| The Master in Nursing (MN) program is a course-based degree program with specialization/field options: Advanced Clinical Practice Nursing Field, Nursing Leadership Field and Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) Field.
1) Advanced Clinical Nursing field: Students will explore the human experience of health, well-being, illness and healing within the context of individuals, families, groups and communities. Selected concepts such as health promotion, illness prevention, stress appraisal, and coping resources will be examined through critical appraisal of the literature in nursing and related disciplines. Students will have the opportunity to develop evidence-based knowledge and skills required to manage the complex health needs of Canada’s multicultural population through health promotion and illness prevention or adaptation to illness and injury.
2) Nursing Leadership field: Students will explore concepts of contemporary nursing leadership in management, research and education. Students will critically appraise and synthesize a variety of educational, environmental, and political issues that influence the Canadian health care system. Students will have the opportunity to develop skills necessary to impact policy and decision-making relevant to the profession of nursing, in particular, and the health care system in general.
3) Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner field: Students will be prepared to provide collaborative and autonomous primary health care to individuals, groups or communities, with an emphasize on health promotion as well as illness/injury prevention. Students will develop advanced assessment, diagnostic and clinical reasoning skills in preparation for ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, communicating diagnoses, prescribing pharmaceuticals, and performing other specific controlled procedures.
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| Grade for Entrance Previous Year (%)* | 70 to 100 |
| Test Scores: | - International English Language Testing System (academic or immigration) [min. 250] or Test of English as a Foreign Language (Internet Based) [min. 100]
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| Application Notes : | All applicants whose native language is not English must demonstrate proficiency in English to be considered for admission. |
| Additional Admission Requirements: | Applicants: must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or equivalent which includes physical assessment, and courses in research and statistics. Consideration may be given to nurse applicants holding degrees in other cognate disciplines; must have maintained a minimum 70% average in the last two years of their undergraduate program; and must be eligible for a current certificate of registration with the College of Nurses
of Ontario. (www.cno.org). |
* The entrance grade may change from year to year. Please contact the school for further information.
* We make every attempt to provide accurate information on prerequisites, programs, and tuition. However, this information is subject to change without notice and we highly recommend that you contact the school to confirm important information before applying.