Curriculum Structure

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Core Courses

Course codeCourse titleSem. hrs
NURS 510Foundations of Nursing Knowledge3
NURS 520Knowledge Synthesis3
NURS 530Nursing Inquiry I (Qualitative)3
NURS 540Nursing Inquiry II (Quantitative)4
NURS 550Health Care Policy (includes a 1-week online or in-person residency in Ottawa, Canada)3
NURS 633Health Care Ethics & Decision Making3

Total core semester hours:

19

Elective Courses*

StreamCourse CodeCourse TitleCourse CodeCourse TitleSem. Hrs
EducationNURS 611Perspectives on Nursing EducationNURS 612Learning/Teaching in Nursing Education6
LeadershipNURS 621Perspectives on Nursing LeadershipNURS 622The Skills of Nursing Leadership6
Advanced Nursing PracticeNURS 631Advanced Nursing Practice is taken as one elective in addition to one of the Leadership Electives6
Indigenous NursingNURS 607Indigenous Graduate Education in Nursing (IGEN) courses (Transferred from IGEN collaborative)6
OtherNURS 607Directed Studies: Special Topics in Nursing OR Transfer course through the Western Deans Agreement3

Total elective semester hours:

6

*Flexibility in choosing an elective stream.


Capstone Project*

ThesisNon-Thesis Knowledge Translation (KT) Project Course BasedSem. HRS
NURS 690 Thesis INURS 692 Knowledge Translation I3
NURS 691 Thesis IINURS 693 Knowledge Translation II3
Total capstone semester hours:6

*Includes a 10-week Thesis Seminar series.


Program Requirements

  • A total of 31 semester hours are required for graduation.
  • All courses must be completed with a minimum GPA of 3.00.
  • Students who do not maintain a B average in core courses may be requested to withdraw from the program.
  • Students must meet all graduation requirements within five years of beginning course work.
  • Core and Elective courses (except Directed Studies) are offered once per academic year.
  • Thesis students are required to maintain continuous registration in NURS 695 through completion.