Master of Science in Nursing (MScN) at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador

Programme overview

The online MScN has a Practicum (course-based) option and a Nurse Practitioner stream, preparing nurses for advanced practice and leadership. It is accredited by the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing and lets students keep working while studying.

Faculty: School of Graduate Studies | Department: Faculty of Nursing | Duration: 2-3 years full-time, depending on option | Intake: Fall (application deadline January 15) | Study mode: online | Location: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

What you will study

Practicum option: online courses and a practicum project over two terms. Nurse Practitioner option: online courses, onsite residency sessions and preceptor-supervised clinical placements.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Practicum option: Bachelor's degree in Nursing (minimum 3.0 CGPA); undergraduate statistics and nursing research courses (minimum B / 65% each); licence to practise nursing; at least one year (1950 hours) of nursing practice. Nurse Practitioner option: same degree and course requirements; licence to practise in Newfoundland and Labrador; at least two years (3900 hours) of practice; applicants must be primary residents of Newfoundland and Labrador at the time of application. A Graduate Nursing Form and an Employment Verification Letter proving hours are required.

Domestic applicants: CAD 12,000 for the whole programme. Newfoundland and Labrador students. Total programme tuition listed for this master's programme; ancillary and special fees are extra. Source

International applicants: CAD 15,600 for the whole programme. Total programme tuition listed for this master's programme; ancillary and special fees are extra. Source

Graduate intakes are Fall (September to December), Winter (January to April) and Spring (May to August); the intake offered depends on the programme, and most master's programmes admit for Fall.

Deadlines vary by programme. January 15: Anthropology, Applied Ocean Technology, Archaeology, Data Science, Environmental Policy, Folklore, Gender Studies, History, Mathematics and Statistics, Music, Nursing (MScN), Occupational Health and Safety, Political Science (MA), Public Health (both streams) (Fall). February 1: Education (most diplomas and MEd), Environmental Science, Human Kinetics and Recreation, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Health Ethics (Fall). February 15: Employment Relations, Humanities (MPhil), Scientific Computing (Fall). March 15: Management (MMgt) (Fall). April 1: Engineering and Applied Science graduate diploma and MASc (Fall), Software Engineering international (Fall), Artificial Intelligence for Canadian applicants (Fall); December 1: Artificial Intelligence for all applicants, Computer Science (all programmes), Management (MSc), Engineering (MEng) (Fall). See the source page for all programmes, including Winter and Spring intakes.

Graduate application processing fee: $60 for Canadian applicants and $120 for non-Canadian applicants; Pharmacy adds a faculty fee of $125 (Canadian) or $175 (international) and Music adds $40 for the MMus; late fee $30 up to one week after the deadline and $10 for each subsequent week.

Apply through the official page: https://www.mun.ca/become/graduate/apply-to-memorial/

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