Overview

SIT’s School of Nursing (previously Southland Polytechnic) has been delivering nursing education for 40 years and has a long history of successful graduates.
Our enthusiastic staff have a wide range of nursing experience within NZ and overseas.
Specialist equipment includes a nursing simulation suite with computerised mannequins and life size models of body parts, as well as a large library of DVD resources and text books.
Clinical placements throughout Southland and Otago provide real-life experience in many diverse nursing environments
A career in nursing can take you around the world! Nurses are always in demand.

Career

Graduates of Bachelor of Nursing at Southern Institute of Technology will have the knowledge and skills to practise nursing and they will be eligible to sit the Nursing Council of New Zealand Examination for registration in the Registered Nurse scope of practice. Once formally registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand, graduates will work as nurses in primary, secondary and tertiary health settings; they will be critically reflective practitioners of nursing and they will practise within a framework of cultural safety.

Programme Structure

Courses

Professional Issues in Nursing
Fundamentals of the Art and Science of Nursing Practice
Health and Social Sciences
The Art and Science of Nursing Practice
Leadership and Professional Issues in Nursing
Primary Health and Health Promotion

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-02 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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60

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Invercargill, New Zealand

Disciplines

Nursing View 18 other Bachelors in Nursing in New Zealand

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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60

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Other requirements

General requirements

The Head of the School of Nursing has a responsibility to ensure that all applicants meet the requirements to enter a nursing programme. As this is the beginning point of fitness for registration, in accordance with section 16 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act, guided by the Nursing Council of New Zealand, applicants whose first language is not English must achieve a score of 6.5 in an IELTS assessment (or equivalent) in each category: reading, writing, listening and speaking in one sitting prior to acceptance.

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Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

30000 NZD / year

≈ 30000 NZD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

Free

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Scholarships Information

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