skills and off-campus clinical placements of 120 hours for Trimester 1 and 120 hours for Trimester 2. The second and third years of the course will be offered both on and off campus via the Blended Learning mode*.

Students may exit the course at the end of first year and seek Advanced Standing into the TAFE Diploma of Nursing and seek Endorsed Enrolled Nurse status with the NMBA.

* Blended learning refers to a combination of mandatory on-campus intensive schools, structured online learning and clinical practice blocks.

Entry Requirements

A candidate shall:

3 years (144 credit points)

(a) (i) be qualified for admission (see Admission Rule Undergraduate Policy), and

(ii) if admitted on the basis of an Australian school-leaving qualification, have achieved a pass in English and a science subject (other than Mathematics) in that school-leaving qualification; or

2 years (96 credit points)

(b) hold an unrestricted Enrolled Nurse qualification with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia or equivalent under the Australian Quality Framework; or

2 years 3 months (108 credit points)

(c) for international students hold a minimum 2 year FTE post-secondary equivalent to AQF Level 5 Diploma in Nursing and be registered, licensed or recognised in their own country as registered or a professional nurse in the last ten years; and (i) have an IELTS (Academic) overall score of at least 6.5 with no sub-band score less than 6.0 (or equivalent TOEFL score of at least 91 in the Internet-based Text with not less than 22 in the written component and 20 in Listening, Speaking and Reading); or (ii) successful completion of an advanced EAP program at the University of New England English Language Centre (equivalent to IELTS 6.5); or

1 year (48 credit points)

(d) hold the University of New England AQF Level 6 Advanced Diploma in Nursing; or

3 years (144 credit points)

(e) successfully undertake an interview conducted by a panel of UNE academic registered nurses.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Incidental unit costs

Notes

Intensive mandatory schools may be a requirement of some of the units in this course. See Unit Catalogue for specific requirements.

Candidates must complete 880 hours of clinical practice, which is undertaken in each trimester in health facilities in NSW. Clinical practice is normally organised in block placements of two to four weeks throughout the six trimesters of the course. Clinical placements occur in most area health services of NSW.

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