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 (more info)
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 aim

This program will develop:

Note: CQU is an academic institutional member of the International Medical Informatics Association (I.M.I.A.).

Program structure

Course Code Course Title
Term 1 (T1)
COIT19174 Informatics Topic A
COIT19176 Informatics Topic B
COIS19071 Research Methods
Term 2 (T2)
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.