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Year Course ID Course
2025-2026 NURS 227

Planetary & Global Health

This course focuses on global health, planetary health, health equity, humanitarianism and Christian missions, with implications for nursing and intersectoral care. Emphasis is on exploring past and current global health topics, such as global burden of disease,health systems strengthening, public and health policy, human rights, indigenous health,infectious diseases and global disasters.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 NURS 227

Planetary & Global Health

This course focuses on global health, planetary health, health equity, humanitarianism and Christian missions, with implications for nursing and intersectoral care. Emphasis is on exploring past and current global health topics, such as global burden of disease,health systems strengthening, public and health policy, human rights, indigenous health,infectious diseases and global disasters.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NURS 100-level courses and other non-Nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern. Permission to participate in this course may be granted on an individual basis for students from other disciplines or educational institutions.
NURS 230

History of Nursing

This course examines the development of Canadian nursing over the past four centuries, with an emphasis on the twentieth century. Based on an understanding of nursing as rooted in a Christian ethos of caring for strangers, this course critically explores the ways in which religion, politics, gender, race, economics, technology, culture, war, and epidemics have influenced the development of nursing both nationally and globally.

Course Credits: 3
NB: This course is an elective and is not offered every year.
Cross-listed: HIST 230
2025-2026 NURS 230

History of Nursing

This course examines the development of Canadian nursing over the past four centuries, with an emphasis on the twentieth century. Based on an understanding of nursing as rooted in a Christian ethos of caring for strangers, this course critically explores the ways in which religion, politics, gender, race, economics, technology, culture, war, and epidemics have influenced the development of nursing both nationally and globally.

Course Credits: 3
NB: This course is an elective and is not offered every year.
2026-2027 NURS 230

History of Nursing

This course examines the development of Canadian nursing over the past four centuries, with an emphasis on the twentieth century. Based on an understanding of nursing as rooted in a Christian ethos of caring for strangers, this course critically explores the ways in which religion, politics, gender, race, economics, technology, culture, war, and epidemics have influenced the development of nursing both nationally and globally.

Course Credits: 3
NB: This course is an elective and is not offered every year.
Cross-listed: HIST 230
NURS 232

Nursing Care of Adults

This course focuses on nursing care of adults experiencing acute, chronic, and palliative conditions in hospital and community-based settings. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process considering physiological, psychological, social, and spiritual responses to illness and health.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100 level nursing courses and other non-Nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern.
NURS 233
2025-2026 NURS 232

Nursing Care of Adults

This course focuses on nursing care of adults experiencing acute, chronic, and palliative conditions in hospital and community-based settings. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process considering physiological, psychological, social, and spiritual responses to illness and health.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 NURS 232

Nursing Care of Adults

This course focuses on nursing care of adults experiencing acute, chronic, and palliative conditions in hospital and community-based settings. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process considering physiological, psychological, social, and spiritual responses to illness and health.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100-level nursing courses and other non-Nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
NURS 233
NURS 233

Clinical Practice: Adult Health II

This course focuses on experiential learning in the provision of nursing care for adults with acute and chronic illnesses. Emphasis is on the delivery of safe, person-centered and evidence informed health care to adult clients in diverse settings. Clinical reasoning is emphasized in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.

Course Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): 100 level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
NURS 232
NB: Pass/Fail course.
2025-2026 NURS 233

Clinical Practice: Adult Health II

This course focuses on experiential learning in the provision of nursing care for adults with acute and chronic illnesses. Emphasis is on the delivery of safe, person-centered and evidence informed health care to adult clients in diverse settings. Clinical reasoning is emphasized in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.

Course Credits: 4
NB: Pass/Fail course
2026-2027 NURS 233

Clinical Practice: Adult Health II

This course focuses on experiential learning in the provision of nursing care for adults with acute and chronic illnesses. Emphasis is on the delivery of safe, person-centered and evidence informed health care to adult clients in diverse settings. Clinical reasoning is emphasized in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.

Course Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): 100-level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
NURS 232
NB: Pass/Fail course
NURS 300

Nursing Therapeutics II

This course evaluates, applies and integrates principles of nursing therapeutics as single or multiple interventions by the nurse in the care of well and ill persons. Emphasis is on nutritional and pharmacological interventions and related education in the context of care of mental health, childbearing families, and children.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100 and 200 level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern.
2025-2026 NURS 300

Nursing Therapeutics II

This course evaluates, applies and integrates principles of nursing therapeutics as single or multiple interventions by the nurse in the care of well and ill persons. Emphasis is on nutritional and pharmacological interventions and related education in the context of care of mental health, childbearing families, and children.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 NURS 300

Nursing Therapeutics II

This course evaluates, applies and integrates principles of nursing therapeutics as single or multiple interventions by the nurse in the care of well and ill persons. Emphasis is on nutritional and pharmacological interventions and related education in the context of care of mental health, childbearing families, and children.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100- and 200- level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
2025-2026 NURS 312

Nursing Care & Mental Health

This course focuses on nursing care as related to mental health throughout the life cycle in a variety of settings. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process considering psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual responses to mental illness and the promotion and restoration of mental health.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 NURS 312

Nursing Care & Mental Health

This course focuses on nursing care as related to mental health throughout the life cycle in a variety of settings. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process considering psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual responses to mental illness and the promotion and restoration of mental health.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100- and 200- level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
NURS 313
NURS 312

Nursing Care and Mental Health

This course focuses on nursing care as related to mental health throughout the life cycle in a variety of settings. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process considering psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual responses to mental illness and the promotion and restoration of mental health.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100 and 200 level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern.
NURS 313
NURS 313

Clinical Practice: Mental Health

This course focuses on experiential learning in the provision of nursing care for clients with common acute and chronic mental health conditions. Emphasis is on the delivery of safe, person-centered and evidence-informed health care to clients in diverse settings. Clinical reasoning is emphasized in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100 and 200 level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern.
NURS 312
NB: Pass/Fail course.
2025-2026 NURS 313

Clinical Practice: Mental Health

This course focuses on experiential learning in the provision of nursing care for clients with common acute and chronic mental health conditions. Emphasis is on the delivery of safe, person-centered and evidence-informed health care to clients in diverse settings. Clinical reasoning is emphasized in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Pass/Fail course
2026-2027 NURS 313

Clinical Practice: Mental Health

This course focuses on experiential learning in the provision of nursing care for clients with common acute and chronic mental health conditions. Emphasis is on the delivery of safe, person-centered and evidence-informed health care to clients in diverse settings. Clinical reasoning is emphasized in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100- and 200- level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
NURS 312
NB: Pass/Fail course
NURS 317

Community Health

This course focuses on principles of community health nursing to ameliorate structural vulnerabilities and health disparities thorugh population health strategies, community assessment and development, communicable disease control, interssectional care, advocacy and health policy.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NURS 100, 200 level courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern.
NURS 318
2025-2026 NURS 317

Community Health

This course focuses on principles of community health nursing to ameliorate structural vulnerabilities and health disparities through population health strategies, community assessment and development, communicable disease control, intersectional care, advocacy and health policy.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 NURS 317

Community Health

This course focuses on principles of community health nursing to ameliorate structural vulnerabilities and health disparities through population health strategies, community assessment and development, communicable disease control, intersectional care, advocacy and health policy.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100- and 200- level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
NURS 318
NURS 318

Clinical Practice: Community Health

This course focuses on experiential learning in community. Emphasis is on collaborative assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of health care within diverse community settings.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NURS 100, 200 level courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
NURS 317
NB: Pass/Fail course.
2025-2026 NURS 318

Clinical Practice: Community Health

This course focuses on experiential learning in community. Emphasis is on collaborative assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of health care within diverse community settings.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Pass/Fail course
2026-2027 NURS 318

Clinical Practice: Community Health

This course focuses on experiential learning in community. Emphasis is on collaborative assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of health care within diverse community settings.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100- and 200- level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
NURS 317
NB: Pass/Fail course
NURS 322

Nursing Care of Childbearing Families

Concepts of nursing care are related to the health care of women, newborns, children, and families during the childbearing years.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100, 200 level courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern.
NURS 323
2025-2026 NURS 322

Nursing Care of Childbearing Families

Concepts of nursing care are related to the health care of women, newborns, children, and families during the childbearing years.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 NURS 322

Nursing Care of Childbearing Families

Concepts of nursing care are related to the health care of women, newborns, children, and families during the childbearing years.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100- and 200- level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
NURS 323
NURS 323

Clinical Practice: Family Health I

This course focuses on experiential learning in the provision of nursing care for childbearing families. Emphasis is on the delivery of safe, clientcentred and evidence-informed healthcare to women, newborns, and their families during the childbearing years. Clinical reasoning is emphasized in assessment, planning and implementation and evaluation of nursing care.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100, 200 level nursing courses; and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
NURS 322
2025-2026 NURS 323

Clinical Practice: Family Health I

This course focuses on experiential learning in the provision of nursing care for childbearing families. Emphasis is on the delivery of safe, client-centred and evidence-informed healthcare to women, newborns, and their families during the childbearing years. Clinical reasoning is emphasized in assessment, planning and implementation and evaluation of nursing care.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 NURS 323

Clinical Practice: Family Health I

This course focuses on experiential learning in the provision of nursing care for childbearing families. Emphasis is on the delivery of safe, client-centred and evidence-informed healthcare to women, newborns, and their families during the childbearing years. Clinical reasoning is emphasized in assessment, planning and implementation and evaluation of nursing care.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100- and 200- level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
NURS 322
2025-2026 NURS 342

Nursing Care of Children & Families

Concepts of nursing care are related to families managing acute and chronic conditions in home and hospital settings. Nursing process, family theory, child health, family health, and family-centred care principles are related to care to emphasize health promotion and health maintenance activities.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 NURS 342

Nursing Care of Children & Families

Concepts of nursing care are related to families managing acute and chronic conditions in home and hospital settings. Nursing process, family theory, child health, family health, and family-centred care principles are related to care to emphasize health promotion and health maintenance activities.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100- and 200- level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
NURS 343
NURS 342

Nursing Care of Children and Families

Concepts of nursing care are related to families managing acute and chronic conditions in home and hospital settings. Nursing process, family theory, child health, family health, and familycentred care principles are related to care to emphasize health promotion and health maintenance activities.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100, 200 level nursing courses; and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
NURS 343
NURS 343

Clinical Practice: Family Health II

This course focuses on experiential learning in the provision of nursing care of children and their families. Emphasis is on the delivery of safe, client-centred and evidence-informed healthcare to children and their families in diverse settings. Clinical reasoning is emphasized in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NURS 100 and 200 level courses, and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
NURS 342
2025-2026 NURS 343

Clinical Practice: Family Health II

This course focuses on experiential learning in the provision of nursing care of children and their families. Emphasis is on the delivery of safe, client-centred and evidence-informed healthcare to children and their families in diverse settings. Clinical reasoning is emphasized in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 NURS 343

Clinical Practice: Family Health II

This course focuses on experiential learning in the provision of nursing care of children and their families. Emphasis is on the delivery of safe, client-centred and evidence-informed healthcare to children and their families in diverse settings. Clinical reasoning is emphasized in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100- and 200- level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
NURS 342
2025-2026 NURS 350

Spirituality & the Helping Professions

In response to Canada's diverse society, this course provides the student opportunities to explore how religious, spiritual, and theological perspectives shape experiences of health, illness, and human suffering, with applications to spiritual caregiving and self-care practices of the helping professional

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 NURS 350

Spirituality & the Helping Professions

In response to Canada's diverse society, this course provides the student opportunities to explore how religious, spiritual, and theological perspectives shape experiences of health, illness, and human suffering, with applications to spiritual caregiving and self-care practices of the helping professional

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of religious studies courses; second-year standing in nursing
NURS 350

Spirituality and the Helping Professions

In response to Canada's diverse society, this course provides the student opportunities to explore how religious, spiritual, and theological perspectives shape experiences of health, illness, and human suffering, with applications to spiritual caregiving and self-care practices of the helping professional

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of Religious Studies courses; Second year standing in Nursing.
NURS 360

Person-Centred Palliative Approach

Focus is on how to provide a person-centered palliative approach to care for a growing population of individuals who have progressive life-limiting conditions, and their family caregivers.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NURS 100, 200 level courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
2025-2026 NURS 360

Person-Centred Palliative Approach

Focus is on how to provide a person-centered palliative approach to care for a growing population of individuals who have progressive life-limiting conditions, and their family caregivers.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 NURS 360

Person-Centred Palliative Approach

Focus is on how to provide a person-centered palliative approach to care for a growing population of individuals who have progressive life-limiting conditions, and their family caregivers.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100- and 200- level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
2026-2027 NURS 370

Nursing in Global Contexts

Focuses on the application of planetary and global health concepts such as sustainability, capacity building, global burden of disease and social/ecological/structural determinants of health in a global health context. Promotes self-reflection, cultural humility, leadership development, and intersectoral communication and collaboration. Explores the historical, economic, political, religious, and geographical contexts, and their influence on the host community’s local healthcare systems and health of individuals and populations. Collaboratively examines specific health challenges of the host community and existing community development projects.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NURS 200, 232, 233.
NB: NURS 227 can be taken as co-requisite.
NURS 400

Directed Studies in Nursing

Admission to a directed studies course is at the sole discretion of the Dean. These courses may be used for remediation or to develop a specific area of student interest..

Course Credits: 1, 2, 3
2025-2026 NURS 400

Directed Studies in Nursing

Admission to a directed studies course is at the sole discretion of the Dean. These courses may be used for remediation or to develop a specific area of student interest.

Course Credits: 1, 2, 3
2026-2027 NURS 400

Directed Studies in Nursing

Admission to a directed studies course is at the sole discretion of the Dean. These courses may be used for remediation or to develop a specific area of student interest.

Course Credits: 1, 2, 3
NURS 401

Directed Studies in Nursing

Admission to a directed studies course is at the sole discretion of the Dean. These courses may be used for remediation or to develop a specific area of student interest..

Course Credits: 1, 2, 3
2025-2026 NURS 401

Directed Studies in Nursing

Admission to a directed studies course is at the sole discretion of the Dean. These courses may be used for remediation or to develop a specific area of student interest.

Course Credits: 1, 2, 3