Nursing

MScN

• The mission of the University of Windsor Master of Science degree program in Nursing is to prepare graduates for advanced nursing practice.
• There are three streams in the MScN program - (1) thesis-based (2) course-based, and (3) the Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program; these programs are designed to meet the needs of employed baccalaureate prepared nurses
• Graduates will address societal health needs relating to health promotion and illness prevention, or human responses and adaptations to alterations in health
• Through the integration of theory, research, and practice, students will advance their scientific base for practice
• The programs support the development of leadership and advocacy skills for contributions to health care, education and research
• Through faculty guidance and self-directed learning activities, students from diverse backgrounds will develop advanced professional knowledge through critical thinking, decision making, and scholarly inquiry in a multicultural society.

PhD

• The PhD program, focusing on health outcomes and health services research, will involve four years of full -time study. It will combine coursework, comprehensive exams and a dissertation.
• This program will prepare graduates to assume leadership roles in academic and practice settings.
• Research and scholarly activities will prepare graduates to contribute to nursing practice, the design and delivery of health care, and policy development.
• The PhD program will normally involve four years of full - time study consisting of course work (most of it in Year 1).
• The dissertation requires independent, original research and makes up at least two thirds of the time normally required for the program.

Graduate Diploma - Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner

• This program is only for students who have a completed BScN (or equivalent nursing degree, e.g. BN, etc.), with a current Registered Nurse (RN) status, and a completed a Master's degree (Nursing or health related degree preferred).

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