Unisa Nursing

Unisa Nursing

Transform Your Nursing Career with Unisa’s Distance Education:

Nursing is a noble profession that serves as the foundation of the healthcare system, touching the lives of millions and having a substantial influence on the well-being of society. The University of South Africa (Unisa)’s Faculty of Health Sciences offers a variety of nursing programmes.

In 1975, the Department of Nursing Science, now called the Department of Health Studies at Unisa, was created under Professor Charlotte Searle’s leadership. It was set up to help thousands of nurses who needed further education but couldn’t afford traditional university costs or attend on-campus classes.

Over the past 30 years, distance education for nurses and other health professionals has grown to strengthen health professions. Today, the department is a WHO Collaborating Centre and plays an important role in the education and development of health professionals, especially in nursing.

The Unisa Nursing qualification aims to assist students in acquiring skills, knowledge and experience to solve problems by working in a team and individually in a professional communication context, managing administration, including financial administration, providing organizational support in a communication environment, and exercising ethical behaviour, values and professionalism when dealing with a patient.

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What Is The Purpose Of Unisa Nursing Qualification

• The purpose of this qualification is to help students acquire skills, knowledge and experience to solve problems in a professional communication context by working in a team and individually, managing administration, including financial administration, providing organisational support in a communications environment, and exercising ethical conduct, values and professionalism when dealing with clients.
• Qualifying students can therefore contribute to effective organisational communication and the quality of communication in the public and private spheres.

Who Is Eligible To Register For Unisa Nursing

• Applicants (new applicants & Unisa students who applied for admission to a new qualification) may only register if they have received an offer of placement from Unisa and have accepted the offer online. Unisa reserves the right to not process and/or cancel your registration if it is found that you were incorrectly admitted to a qualification.
• Re-registering students may register for the 2025 academic year once the registration period opens.

Please Note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.

Unisa Bachelor of Arts in Nursing Science

• Qualification stream: Health Services Management, Education and Community Health
• Qualification code: 0216X – HSM
• NQF level: 6
• Total credits: 360
• SAQA ID: 5365
• APS/AS: 20

Below are the Unisa Bachelor of Arts in Nursing modules:

First level:

ENN103F has been replaced by ENG1503, students who have already passed ENN103F may not register
ENG1503. Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation

Group A. Compulsory:

• CMH1501 – Comprehensive Primary Health Care I
• CMH1502 – Comprehensive Primary Health Care II
• CMH1503 – Health and the Environment
• ENG1503 – Academic Language and Literacy in English
• HMA1501 – Planning and Organising in Health Services Management
• HMA1502 – Leading and Control in Health Services Management
• HSE1501 – Contextualisation of Health Sciences Education
• HSE1502 – Principles of Health Sciences Education

Second level:

PUB2604 prerequisites are PUB1501 and PUB1601, however, these modules are not part of the
curriculum. Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation

Group A. Compulsory:

• CMH2601 – Community Health Practical Pre-requisite: CMH1501 & CMH1502
  Co-requisite: CMH2602
• CMH2602 – Health in Communities Pre-requisite: CMH1501 & CMH1502
• COM2603 – Intercultural, Development and Health Communication
• HMA2601 – Human Resource Management in Health Services Pre-requisite: HMA1501 & HMA1502
• HMA2602 – Labour Relations in Health Services Pre-requisite: HMA1501 & HMA1502
• HMA2603 – Health Services Management Practical Co-requisite: HMA2601 & HMA2602
• HSE2601 – Education Management in Health Sciences Pre-requisite: HSE1501 & HSE1502
• HSE2602 – Teaching and Assessment in Health Sciences Pre-requisite: HSE1501 & HSE1502
• HSE2603 – Health Sciences Education: Practical Co-requisite: HSE2601 & HSE2602
  NUD2601 – Nursing Dynamics
• PUB2604 – Welfare and Social Services Pre-requisite: PUB1501 & PUB1601

Third level:

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation

Group A. Compulsory:

• CMH3701 – Basic Epidemiology in Health Sciences Co-requisite: RSC2601
• HMA3701 – Financial Management in Health Services Pre-requisite: HMA2601 & HMA2602| Co-requisite: HMA2603
• HMA3702 – Quality in Health Services Management Pre-requisite: HMA2601 & HMA2602|Co-requisite: HMA2603
• HMA3703 – Leadership in Health Services Management Pre-requisite: HMA2601 & HMA2602|Co-requisite: HMA2603
• HMA3704 – Contemporary issues in Health Services Management Pre-requisite: HMA2601 & HMA2602|Co-requisite: HMA2603
• HSE3701 – Cultural Diverse Education in Health Sciences Pre-requisite: HSE2601 & HSE2602|Co-requisite: HSE2603
• HSE3702 – Contemporary Trends in Health Sciences Education Pre-requisite: HSE2601 & HSE2602|Co-requisite: HSE2603
• HSE3703 – Developing Health Science Curricula: Foundations Pre-requisite: HSE2601 & HSE2602|Co-requisite: HSE2603
• HSE3704 – Developing Health Science Curricula: Principles and Process Pre-requisite: HSE2601 & HSE2602| Co-requisite: HSE2603
• HSE3705 – The Caring Ethic in Health Sciences Pre-requisite: HSE2601 & HSE2602|Co-requisite: HSE2603

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