This programme of study is also offered on a full-time basis. Please consult the Registrar's website for more information pertaining to courses offered by the University.
This part-time M.Sc. in Nursing (EQF Level 7) consists of a total of 90 ECTS conducted over three semesters. The programme is specifically designed if you are a graduate of any Bachelor of Nursing degree to enable you to extend your nursing knowledge, competences and skills. In the first two semesters of the programme you will complete 60 ECTS across a number of study-units. These units embrace a blended approach to teaching and learning, comprising in-class sessions, online activity and self-directed commitment. In the third semester, you will pursue a research study leading to the writing up of a dissertation under the supervision of an academic supervisor. Through the series of study-units and the dissertation, this programme aims at enhancing the professional role of the nurse as a clinician, an educator, a researcher and as an active player in the realms of academia, policy making, management and innovation.
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HSC5111 | Research Methods for Health Care Professionals | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
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HSC5121 | Foundations of Social Science | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
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HSC5123 | Critical/Creative Thinking in Ethical Applications to Health Care | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
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HSC5130 | Evidence Appraisal and Synthesis in the Health Sciences | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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NUR5127 | Emergency and Urgent Care | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
NUR5128 | Resuscitation and Immediate Care | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
NUR5130 | Emergency Trauma Care | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
NUR5153 | Advanced Principles of Perioperative Nursing | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
NUR5154 | Advanced Nursing Management and Care in Perioperative Contexts | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
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HSC5131 | Writing a Research Proposal and Protocol in the Health Sciences | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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HSC5003 | Understanding Health Behaviour and Promoting Diabetes Self-Management | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
NUR5129 | Skin and Wound Care | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
NUR5132 | Implementation Science | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
NUR5133 | Advanced Cancer Nursing and Pathways to Cancer Care | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
NUR5134 | Infection Prevention and Control for Healthcare Facilities | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
NUR5151 | Orthopaedic Trauma Nursing Practice | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
PHL5127 | Health Care Systems and Management | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
PHL5202 | Applied Epidemiology | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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NUR5147 | Developing, Expanding and Advancing Nursing Practice | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
NUR5148 | Nursing Leadership | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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MRT5120 | Public Policy and Ethics at the Edges of Human Life | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
NUR5131 | Advanced Nursing Management of Critically Ill Patients | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
NUR5152 | Elective Orthopaedic Nursing Practice | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
NUR5153 | Advanced Principles of Perioperative Nursing | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
PHL5120 | Social Policy and Health Economics | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
PHL5125 | Environmental Health | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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NUR5020 | Dissertation | 30 ECTS   |   | ||
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This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of Master of Science under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences.