Bachelor of Nursing
CHS – NURS 1 Eligibility; Bachelor of Nursing
Candidates are eligible to apply for selection to register for the qualification Bachelor of Nursing provided they have
- a) An NSC degree pass with English (HL/FAL) and Life Orientation 4 and Mathematics/Maths Literacy 3 and Life Sciences Level 4
- b) 30 points excluding Life Orientation.
CHS – NURS 2 Professional Indemnity
For all work-based or clinical learning, students are required to provide proof of professional indemnity before being allowed to enter the work-based or clinical learning area.
CHS – NURS 3 Exam Subminimum
A subminimum of 50% shall apply to all practical examinations which are part of nursing modules.
CHS – NURS 4 Statutory Body Requirements
No student shall be allowed to graduate unless the minimum hours of clinical work for the programme, as prescribed by the South African Nursing Council, have been completed.
CHS – NURS 5 Curriculum for the Bachelor of Nursing
- a) The curriculum for the qualification Bachelor of Nursing as approved by the CAAB shall extend over eight semesters or four years of full-time study.
- b) Students shall obtain at least 512 credits (including all prescribed modules) to qualify with a BN degree.
CHS – NURS 6 IsiZulu Language Requirement
Students whose home language is not from the Nguni group of languages shall be required to complete one 16 credit module of isiZulu, as one of the non-nursing electives.
CHS – NURS 7 Progression
To maintain their good standing, and to avoid either warning for slow academic progress or exclusion from the University, students must maintain minimum rates of progression through their qualifications. Minimum rates of acceptable progression for this qualification are set out below.
Number Semesters
registered |
Min. Progression
requirements |
“At Risk” threshold
(75% of Maximum) |
Normal progression |
1 |
32 |
48 |
64 |
2 |
64 |
96 |
128 |
3 |
96 |
144 |
192 |
4 |
144 |
192 |
256 |
5 |
176 |
240 |
320 |
6 |
224 |
288 |
384 |
7 |
256 |
336 |
448 |
8 |
344 |
384 |
512 |
9 |
392 |
448 |
|
10 |
440 |
512 |
|
11 |
472 |
|
|
12 |
512 |
|
|
Bachelor of Nursing (B-NUR) |
|
Module code |
Name of Module |
Credits |
Semester |
NURS100 |
Fundamental Nursing |
32 |
Year |
ANAT113 |
Human Anatomy |
32 |
Year |
HPHS1NU |
Introductory Physiology for nursing |
16 |
2 |
CHEM100 |
Special Science |
16 |
1 |
|
Elective 1 (Soc Sc) |
16 |
|
|
Elective 2 (Soc Sc) |
16 |
|
|
Elective 3 (Soc Sc)* |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
|
NURS230 |
Preventive & Promotive Health |
32 |
Year |
HPHS2NU |
Physiology themes for nursing |
16 |
1 |
|
Elective 3 (Soc Sc)* |
16 |
|
|
Elective 4 (Soc Sc) |
16 |
|
|
Elective 5 (Soc Sc) |
16 |
|
|
Elective 6 (Soc Sc) |
16 |
|
|
Elective 7 (Soc Sc) level 200a |
16 |
|
|
Elective 8 (Soc Sc)level 200b |
16 |
|
|
Total credits: level 2 |
128/144 |
|
Level 3 |
NURS301 |
Nursing 301: General Nursing |
48 |
1 |
NURS313 |
Administration in Nursing Units |
8 |
2 |
NURS331 |
Nursing 302: General Nursing |
40 |
2 |
NURS308 |
Research in Nursing |
16 |
2 |
TAMM21N |
Pharmacology for Nurses |
16 |
Year |
|
Total credits: level 3 |
128 |
|
Level 4 |
NURS401 |
Psychiatric Nursing |
48 |
1 or 2 |
NURS403 |
Primary Health Care |
16 |
2 |
NURS405 |
Midwifery |
48 |
1 or 2 |
|
Total credits: level 4 |
112 |
|
|
Total credits for the degree |
512 |
|
Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Practice) (Pipeline students only)
CHS – NURS 6 Eligibility: Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Practice)
Candidates are eligible to apply for selection to register for the qualification Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Practice) provided they are;
- a) nurses who are registered or enrolled with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) and who have had relevant post-registration experience if appropriate; or
- b) nurses who have obtained a nursing qualification from another country and who are not registered or are not register-able by the SANC, but who, in the opinion of the Senate, hold qualifications equivalent to those demanded from general nurses in the Republic of South Africa, and
- c) have met the University’s requirements for undergraduate study, and
- d) have qualified to enter the stream of their choice as spelt out below.
The additional requirements for entering the individual streams are;
Advanced Clinical programmes:
The applicant must have completed a minimum of 6 (six) months of clinical experience in the selected field of study.
Non-clinical Programmes:
The applicant must be currently working or have previously worked for a minimum period of one year.
Comprehensive Clinical Programmes:
The applicant must have registration or a qualification as a nurse or midwife.
CHS – NURS 7 Curriculum for the Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Practice)
- a) The curriculum for the qualification of Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Practice), comprising modules with a total credit value of 384 credits as approved by the School, shall extend over six semesters of full-time study or not less than ten semesters of part-time study.
- b) Students shall choose one of eight specialist streams and follow the approved curriculum for that stream. The specialisation modules, which are not common to all eight streams at any Level, shall total at least 64 credits in every specialised stream. They must all be passed in order to obtain a qualification in that stream
CHS – NURS 8 Progression
To maintain their good standing, and to avoid receipt of warning of slow academic progress and potential exclusion from the College, students must maintain minimum rates of progression through their qualifications. Minimum rates of acceptable progression for this qualification are set out below
Number Semesters
registered |
Min. Progression
requirements |
“At Risk” threshold
(75% of Maximum) |
Normal progression |
1 |
16 |
48 |
72 |
2 |
56 |
96 |
128 |
3 |
96 |
120 |
168 |
4 |
136 |
192 |
256 |
5 |
176 |
232 |
312 |
6 |
216 |
288 |
384 |
7 |
256 |
336 |
|
8 |
288 |
384 |
|
9 |
336 |
|
|
10 |
384 |
|
|
Curriculum for Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Practice)(Pipeline)
Stream 2: Nursing Management |
Code |
Name of Module |
Credits |
Sem |
Level 1 |
NURS110 |
General Nursing 1a |
32 |
Year |
NURS110 |
General Nursing 1b |
32 |
Year |
|
Elective 1 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 2 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 3 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 4 |
16 |
|
|
Total credits: level 1 |
128 |
|
Level 2 |
NURS260 |
General Nursing 2a |
32 |
Year |
NURS260 |
General Nursing 2b |
32 |
Year |
NURS130 |
Nursing Management 1 |
32 |
1 |
|
Elective from inside or outside the school |
32 |
|
|
Total credits: level 2 |
128 |
|
Level 3 |
NURS240 |
Nursing Management 2 |
32 |
2 |
NURS341 |
Managing Learning Organisations |
16 |
1 |
NURS219 |
Nursing Philosophy |
16 |
2 |
NURS319 |
Nursing Research Project |
32 |
year |
NURS217 |
Nursing Research Theory |
16 |
2 |
NURS342 |
Evaluation of Health care programmes |
16 |
2 |
|
Total credits: level 3 |
128 |
|
|
Total credits for the degree |
384 |
|
Curriculum for Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Practice) (Pipeline Students Only)
Stream 1: Nursing Education (BN-ADP) |
Code |
Name of Module |
Credits |
Sem |
Level 1 |
NURS110 |
General Nursing 1a |
32 |
Year |
NURS110 |
General Nursing 1b |
32 |
Year |
|
Elective 1 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 2 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 3 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 4 |
16 |
|
|
Total credits: level 1 |
128 |
|
Level 2 |
NURS260 |
General Nursing 2a |
32 |
Year |
NURS260 |
General Nursing 2b |
32 |
Year |
NURS102 |
Principles & Methods of Teaching & Evaluation |
16 |
2 |
NURS103 |
Theories of Learning for Health Professional |
16 |
1 |
|
Elective from inside or outside the school |
32 |
|
|
Total credits: level 2 |
128 |
|
Level 3 |
NURS219 |
Nursing Philosophy |
16 |
2 |
NURS217 |
Nursing Research Theory |
16 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
NURS319 |
Nursing Research Project |
32 |
Year |
NURS307 |
Facilitation of Recognition of Prior Learning |
16 |
2 |
NURS221 |
Curriculum Development |
16 |
1 |
NURS224 |
Issues in Health professional Education |
16 |
2 |
NURS341 |
Managing Learning Organisations |
16 |
1 |
|
Total credits: level 3 |
128 |
|
|
Total credits for the degree |
384 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Curriculum for Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Practice) (Pipeline)
Stream 3: Comprehensive Practice |
Code |
Name of Module |
Credits |
Sem |
Level 1 |
NURS110 |
General Nursing 1a |
32 |
Year |
NURS110 |
General Nursing 1b |
32 |
Year |
|
Elective 1 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 2 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 3 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 4 |
16 |
|
|
Total credits: level 1 |
128 |
|
Level 2 |
NURS120 |
Mental Health Nursing 1 |
32 |
1 |
NURS262 |
Community Health Nursing 1 |
32 |
1 |
NURS260 |
General Nursing 2a |
32 |
Year |
NURS260 |
General Nursing 2b |
32 |
Year |
|
Total credits: level 2 |
128 |
|
Level 3 |
NURS200 |
Mental Health Nursing 2 |
32 |
2 |
NURS263 |
Community Health Nursing 2 |
32 |
2 |
NURS219 |
Nursing Philosophy |
16 |
2 |
NURS217 |
Nursing Research Theory |
16 |
2 |
NURS319 |
Nursing Research Project |
32 |
year |
|
Total credits: level 3 |
128 |
|
|
Total credits for the degree |
384 |
|
Curriculum for Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Practice) (Pipeline)
Stream 4: Advanced Mental Health |
Code |
Name of Module |
Credits |
Sem |
Level 1 |
NURS110 |
General Nursing 1a |
32 |
Year |
NURS110 |
General Nursing 1b |
32 |
Year |
|
Elective 1 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 2 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 3 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 4 |
16 |
|
|
Total credits: level 1 |
128 |
|
Level 2
|
NURS260 |
General Nursing 2a |
32 |
Year |
NURS260 |
General Nursing 2b |
32 |
Year |
NURS250 |
Advanced Mental Health Nursing 1 |
32 |
1 |
|
Elective from inside or outside the school |
32 |
|
|
Total credits: level 2 |
128 |
|
Level 3
|
NURS310 |
Advanced Mental Health Nursing 2 |
32 |
2 |
NURS341 |
Managing Learning Organisations |
16 |
1 |
NURS342 |
Evaluation of Health Programmes |
16 |
2 |
NURS217 |
Nursing Research Theory |
16 |
2 |
NURS219 |
Nursing Philosophy |
16 |
1 |
NURS319 |
Nursing Research Project |
32 |
Year |
|
Total credits: level 3 |
128 |
|
|
Total credits for the degree |
384 |
|
Curriculum for Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Practice) (Pipeline)
Stream 5: Oncology and Palliative Care |
Code |
Name of Module |
Credits |
Sem |
Level 1
|
NURS110 |
General Nursing 1a |
32 |
Year |
NURS110 |
General Nursing 1b |
32 |
Year |
|
Elective 1 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 2 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 3 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 4 |
16 |
|
|
Total credits: level 1 |
128 |
|
Level 2
|
NURS260 |
General Nursing 2a |
32 |
Year |
NURS260 |
General Nursing 2b |
32 |
Year |
NURS205 |
Foundations of Oncology |
16 |
1 |
NURS204 |
Oncological Conditions |
16 |
2 |
|
Elective from inside or outside Nursing |
32 |
|
|
Total credits: level 2 |
128 |
|
Level 3
|
NURS330 |
Oncological and Palliative Nursing |
32 |
1 |
NURS342 |
Evaluation of Health Care Programmes |
16 |
2 |
NURS341 |
Managing Learning Organizations |
16 |
1 |
NURS219 |
Nursing Philosophy |
16 |
2 |
NURS217 |
Nursing Research Theory |
16 |
2 |
NURS319 |
Nursing Research Project |
32 |
year |
|
Total credits: level 3 |
128 |
|
|
Total credits for the degree |
384 |
|
Curriculum for Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Practice) (Pipeline)
Stream 6: Advanced Midwifery & Neonatal Intensive-Care Nursing |
Code |
Name of Module |
Credits |
Sem |
Level 1 |
NURS110 |
General Nursing 1a |
32 |
Year |
NURS110 |
General Nursing 1b |
32 |
Year |
|
Elective 1 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 2 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 3 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 4 |
16 |
|
|
Total credits: level 1 |
128 |
|
Level 2
|
NURS260 |
General Nursing 2a |
32 |
Year |
NURS260 |
General Nursing 2b |
32 |
Year |
NURS233 |
Foundations of Neonatology |
16 |
1 |
NURS235 |
Neonatal Nursing |
16 |
2 |
|
Elective from inside or outside Nursing |
32 |
|
|
Total credits: level 2 |
128 |
|
Level 3
|
NURS300 |
Advanced Midwifery |
32 |
year |
NURS219 |
Nursing Philosophy |
16 |
2 |
NURS342 |
Evaluation of Health Services |
16 |
2 |
NURS341 |
Managing Learning Organizations |
16 |
1 |
NURS217 |
Nursing Research Theory |
16 |
2 |
NURS319 |
Nursing Research Project |
32 |
year |
|
Total credits: level 3 |
128 |
|
|
Total credits for the degree |
384 |
|
Curriculum for Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Practice) (Pipeline)
Stream 7: Critical Care and Trauma |
Code |
Name of Module |
Credits |
Sem |
Level 1
|
NURS110 |
General Nursing 1a |
32 |
Year |
NURS110 |
General Nursing 1b |
32 |
Year |
|
Elective 1 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 2 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 3 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 4 |
16 |
|
|
Total credits: level 1 |
128 |
|
Level 2 |
NURS260 |
General Nursing 2a |
32 |
Year |
NURS260 |
General Nursing 2b |
32 |
Year |
NURS234 |
Trauma Nursing |
16 |
2 |
NURS211 |
Critical Care Nursing A |
24 |
1 |
|
Elective from inside or outside Nursing |
32 |
|
|
Total credits: level 2 |
128 |
|
Level 3
|
NURS212 |
Critical Care Nursing B |
24 |
2 |
NURS303 |
Issues in Critical Care Nursing |
16 |
2 |
NURS219 |
Nursing Philosophy |
16 |
2 |
NURS217 |
Nursing Research Theory |
16 |
2 |
NURS319 |
Nursing Research Project |
32 |
year |
NURS341 |
Managing Learning Organizations |
16 |
1 |
NURS342 |
Evaluation of Health Systems |
16 |
2 |
|
Total credits: level 3 |
128 |
|
|
Total credits for the degree |
384 |
|
Curriculum for Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Practice) (Pipeline)
Stream 8: Primary Health Care Nursing |
Code |
Name of Module |
Credits |
Sem |
Level 1
|
NURS110 |
General Nursing 1a |
32 |
Year |
NURS110 |
General Nursing 1b |
32 |
Year |
|
Elective 1 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 2 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 3 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 4 |
16 |
|
|
Total credits: level 1 |
128 |
|
Level 2
|
NURS260 |
General Nursing 2a |
32 |
Year |
NURS260 |
General Nursing 2b |
32 |
Year |
NURS231 |
Primary Care 1 |
32 |
1 |
|
Elective from inside or outside nursing |
32 |
|
|
Total credits: level 2 |
128 |
|
Level 3
|
NURS232 |
Primary Care 2 |
32 |
2 |
NURS341 |
Managing Learning Organizations |
16 |
1 |
NURS342 |
Evaluation of Health Systems |
16 |
2 |
NURS219 |
Nursing Philosophy |
16 |
2 |
NURS217 |
Nursing Research Theory |
16 |
2 |
NURS319 |
Nursing Research Project |
32 |
year |
|
Total credits: level 3 |
128 |
|
|
Total credits for the degree |
384 |
|
Curriculum for Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Practice) (Pipeline)
Specialization Choice Stream |
Code |
Name of Module |
Credits |
Sem |
Level 1
|
NURS110 |
General Nursing 1a (Exemption with credit) |
32 |
Year |
NURS110 |
General Nursing 1b (Exemption with credit) |
32 |
Year |
|
Elective 1 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 2 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 3 |
16 |
|
|
Elective 4 |
16 |
|
|
Total credits: level 1 |
128 |
|
Level 2
|
|
|
|
NURS260 |
General Nursing 2a (Exemption with credit) |
32 |
Year |
NURS260 |
General Nursing 2b (Exemption with credit) |
32 |
Year |
NURS219 |
Nursing Philosophy |
16 |
1 & 2 |
|
3 x 16 credit electives |
48 |
|
|
Total credits : 2 |
128 |
|
Level 3 |
|
|
|
|
Elective 1 |
16 |
|
NURS217 |
Nursing Research Theory |
16 |
1 & 2 |
NURS319 |
Nursing Research Project |
32 |
2 |
|
Elective 2x 32 credits from within or outside the School of Nursing within UKZN |
32 |
|
NURS341 |
Managing Learning Organizations |
16 |
1 |
NURS342 |
Evaluation of Health Care Programmes |
16 |
2 |
|
Total credits :Level 3 |
128 |
|
|
Total overall credits for BNAP degree |
384 |
|
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|
|
|
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