Program Choices
Memorial University's master of nursing (MN) program offers flexibility and provides opportunity for you to choose components of the program that best complement your areas of interest and career goals.
The program includes:
- Choice of route: i) thesis; ii) non-thesis (practicum); or iii) nurse practitioner.*
- Choice of clinical concentration:
i) nursing care of individuals and families, or ii) population-based nursing. - Choice of electives: Five electives are available including courses in nursing informatics, program development, education in nursing, leadership in nursing, and policy and politics in nursing and healthcare.
- Choice of practicum: In the non-thesis-route, choose one of the
following areas for a consolidated practicum experience:
(i) advanced clinical practice,
(ii) administration,
(iii) research/research utilization,
(iv) health policy, or
(v) education.
For the thesis or non-thesis(practicum) options, you must complete the following core courses:
NURSING 6010 Research in Nursing I: Quantitative Methods
NURSING 6011 Philosophical and Theoretical Foundation of
Nursing
NURSING 6100 Research in Nursing II: Qualitative Methods
Two courses in an area of clinical concentration:
Either
NURSING 6200 Nursing Individuals and Families Through Life Transitions, and NURSING 6210 Nursing Therapeutics for Individuals and Families
Or
NURSING 6220 Concepts for Population-based Nursing
NURSING 6230 Interventions for Population-based Nursing
For the Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care) Option*, you must complete:
Nursing 6010 Research in Nursing I: Quantitative Methods
Nursing 6011 Philosophical and Theoretical Founds of Nursing
Nursing 6200 Nursing Individuals and Families Though Life
Transitions
Nursing 6100 Research in Nursing II: Qualitative Methods
Nursing 6020 Program Development in Nursing
Nursing 6210 Nursing Therapeutics for Individuals and Families
Nursing 6700 Clinical Decision Making
Nursing 6701 Advanced Practice Issues and Role Development
Nursing 6702 Advance Clinical Practicum I
Nursing 6900X Advanced Clinical Practicum II
AND EITHER
Nursing 6800 Adult Acute Care Nursing Speciality
OR
Nursing 6801 Mental Health Psychiatric Nursing
Speciality
We also offer a Post-Master's Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care) Diploma
For the Post-Master's Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care) Diploma*, you must complete:
Nursing 6700 Clinical Decision Making
Nursing 6701 Advanced Practice Issues and Role Development
Nursing 6702 Advanced Clinical Practicum
Nursing 6900X Advanced Clinical Practicum II
AND EITHER
Nursing 6800 Adult Acute Care Nursing Speciality
OR
Nursing 6801 Mental Health Psychiatric Nursing Speciality