The online route allows you to study on your own time. Nonetheless, the program will also support you in completing at least 800 hours of workplace learning at different healthcare facilities to ensure you gain a solid amount of real-life working experience.
You are expected to spend around 10-12 hours per week doing course activities for each 8-point subject you enrol in. Taking four 8-point subjects in one semester is equal to working a full-time job.
Why study a nursing degree with Charles Sturt University? Our accredited course will prepare you for the healthcare workforce, and you’ll benefit from our strong industry links and ties to regional and metropolitan communities across New South Wales. Patient care requires a holistic approach, and this course provides you with the theory, skills and understanding you’ll need in the workplace.
The Bachelor of Nursing supports students to undertake at least 800 hours of workplace learning in an exciting range of authentic healthcare settings.
During your bachelor’s degree in nursing you’ll work in a broad range of contexts and with patients across the lifespan, graduating as a competent and adaptable registered nurse. You’ll be able to think creatively and critically; and be a reflective and ethical practitioner, educator and facilitator. You’ll also advocate for patient health and wellbeing.
Charles Sturt University has strong links with the Western, Far Western and Murrumbidgee Local Health Districts of New South Wales. These affiliations provide the opportunity to gain real-world practical experience and ensure our course is relevant to the industry and serves contemporary nursing needs.
If you are an Australian First Nations student who will commence the Bachelor of Nursing in the first year without credit for prior study, you can choose to apply for the online First Nations cohort. This wil give you the opportunity to attend dedicated residential schools with other First Nations students.
Charles Sturt University’s Bachelor of Nursing graduates are recognised for their critical thinking, diversity and professionalism. Many Charles Sturt University-educated nurses have received overseas recognition and now work internationally.
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations.
If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
As a Charles Sturt University student, throughout your course you have a responsibility to continue to develop skills in English language, literacy and numeracy as appropriate to your discipline. This ongoing development will enable you to effectively participate in your course and graduate prepared to enter the workforce.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.