Attendance patterns
Bachelor of Nursing
The number of days on-campus (face-to-face hours) varies depending on your study mode, year of study and timetable requirements.
Full time students undertake four subjects each semester. Classes may be held over four to five days each week, with two to eight hours of classes or lectures each day.
Some subjects include nursing practice in hospitals or health facilities. Attendance at nursing practice is mandatory and will be in a five-day per week block pattern. Students will be required to attend shifts, which vary but are generally 7am to 3.30pm or 2.30pm to 11pm. The Faculty tries to place students close to home for nursing practice but this is not always possible. All students will need to travel for some placements.
Part time nursing students undertake two subjects each semester, which generally requires two to three days on campus each week, with nursing practice starting in the second year.
In addition to hours on campus and on nursing practice, you need to allow time for self-directed study and assignment preparation. As a general rule, for every hour of face-to-face teaching, you should allow one to two hours of self-directed study. As a full time student you could expect to spend 30-40 hours each week in lectures, tutorials, nursing laboratories, nursing practice, self-directed study and preparing assignments.
Bachelor of Midwifery
The number of days on-campus (face-to-face hours) varies depending on your study mode, year of study and timetable requirements.
Full time students undertake four subjects each semester. Classes may be held over four to five days each week, with two to eight hours of classes or lectures each day.
Attendance at midwifery practice is mandatory and will be either on a one day a week pattern, or in a block pattern where you will attend up to five shifts in one week.
Students will be allocated to one particular hospital or area health service for all their midwifery practice.
There is an optional rural placement in the third year.
Part-time midwifery students undertake two subjects each semester, which generally requires two to three days on campus each week, with midwifery clinical practice starting in the second year.
The Faculty tries to place students close to home for clinical placement, but there is no guarantee and some travelling will be involved.
Students will be required to be on shifts in midwifery practice during their course, with morning shifts beginning at 7am. Throughout the duration of the course there may also be the possibility of some on-call work.
In addition to hours on campus and on midwifery practice, you need to allow time for self-directed study and assignment preparation. As a general rule, for every hour of face-to-face teaching, you should allow one to two hours of self-directed study. As a full time student you could expect to spend 30-40 hours each week in lectures, tutorials, nursing laboratories, nursing practice, self-directed study and preparing assignments.
Postgraduate students
Full-time study consists of four subjects each semester whilst part-time study is most commonly undertaken at two subjects per semester.
The way that subjects are offered varies between courses, including frequency, length and time of classes.
Many subjects are offered via on-campus study days and online learning. Often, each subject involves four or five full days spread over the semester, so two subjects takes eight to ten full days. These days may be distributed throughout the semester, or in clusters of two to five days each.
Please refer to your preferred course in the online handbook to view the course location.
