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Department of Nursing

Our BSc Nursing program is tailored to produce professional, compassionate, and skilled nurses. The curriculum incorporates:

  • Foundations in human biology, pharmacology, and patient care
  • Clinical experience in urban and rural healthcare settings
  • Focus on ethics, leadership, and patient communication

The main purpose of the undergraduate degree in nursing is to provide an educational program through which the graduates will be prepared to assume responsibility in the primary, secondary and tertiary care of people as professional nurses. It is expected that
graduates are capable of teaching and supervising appropriate nursing and health care in different settings and participate in the administration of nursing service and education.

Objectives

Upon completion of these courses for generic B.Sc. nursing program, the graduates are expected to

  1. Provide nursing care for individuals, families and communities following sound scientific
    ways of nursing processes.
  2. Demonstrate competence in the skills and techniques of nursing based on concepts and
    principles from selected areas of physical, biological and behavioral sciences.
  3. Participate as members of health team in the promotive, preventive, curative and
    rehabilitative health care delivery system of the country.
  4. Demonstrate leadership qualities and decision-making abilities in various situations.
  5. Recognize the need for continued learning for their personal relations and professional
  6. Demonstrate skills in teaching, management, inter-personal relations and communication.
  7. Practice ethical values in their personal and professional life.

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Program Requirements

  1. Admission Requirements:
  • Meet the admission requirement of Global Science University.
  • Physically and mentally fit for nursing service.
  1. Graduation Requirements:
  • A student cannot graduate with a grade of less than 2.0 out of the 5-scale grading system.
  • Therefore, he/she should at least score a minimum of C grade for the major / Professional course.
  1. Degree Nomenclature

       Upon successful completion of this program the graduate will be given “THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING”. 

Course Structure

Year 1 Semester 1

Course TitleCourse CodeCredit Hours
TheoryPracticeTotal
Basic writing skillsEnla 101144
Introduction to SociologySoci 103122
Introduction to PsychologyPsyc 104122
Physiology IPhys 106133
Human Anatomy IAnat 107133
Organic ChemistryOchem 108133
Computer ApplicationsComp 105222
Total19019

Year 1 Semester 2

Course TitleCourse CodeCredit Hours
TheoryPracticeTotal
Advanced EnglishEnla 102233
Physiology IIPhys 109222
Anatomy IIAnat 110233
BiochemistryBioch 111233
Introduction Medical Microbiology Mbio 112233
Environmental HealthEnva 117222
Fundamentals of Nursing INurs 131233
Community Health NursingNurs 130122
Total21021

Year 2 Semester 1

Course TitleCourse CodeCredit Hours
TheoryPracticeTotal
Fundamentals of Nursing IINurs 2311123
Nursing Health AssessmentNurs 234133
Medical & Surgical Nursing INurs 235144
BiostatisticsBios 219122
Medical ParasitologyMbio 220122
Communicable Disease ControlPubH 220133
PathophysiologyPath 214133
Total18220

Year 2 Semester 2

Course Title Course CodeCredit Hours
TheoryPracticeTotal
Medical & Surgical Nursing IINurs 232233
Health EconomicsPubH 221222
PharmacologyPharm 215244
EpidemiologyPubH 224233
Health ethics and professionalismNurs 237222
Health EducationPubH 222222
First Aid & Emergency NursingNurs 2382112
Health Service ManagementPubH 223222
Clinical Laboratory MethodsClab 2162112
Total2022

Year 3 Semester 1

Course Title Course CodeCredit Hours
TheoryPracticeTotal
Medical Surgical Nursing IIINurs 3391224
Psychiatric NursingNurs 3411314
Obstetrics & Gynecology Nursing INurs 342144
Operation Room TechniquesNurs 343122
Nutrition in Health & Illness22
Research Methods33
Total1619

Year 3 Semester 2

Course Title Course CodeCredit Hours
TheoryPracticeTotal
Pediatric NursingNurs 3442314
Community Based Training ProgramPubH 327244
Obstetrics & Gynecology Nursing IINurse 3462426
Nursing Education Curriculum Design & InstructionNurse33
Total10717

Year 4 - Block Based (Internship)

Course Title Course CodeCredit Hours
TheoryPracticeTotal
Medical Nursing PracticeNurs 449044
Surgical Nursing PracticeNurs 450044
Pediatric Nursing PracticeNurs 451044
Obstetrics & Gynecology Nursing PracticeNurs 452044
Student Research Project428044
Total02020
Qualifying ExaminationComE 4530P/F

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PROGRAM DURATION

The overall midwifery program is a five (5) year program. This is split into six hour/day for six days of a week covering both classroom and clinical practice sessions totaling thirty-six hours per week of teaching and practice.

Fee Structure

Fees ($) per yearAdditional charges ($)Total (year)
60020620

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Intake calendar

Global Science University intake starts at Fist August each year and closes at September. Our academic year calendar is split into two semesters with the first semester spanning between September and January. The second semester starts in February and ends in June.

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Career Opportunities: Hospital nurse, Mental health nurse, Pediatric nurse, Community health nurse, Health educator, Nursing supervisor