Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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Bachelor of Science in Nursing

  • Objectives The Bachelor of Science Nursing program is committed to creating nursing leaders who are highly competent, knowledgeable and committed to playing an integral role in shaping the future of health care. You will be prepared to work with persons and communities of diverse backgrounds, ages, and degrees of health and illness, in a variety of contexts. Our curriculum has five themes which are reflected in all years of the program at varying levels: primary health care/health promotion; reflective practice/critical thinking; meaningful relationships/caring/communication; political/ social justice; and personal/professional development. You will complete required professionally-related courses in areas such as anatomy and physiology, nutrition, ethics, psychology and sociology, as well as a series of required and elective courses, selected from other disciplines, to enhance and support the broad knowledge base required of professional nurses.
  • Academic title Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Course description Semester 1
    BIOLOGY: Anatomy and Physiology BLG-10A
    NUTRITION: Nutrition for Nursing Practice FNN-111
    NURSING: Theoretical Foundations of Nursing NSE-11A
    NURSING: Nursing Practice I NSE-12A
    NURSING: Assessment of the Healthy Individual NSE-13A
    PSYCHOLOGY: Psychology of Individual Human Behaviour PSY-102
    LIBERAL STUDIES ELECTIVE GROUP A ELECT A

    Semester 2
    BIOLOGY: Anatomy and Physiology BLG-10B
    NURSING: Theoretical Foundations of Nursing NSE-11B
    NURSING: Nursing Practice I NSE-12B
    NURSING: Assessment of the Healthy Individual NSE-13B
    NURSING: Social, Political and Economic Perspectives NSE-112
    PSYCHOLOGY: Child Development PSY-302

    Semester 3
    NURSING: Concepts, Individual and Family NSE-21A
    NURSING: Nursing Practice II† NSE-22A
    NURSING: Research Design, Measurement, Apps. NUR-80A
    PATHOTHERAPEUTICS: Nursing Implications PAT-20A
    PSYCHOLOGY: Adult Development PSY-402
    LIBERAL STUDIES ELECTIVE GROUP A ELECT A

    Semester 4
    NURSING: Concepts, Individual and Family NSE-21B
    NURSING: Nursing Practice II† NSE-22B
    NURSING: Research Design, Measurement, Apps. NUR-80B
    PATHOTHERAPEUTICS: Nursing Implications PAT-20B
    SOCIOLOGY: Introduction to Social Analysis SOC-104
    LIBERAL STUDIES ELECTIVE GROUP A ELECT A

    Semester 5
    NURSING: Community Health Nursing NSE-31A
    NURSING: Nursing Practice III NSE-32A
    PHILOSOPHY: Ethics and Health Care PHL-302
    LIBERAL STUDIES ELECTIVE GROUP A ELECT A
    PROFESSIONALLY-RELATED ELECTIVE GROUP B ELECT B

    Semester 6

    NURSING: Community Health Nursing NSE-31B
    NURSING: Nursing Practice III† NSE-32B
    NURSING: Leadership and Change NSE-306
    LIBERAL STUDIES ELECTIVE GROUP A ELECT A
    PROFESSIONALLY-RELATED ELECTIVE GROUP B ELECT B

    Semester 7
    NURSING: Professional Issues and Trends NSE-407
    NURSING: Nursing Practice IV† NSE-417
    LIBERAL STUDIES ELECTIVE GROUP A ELECT A
    PROFESSIONALLY-RELATED ELECTIVE GROUP B ELECT B

    Semester 8
    NURSING: Nursing Practice V† NSE-418

    and one of the following*:
    NURSING: Gerontological and Geriatric Nursing NUR-820
    NURSING: Acute Care and Traumatic Conditions NUR-823
    NURSING: Women's Health NUR-824
    NURSING: Family Health NUR-825
    NURSING: Community Mental Health NUR-826

    * Not all courses are available each semester.
    † This course is graded on a pass/fail basis. A PSD grade has no numerical value and is not included in a student's grade point average; a failure is graded as an "F" and is included in a student's grade point average.

    LIBERAL STUDIES ELECTIVE COURSES (A)

    Caribbean Studies
    Introduction to the Caribbean (F/W) CRB-100

    Economics
    Canadian Economic History (F) ECN-105
    The Economics of Markets (F) ECN-110
    European Economic History (W) ECN-205
    Inflation, Unemployment in Canada (W) ECN-210
    The Economics of Human Behaviour (F) ECN-340
    Booms, Busts, Panics and Manias (W) ECN-440

    English
    Laughter and Tears: Comic & Tragic Modes (F) ENG-101
    What's The Story? (F) ENG-104
    Zap, Pow, Bang: Pop. Lit. (F) ENG-112
    The Hero's Journey: Myth and Archetype (W) ENG-201
    Within & Without: The New Literature of Immigration (W) ENG-204
    Cultures in Crisis (W) ENG-212
    Language and Identity (F/W) LNG-100
    Language and Public Life (F/W) LNG-200

    French (F/W)
    A French course to be determined by test and interview

    Geography
    Interpreting Human Environments: I (F) GEO-106
    Geographical Issues in the Post-Industrial Age I (F) GEO-108
    Interpreting Human Environments: II (W) GEO-206
    Geographical Issues in the Post-Industrial Age II (W) GEO-208
    Viva Las Vegas (F)GEO-312

    Note: F=Fall, W=Winter

    History
    World Turned Upside Down: Europe 1350-1776 (F) HST-111
    Fact and Fiction: History Through Film I (F) HST-119
    Century of Revolution: Europe 1789-1914 (W) HST-211
    Fact and Fiction: History Through Film II (W) HST-219
    Canada to 1867: The Founding Societies (F) HST-307
    History of Science and Technology I (F) HST-325
    Canada from 1867: The Struggle for Identity (W) HST-407
    History of Science and Technology II (W) HST-425
    Intro. to World Art I: Pictoral Arts (F) IRL-100
    Understanding Crime in Canadian Society (F) JUS-101

    Music
    Intro. to World & Early European Music (F) MUS-101
    Introduction to Classical Music (W) MUS-201

    Philosophy
    Plato and the Roots of Western Philosophy (F) PHL-101
    Philosophy of Religion (F) PHL-110
    Problems in Philosophy (W) PHL-201
    Critical Thinking (W) PHL-214
    Contemporary Moral Issues I (F) PHL-306
    Contemporary Moral Issues II (W) PHL-406

    Physics
    Introduction to Astronomy (F/W) PCS-181

    Politics
    The Politics of Human Needs (F) POL-106
    Politics and Film (F/W) POL-128
    Immigration and the Canadian Experience (W) POL-129
    The Globalization of World Politics (W) POL-208

    Sociology
    Human Origins (W) SOC-102
    Popular Culture (F/W) SOC-202
    Social Class and Inequality (F/W) SOC-203

    Spanish (F/W)
    A Spanish course to be determined by test and interview.
    Theatre and the Canadian Identity (F) THL-100

    Notes:
    1. Not all courses will be offered each semester to all students. See the Chair of the appropriate department to check availability of courses.
    2. Restrictions may change from year to year depending on curricular changes.
    3. Nursing (NRSE/RNDC/RNDG/RNDR)-SOC-103 is not available for credit.
    4. Students can take only two semesters of each of philosophy and sociology for credit.
    5. Psychology courses are not available for credit.

    PROFESSIONALLY-RELATED ELECTIVES (B)
    Students must complete three one-term courses (or equivalent):

    DISABILITY STUDIES: Mad People's History DST-504
    ENTREPRENEURSHIP: New Venture Startup ENT-500
    FAMILY SUPPORTS: Community Economic Development: The Canadian Health System I FLE-500
    HEALTH SERVICES MGT: Work for Community Services HSM-315
    HEALTH SERVICES MGT: The Canadian Health System II HSM-316
    INTERDISC. STUDIES: Program Planning and Evaluation Strategies INT-900
    INTERDISC. STUDIES: Gerontology: Critical Issues and Future Trends INT-901
    INTERDISC. STUDIES: Disability Issues INT-902
    INTERDISC. STUDIES: Conflict Resolution and Dispute Negotiation INT-905
    INTERDISC. STUDIES: Politics of Sexuality: Power & Pleasure INT-906
    INTERDISC. STUDIES: Team Work for Community Services INT-907
    INTERDISC. STUDIES: Homelessness in Canadian Society INT-908
    INTERDISC. STUDIES: Participatory Development Communication INT-909
    INTERDISC. STUDIES: First Nations Issues INT-910
    INTERDISC. STUDIES: International Community Development INT-911
    INTERDISC. STUDIES: Community Development International Field Experience INT-912
    JUSTICE: Violence, Victims and the Justice System JUS-601
    HUMAN RESOURCES: Organizational Behaviour and Interpersonal Skills MHR-405
    HUMAN RESOURCES: Organizational Behaviour II MHR-505
    HUMAN RESOURCES: Industrial Relations MHR-522
    HUMAN RESOURCES: Human Resources Management MHR-523
    HUMAN RESOURCES: Recruitment and Selection MHR-623
    OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH: Occupational Health & Safety Law Canadian Public Admin. OHS-208
    OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH: Occupational Health OHS-508
    PHILOSOPHY: Health Care and Distributive Justice PHL-602
    POLITICS: Power and Influence in Canadian Politics POL-302
    POLITICS: Political Conflict in Canada POL-402
    PSYCHOLOGY: Death, Dying and Bereavement PPA-322
    POLITICS: People Policy & Money: Public Admin. PPA-422
    POLITICS: Issues in Equity and Human Rights PPA-521
    POLITICS: Public Policy PPA-623
    PSYCHOLOGY: Psychological Disorders PSY-040
    PSYCHOLOGY: Psychology of Work PSY-204
    PSYCHOLOGY: Environmental Psychology PSY-217
    PSYCHOLOGY: Research Methods: Computerized Applications PSY-711
    POLITICS: Understanding PSY-802
    PSYCHOLOGY: Adjustment, Stress and Coping PSY-805
    PSYCHOLOGY: Behaviour Modification PSY-806
    PSYCHOLOGY: Community Psychology PSY-808
    SOCIOLOGY: Canadian Families in a Changing World SOC-021
    SOCIOLOGY: Women, Power and Change SOC-028
    SOCIOLOGY: Sociology of Health SOC-031
    SOCIOLOGY: The Sociology of Diversity SOC-300
    SOCIOLOGY: The City and Society SOC-302
    SOCIOLOGY: Sociological Perspectives on Crime SOC-319
    SOCIOLOGY: Violence and the Family SOC-502
    SOCIOLOGY: Media and Images of Inequality SOC-525
    SOCIOLOGY: Globalization and Health SOC-600
    SOCIOLOGY: Work and Families in the 21st Century SOC-606
    SOCIOLOGY: Men and Masculinities in the 21st Century SOC-700
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