The Master of Nursing with Nurse Practitioner Specialization is a six credit program. All students will complete 2.0 FCE of core graduate nursing courses. Thereafter, students will complete 4.0 FCE in this Specialization.
Core Courses
- Nursing 5015 Nursing Philosophy (0.5 FCE)
- Nursing 5016 Qualitative Research (0.5 FCE)
- Nursing 5017 Statistics (0.5 FCE)
- Nursing 5018 Quantitative Research (0.5 FCE)
Total (2.0 FCE)
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Specialization
(see np-education.ca).
- Nursing 5610 Pathophysiology for the Nurse Practitioner (0.5 FCE)
- Nursing 5615 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis I (0.5 FCE)
- Nursing 5616 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis II (0.5 FCE)
- Nursing 5630 Nurse Practitioner Roles and Responsibilities (0.5 FCE)
- Nursing 5635 Therapeutics I (0.5 FCE)
- Nursing 5636 Therapeutics II (0.5 FCE)
- Nursing 5840 (9840) Integrative Practicum (1.0 FCE)
Total (4.0 FCE)
The Nurse Practitioner Specialization is delivered synchronously via a web-based videoconferencing and teleconferencing system and will require intermittent, scheduled on- campus lab attendance in Thunder Bay. Students will complete clinical practica (across 3 courses as listed above) requiring a triad relationship between the student, course leader and agency preceptor, in addition to seminar hours. Practicum placements will occur based on student's areas of interest and geographical locations. Students should not solicit their own placements.
Students are expected to complete all requirements within six terms (2 years) of continuous full- time registration. As an exception, students in the Master of Nursing programs can be admitted to the Flexible (Flex) Option of six additional terms of continuous registration (total of 12 terms, or 4 years). As this option is intended for working professionals, students admitted to the Flex Option will not be considered for financial support. Note: students will not be permitted to change from the Standard Option to the Flex Option, and vice versa.
Please see our Master of Nursing Frequently Asked Questions for answers to some of our most common program inquiries.