UMANAND PRASAD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE and HEALTH SCIENCES

Bachelor of Nursing Science Honours


Programme Code: -


Specialisation: -


Programme Type: Degree


Semester/Trimester: Semester


Duration: Full Time - 4 years


Campus: Saweni, Samabula


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Programme Description

Admission Requirements

✅ Passed Fiji Year 13 Exaination with marks 250 or above with a pass in English and Maths, or completed Foundation Programme with B Grade

✅ Mature students with 3 years work experience or more and have completed Year 2 of Nursing courses with Confirmation Letters from Work Supervisors and tertiary institution Heads of Schools and Nursing transcripts.

✅ Passed any examination deemed by the University to be equivalent to the University Foundation Programme.

✅ Persons can be admitted to the Programme as per the Unclassified regulation.

Number of Courses & Credit Point

✅ 28 courses with 15 credit points per course

✅ 1 course with 60 credit points

Year 1 – Semester 1
ITC100 Information Technology for the Workplace
LLC101 English for Academic Purposes
HIC111Spoken Hindi for Beginners/ITK111 Spoken iTaukei Language for Beginners
UUU100 Social Research MethodsYear 1 – Semester 2
BNAP101 Anatomy and Physiology
BNMI102 Human Microbiology
BNPH103 Pharmacology
BNBI104 Medical Biochemistry for Nursing
Year 2 – Semester 1
BNSC200 Fundamentals of Nursing Skills
BNSC201 Paediatric Nursing Knowledge and Practice
BNSC202 Medical Surgical Nursing Introduction
BNSC203 Pathology

Year 2 – Semester 2
BNSC204 Clinical Governance and Risk Management
BNSC205 Primary Health Care and Health Promotion
BNSC206 Non-Communicable and Communicable Diseases
BNSC207 Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing Introduction
Year 3 – Semester 1
BNSC300 Advanced Nursing Knowledge and Practice
BNSC301 Advanced Paediatric Knowledge and Nursing Practice
BNSC302 Advance Critical Care Nursing
BNSC303 Population Focused and Public Health Nursing

Year 3 – Semester 2

BNSC304 Advance Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing Knowledge and Practice
BNSC305 Mental Health Nursing
BNSC306 Leadership, Nursing Administration and Management
BNSC307 Advance Medical and Surgical Nursing Skills
Year 4 – Semester 1
BNSC400 Health and Nursing Education
BNSC401 Nursing Trends and Specialisation
BNSC403 Community Health Nursing Skills
BNSC402 Research MethodologyYear 4 – Semester 2
BNSC404 Research and Attachment

Estimated Local Fees

$39,530.00

Estimated International Fees

$79,060.00