Bachelor of Nursing Informatics (Honours) CR01
Program at a glance
| Duration: | 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time |
| Mode & Location: | multi-modal |
| Courses/Units of Credit: | 48 units of credit |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Informatics & Communication |
| Entry: | direct |
| Accreditation: | not applicable |
| Residential School: | not applicable |
| Practicum/Work placement: | not applicable |
| Exit awards: | not applicable |
| Interim awards: | not applicable |
| Contact: | Program Coordinator 07 4930 9839 or Program Administrator 07 4930 9681 |
| International students: | not applicable |
| CRICOS program codes: | not applicable |
Program outline
This program will develop:
- knowledge in specialist areas of nursing informatics;
- skills which are fundamental to research; and
- competence in the communication of knowledge and ideas, both orally and in reports.
Note: CQU is an academic institutional member of the International Medical Informatics Association (I.M.I.A.).
Program structure
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| Autumn | |
| COIT19174 | Informatics Topic A |
| COIT19176 | Informatics Topic B |
| COIS19071 | Research Methods |
| Winter | |
| COIT19171 | Honours Informatics Project/Thesis A |
Content for Informatics Topics A and B can be chosen from any informatics area pertaining to nursing practice in any health care setting.
One of Informatics Topics A and B can be replaced by HLTH11005 Nursing Informatics or HLTH12003 Foundation of Health Information Science or an equivalent credit course at the appropriate level from this or any other univeristy provided this course was not undertaken as part of the primary degree.
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Entry requirements
The entry requirement is a Bachelor of Nursing Informatics degree passed at Credit level or higher. Applicants holding both a current general nurse registration certificate and an undergraduate computing or information technology degree (e.g. Bachelor of Information Technology, Bachelor of Informatics or Bachelor of Electronic Commerce, or a qualification deemed equivalent) passed at a Credit level or higher will be considered for entry. Such students may be required to undertake preliminary study in the current Bachelor of Nursing Informatics undergraduate program before commencing the Honours program. The general nurse registration certificate must indicate the authority to practice as a registered nurse.