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.
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
