Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) (HL17)

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Course Details

Course duration (full-time):	4 years
Total credit points:	408
Standard credit points/full-time semester:	48
Standard credit points/part-time semester:	24
Course coordinator:	Enquiries to nursing@qut.edu.au; psychology@qut.edu.au;
Discipline coordinator:	AskQUT
Course contact:	+61 7 3138 2000, askqut@qut.edu.au
Delivery:	Kelvin Grove
CRICOS code:	065615J
Faculty:	Faculty of Health

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Course Structures

February entry (continuing students only)

Year 1, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB102 Equivalents: NSB018	Professional Practice and Cultural Safety	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
LQB185 Equivalents: LSB182, LSB142, LQD185	Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professionals	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
NSB103 Equivalents: NSD103	Health Assessment	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
PYB100 Equivalents: PYB101, HLB100	Foundation Psychology	Gardens Point Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Antirequisites: PYB012

Year 1, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB285	Pathophysiology for Health Professionals	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB185 or LSB182 or LQD185
PYB007	Communication for Health Professionals	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 1	Antirequisites: PYB074, HHB113, PYB111
PYB102	The Mind and the Brain	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
PYB110 Equivalents: BSB123	Psychological Research Methods	Kelvin Grove Semester 2

Year 2, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB202	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Well-being	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB102 or NSN923
PYB202 Equivalents: PYB205	Social Psychology	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYB100 or PYB102
PYB210	Research Design and Data Analysis	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYB110
CSB601	Introduction to Clinical Therapeutics for Health	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (LQB185 or LSB111 or LQB285 or LSB282 or LSB382 or LQD185) or ((LSB142 or LSB235) and (LQB281 or LSB250 or LSB231)) or (LSB142 and CSB520). (CSB520 or LQB185 or LSB111 or LQB285 or LSB282 or LSB382) can be enrolled in the same study period as CSB601 Basic knowledge of body systems, physiology and disease processes is assumed knowledge

Year 2, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB010	Introduction to Clinical Practice	Last offered in 2022
PYB203	Developmental Psychology	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYB102 or PYB100
PYB204 Equivalents: PYB303	Perception and Cognition	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYB100 and PYB102 and PYB110
PYB208	Counselling Theory and Practice 1	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYB007 or PUB209

Year 3, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LWS101 Equivalents: LWD101	Ethics Law and Health Care	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2
NSB231 Equivalents: NSB022	Integrated Nursing Practice 2 On campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: NSB103 or NSD103 or Completion of 96cp. NSB103 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB231.
NSB232 Equivalents: NSB013	Integrated Nursing Practice 2 Off campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: (NSB131 or NSB010) and NSB231. NSB010 and NSB231 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB232
PYB309	Individual Differences and Assessment	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: minimum 96cp of previous psychology units Successful completion of all first and second year units is assumed knowledge.

Year 3, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB236 Equivalents: NSB024	Integrated Nursing Practice 3 On Campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB231 and (NSB132 or NSB010)
NSB233 Equivalents: NSB014	Integrated Nursing Practice 3 Off Campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB232, NSB236 and NSB204. NSB236 and NSB204 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB233.
PYB306	Psychopathology	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYB100 or PYB102 Successful completion of all first and second year units is assumed knowledge.
PYB350	Advanced Statistical Analysis	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYB210
OR
Psychology Elective
Note: PYB350 is compulsory for entry to fourth year programs in psychology for example Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours Psychology)

Year 3, Summer Semester

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB334	Integrated Nursing Practice 4	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Summer	Prerequisites: Successful completion of 180 credit points in (NS42 or HL19) including NSB233 or successful completion of 288 credit points in (HL16 or HL17) including NSB233.
Note: NSB334 Summer offering: Students in NS42 July entry, HL16, HL17 and HL19 (commenced before 2017)
NSB334 February (Semester 1) offering: Students in NS42 February entry, and HL19 students (commenced from 2017)

Year 4, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYB304	Behavioural Neuroscience	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYB204 and PYB102 Successful completion of all first and second year units is assumed knowledge.
HLB002	International Study Experience	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: Academic approval and successful completion of 96 credit points of study in your current course Other Requisites: Academic approval and successful completion of 96 credit points of study in your current course. Students must have successfully completed an approved QUT Study Abroad to be eligible to undertake this unit.
or
Psychology elective (Students select HLB002 or a Psychology Elective)
Psychology Elective
NSB336	Integrated Nursing Practice Capstone	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: NSB233 and 144 Credit Points of study
From 2022, NSB336 Integrated Nursing Practice Capstone will replace NSB303 Partnerships in Health and Illness.

Year 4, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB335	Integrated Nursing Practice 5	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Flexible Period - 10A	Prerequisites: NSB334
NSB305	Leading and Learning: Building Professional Capacity	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: Successful completion of 144cp in (NS42 or HL19) or successful completion of 288cp in (HL16 or HL17 or HL18) Nursing clinical practice experience is assumed knowledge
Psychology Elective

List A and List B Psychology Electives

Psychology Electives List A

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYB159	Alcohol and Other Drug Studies	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Antirequisites: PYB158
PYB215	Forensic Psychology and the Law	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYB102 or PYB100 and Completion of 72cps Antirequisites: JSB174 96 credit points of first year units is assumed knowledge.
PYB260	Psychopharmacology of Addictive Behaviour	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYB102

Psychology Electives List B

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYB301	Psychology in the Community: Placement	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYB202 and PYB203 and PYB204 and PYB210 Antirequisites: PYB207
PYB302	Applied Social and Organisational Psychology	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYB205 or PYB202
PYB307	Health Psychology	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYB100, PYB101 or PYB102 Successful completion of all first and second year units is assumed knowledge.
PYB350	Advanced Statistical Analysis	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYB210
PYB356	Counselling Theory and Practice 2	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYB208
PYB359	Working with Families and Groups	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYB208
PYB360	Interventions for Addictive Behaviours	Kelvin Grove Flexible Period - 08A	Prerequisites: PYB159 or PYB158 or PYB260 or NSB223 or NSB023 or NSB204

Unit Lists

Psychology Electives

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYB159	Alcohol and Other Drug Studies	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Antirequisites: PYB158
PYB215	Forensic Psychology and the Law	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYB102 or PYB100 and Completion of 72cps Antirequisites: JSB174 96 credit points of first year units is assumed knowledge.
PYB260	Psychopharmacology of Addictive Behaviour	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYB102
PYB300	Behavioural Science and Contemporary Challenges	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYB203 and PYB204
PYB301	Psychology in the Community: Placement	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYB202 and PYB203 and PYB204 and PYB210 Antirequisites: PYB207
PYB302	Applied Social and Organisational Psychology	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYB205 or PYB202
PYB307	Health Psychology	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYB100, PYB101 or PYB102 Successful completion of all first and second year units is assumed knowledge.
PYB321	Introduction to the Psychology of Trauma	Kelvin Grove Summer	Prerequisites: PYB202 and 120cp of completed studies
PYB350	Advanced Statistical Analysis	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYB210
PYB356	Counselling Theory and Practice 2	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYB208
PYB359	Working with Families and Groups	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYB208
PYB360	Interventions for Addictive Behaviours	Kelvin Grove Flexible Period - 08A	Prerequisites: PYB159 or PYB158 or PYB260 or NSB223 or NSB023 or NSB204

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