THE MASTER OF NURSING DEGREE
NURSING
NURSING

20.2.2 THE MASTER OF NURSING DEGREE

Admission Requirements

The program admission requirements for the course-based master’s program (MN) are the same as the requirements for the Master of Science Program (M.Sc.). All general regulations of Graduate Studies and Research are applicable.

Program Requirements

It should be noted that the two areas of concentration: Human responses and adaptations to alterations in health of individuals, families and groups to acute and chronic illness and Health promotion and illness prevention in selected populations are the same as the M.Sc. program.

Total courses: Ten (10) courses

Major requirements: Students in the course-based master’s (MN) must take the same six (6) compulsory courses required of students in the Master of Science Program (MSc):

63-581. Theoretical Foundations of Nursing
63-582. Advanced Statistics
63-583. Research Methods in Nursing
63-599. Clinical Judgment in Nursing

and either 63-584 (Human Responses and Adaptation to Alterations in Health I) and 63-586 (Human Responses and Adaptation to Alterations in Health II).

or 63-588 (Health Promotion and Illness Prevention through the Life Cycle I) and 63-590 (Health Promotion and Illness Prevention through the Life Cycle II).

Other requirements: Students are required to take four elective courses, at least two of which must be nursing. Nursing electives may be selected from any of the following six existing elective nursing courses:

63-570. Curriculum Process in Nursing
63-572. Leadership in Nursing
63-574. Organizational and Management Theories Relevant to Health Care Organizations
63-576. Management of Resources in Nursing
63-578. Seminar in Current Nursing Issues
63-580. Selected Readings in Nursing

Two graduate course electives from other disciplines.

Course Sequencing

YEAR I

Fall Semester

63-581. Theoretical Foundations of Nursing
63-582. Advanced Statistics

Winter Semester

63-583. Research Methods In Nursing
63-584. Human Responses & Adaptations to Alterations in Health I
or
63-588. Health Promotion & Illness Prevention Through the Life Cycle I

Summer Semester

Nursing/Open Elective(s)

YEAR II

Fall Semester

Nursing/Open Elective
63-586. Health Responses &Adaptations to Alterations in Health II
or
63-590. Health Promotion & Illness Prevention Through the Life Cycle II

Winter Semester

63-599. Clinical Judgment in Nursing Practice

Summer Semester

Nursing/Open Elective(s)