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Master of Nursing at University of Regina

University of Regina, Canada

Programme overview

The course-based Master of Nursing combines four core nursing courses with six electives and emphasizes working with vulnerable populations and evidence-informed, strength-based approaches to care. It is delivered online, with synchronous and asynchronous learning, and can be taken full-time or part-time. It prepares graduates for advanced practice, nursing education and nursing leadership and provides a foundation for doctoral study.

Faculty: Faculty of Nursing  |  Duration: 2-6 years  |  Intake: Fall (September), Winter (January) or Spring (May); deadlines July 1, November 1 and March 1  |  Study mode: online  |  Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

What you will study

Sample courses include NURS 700 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing, NURS 703 Working with Vulnerable People, NURS 785 Leadership in Nursing, NURS 775 Foundations and Theories of Learning, NURS 777 Approaches to Learning and Teaching Innovation in Nursing and JSGS 829 Decision Making and Leadership in Healthcare Organizations.

Career pathways

Manager or director in healthcare organizations, faculty positions in academic institutions, clinical and community education roles, health policy.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Licensed/Registered Practical Nurses holding any baccalaureate degree are eligible. Applicants apply to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research and must meet its requirements: transcripts from all post-secondary study, at least two letters of recommendation, a resume and a letter of intent.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate terms: Fall (September-December), Winter (January-April) and Spring/Summer (May-August). The application portal opens in the first week of August for Fall, the first week of February for Winter and the first week of April for Spring/Summer, in the year before the start.

Undergraduate terms: Fall (September-December), Winter (January-April) and Spring/Summer (May-August). Indigenous Education and Nursing do not admit to the spring/summer term; Bachelor of Social Work admits to the fall term only.

Faculty of Graduate Studies programmes without their own deadline: Spring/Summer March 1, Fall July 1, Winter November 1. Some programmes have their own deadlines, for example Aging Studies March 31, History March 31, Anthropology January 31 (Fall) and September 30 (Winter), English February 15 (Fall) and October 15 (Winter). Applications are made online through the application portal.

The graduate application fee is $125, paid online before documents can be uploaded.

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