Health sciences
Nursing
Simulation lab from the first semester, hospital rotations from the third year.
- Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Length
- 4 years
- Credits
- 128
- Shifts
- Morning, Evening
- Mode
- On campus
- Tuition
- $1,180 a month before scholarships
The programme
What the four years look like
The first year is anatomy, physiology and the simulation ward: two mannequins that breathe, bleed and answer, with an instructor at the monitor. From the second year the college clinic opens its doors to you, and from the third you rotate through three partner hospitals, one of them a children's hospital.
The last semester is a supervised placement of 480 hours, chosen with your tutor from the hospitals you already know. Most students are offered a position where they did it.
What you need to come in
A high-school diploma with biology or chemistry, the college's English test if you studied in another language, and an interview with the school's faculty. There is no entrance exam.
Study plan
Eight semesters, 128 credits
The subjects below are the core of the programme; the electives change each year and are chosen with your tutor.
Year one
- Anatomy and physiology
- Foundations of nursing care
- Simulation ward practice
- Microbiology
- Communication with patients and families
Year two
- Pharmacology
- Medical and surgical nursing
- The college clinic, 120 hours
- Health law and ethics
- Research methods
Year three
- Paediatric nursing, children's hospital rotation
- Maternal and newborn care
- Mental health nursing
- Community and public health
Year four
- Critical and emergency care
- Leadership on the ward
- Supervised placement, 480 hours
- Final project
Who teaches it
Nurses who still work one day a week
The school's faculty are practising nurses and physicians: every instructor keeps a clinical day. The programme director, Dr Helena Marsh, ran a paediatric ward for twelve years before she started teaching.
After the diploma
Where the last three classes went to work
The career office follows every graduate for a year. These are the kinds of positions the nursing classes of 2024 to 2026 took.
Hospital wards
Most graduates start on a medical, surgical or paediatric ward, usually at one of the three partner hospitals.
Clinics and community care
Primary care clinics, school nursing and home care teams in the county.
Further study
The nurse practitioner master's at Campanile or elsewhere, with the credits recognised.
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