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Holmesglen International Student Prospectus 2014
Higher Education
Higher Education
Course Name &
Duration
Start
Date
Course Description
Bachelor of
Justice Studies
3 years
CRICOS Provider
00212K
February
July
This new course is offered to school leavers and those with no previous tertiary qualifications to
prepare them for a professional career in the justice sector. This sector is evolving rapidly to meet the
changing environmental, economic, social and cultural demands facing society. This course is also an
ideal professional development program for people already employed in the justice sector who wish to
advance their careers and extend their capabilities and opportunities.
The qualification will provide students with a theoretical and practical basis to work as effective change
agents across the broad range of justice sector agencies dealing with issues in both government
and non-government organisations. Students will develop an understanding of the justice system, its
structure, concepts and underlying principles. Students will be introduced to the issues that arise in
developing, managing, and administering policy in justice environments and learn the skills necessary
to undertake those tasks successfully. Students will undertake a capstone unit in their final year
of study by way of a justice studies internship to integrate their learning in the first two years of the
degree. Graduates of this course will find employment in a wide range of settings in the justice sector
including policy development, court administration, law enforcement, security, corrective services,
criminological research, community legal centres and law reform bodies.
Upon successful completion of selected diplomas or advanced diplomas, students will be granted
credit exemptions and are able to complete the Bachelor of Justice Studies in a shorter duration
according to their University of Canberra study plan.
Bachelor of Nursing
3 years
February
This is an innovative and contemporary nursing course designed to produce a graduate with the ability
to function competently within a dynamic field of professional practice. The course is comprehensive
and generalist, with a focus on professional nursing practice and theory.
The course is underpinned by a philosophy of ‘person-centred, holistic care’.
Students are prepared for practice through a combination of on-campus theory and state-of-the-art
simulation activities as well as clinical practice in a variety of health care settings throughout the three
years of the course.
Clinical placements may be scheduled outside semester times and will include placement in
metropolitan and rural areas. Students who undertake a clinical placement in a rural area may incur
additional costs for accommodation. Failure in any clinical placement may result in a significant
extension of course time and subsequent delay in course completion.
Prior to undertaking clinical placement students must be prepared to declare their health and
immunisation status; complete a National Police Records Check annually; hold a valid Working With
Children Check (WWCC); and be registered as a student with AHPRA.
Graduates of this course are eligible to apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia to gain
registration.
Bachelor of Nursing
2 years on completion
of the Diploma of
Nursing
February
This is an innovative and contemporary nursing course designed to produce a graduate with the ability
to function competently within a dynamic field of professional practice. The course is comprehensive
and generalist, with a focus on professional nursing practice and theory.
The course is underpinned by a philosophy of ‘person-centred, holistic care’.
Students are prepared for practice through a combination of on-campus theory and state-of-the-art
simulation activities as well as clinical practice in a variety of health care settings throughout the two
years of the course.
Clinical placements may be scheduled outside semester times and will include placement in
metropolitan and rural areas. Students who undertake a clinical placement in a rural area may incur
additional costs for accommodation. Failure in any clinical placement may result in a significant
extension of course time and subsequent delay in course completion.
Prior to undertaking clinical placement students must be prepared to declare their health and
immunisation status; complete a National Police Records Check annually; hold a valid Working With
Children Check (WWCC); and be registered as a student with AHPRA.
Graduates of this course are eligible to apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia to gain
registration.
