40.6 Courses

A selection of the following graduate courses will be offered to meet the requirements of students as far as the resources of the Faculty of Nursing will allow.

  • 6010 Research in Nursing: Quantitative Methods
  • 6011 Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Nursing (prerequisite: 6250)
  • 6012 Statistics for Advanced Nursing Practice
  • 6013 Research Methods in Nursing (prerequisite: 6250)
  • 6020 Program Development in Nursing
  • 6031 Education in Nursing
  • 6100 Research in Nursing: Qualitative Methods (pre or co-requisite: 6011)
  • 6221 Population-Based Nursing (equivalent to 6220 and 6230) (prerequisites: 6250, 6013 and 6011)
  • 6240 Nursing Individuals and Families Through Life Transitions (equivalent to 6200 and 6210) (prerequisites: 6250 and 6011)
  • 6250 Writing for Advanced Nursing Practice (This course is a prerequisite for all other courses for students in the practicum option though may be taken as a co-requisite in the first term of the program)
  • 6251 Writing Skills for Nurse Practitioners (1 credit hour)
  • 6260 Knowledge Translation in Nursing (prerequisites: 6250 and 6013)
  • 6270 Leading Change in Nursing (prerequisites: 6250, 6011 and 6013)
  • 6310-6350 Special Topics in Nursing
  • 6501-6510 Individual Readings and Research in Special Areas
  • 6660 Practicum 1 (prerequisites: All required courses including 6020 or 6031, and 6240/6221 or 6200/6210 or 6220/6230)
  • 6661 Practicum 2 (prerequisite: 6660 Practicum 1)
  • 6703 Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Practicum 1 (4 credit hours)
  • 6704 Applied Pathophysiology and Clinical Practicum 2 (4 credit hours) (prerequisite: 6703)
  • 6705 Pharmacotherapy and Therapeutics (prerequisite: 6703 and 6704)
  • 6706 Nurse Practitioner Roles and Practice Issues
  • 6800 Adult Advanced Clinical Decision Making 3 (4 credit hours), (or the former 6800 Adult Advanced Clinical Decision Making (4 credit hours)) (prerequisites: 6703, 6704, 6705 and 6706)
  • 6802 Family/All Ages Clinical Decision Making 3 (4 credit hours), (or the former 6802 Family/All Ages Clinical Decision Making (4 credit hours)) One of: 6803 to 6809 Nursing Option Courses (4 credit hours) (prerequisites: 6703, 6704, 6705 and 6706)
  • 690X Advanced Clinical Practicum 4 (The integrated practice component will normally consist of a minimum of 400 hours of preceptored clinical practice and biweekly seminars) (12 credit hours), (or the former 690X Advanced Clinical Practicum 2 (The integrated practice component will normally consist of a minimum of 400 hours of preceptored clinical practice and biweekly seminars) (12 credit hours) (prerequisites: 6703, 6704, 6705, 6706, and 6800 or 6802)