Master - Nursing
- 2 years
- Duration
- 37,848 CAD
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Master
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Kamloops / Canada
- Location
- Thompson River University
- School
Program description
Through critical and creative approaches that impact innovative change, the MN degree provides nursing graduates with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for principled and thoughtful leadership. This one-of-a-kind programme, with its admissions paths and emphasis on leadership development and Aboriginal health, addresses the need for accessible, flexible graduate nursing education. Graduates will be prepared to fill advanced nursing positions in complex and dynamic health care systems in British Columbia, as well as nationally and globally.
Students can study while working thanks to flexible delivery choices. Students who complete the MN will be able to pursue opportunities in health care leadership, teaching, research, or policy development.
Graduates are expected to work in the following fields:
- Local, provincial, territorial, national, or foreign health-care positions
- Advanced clinical work in a hospital or in the community
- Academic or clinical teaching positions
- Managerial jobs in hospitals or communities
- Positions in provincial, territorial, national, or foreign health ministries or related areas
- Personal practise
Program structure
- Knowledge for Advanced Nursing
- The Canadian Healthcare System
- Leadership and Managing Change in Healthcare
- Research in Healthcare
- Indigenous Health Leadership
- Directed Studies in Health
- Directed Studies in Nursing Education
- Knowledge Integration, Application, and Dissemination: Major Paper
Choose one
- MN Major Project
- Graduate Thesis
Price
- Tuition — 37,848 CAD (per program)
- Application Fees — 100 CAD (one time, non-refundable)
- General Fees — 553 CAD (per semester for 12 credits)
- Health Fees — 75 CAD (per month)
- TRUSU Extended Heath & Dental Plan — 248 CAD (per year)
Requirements for applicants
- Evidence of licensure (practicing, non-practicing or temporary) as a Registered Nurse in Canada or international equivalency.
- Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or valid student permit issued by Canada (indicating TRU as a place of study).
- Official copies of all post-secondary transcripts.
- Two letters of reference: including one academic and one professional.
- English language proficiency:
- Students who have completed studies in a country where English is not the official language, must also submit English language test scores.
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) a minimum score of 7.0 and the following sub-test scores: Speaking 7.0, Writing 7.0, Listening 7.5, Reading 6.5 or
- Test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL)
- iBT: a minimum score of 100 (iBT) with no section below a 20
- Paper-Based: 600 with a TWE of 5.0
Graduation Requirements
- A total of 33 graduate course credits required, of which 15 credits are from core courses. A total of 6-12 elective course credits are required depending upon the capstone options of a project/paper (6 credits) or thesis (12 credits). A required Advanced Nursing Internship elective will provide students with practice learning experience.
- Thesis or major paper or major project.
- Graduate students are to complete the program in no longer than 5 years or 15 consecutive terms (fall, winter, summer).
About the university
The success of our students is our top goal here at Thompson Rivers University. Our varied community, personalized student services, opportunities for real-world application, and adaptable curriculum give each student the tools they need to succeed.
TRU has approximately 140 on-campus programs and over 60 Open Learning programs, ranging from traditional academics to trades, certifications to graduate degrees. Co-op work terms, undergraduate research, field schools and practicums, service learning, and other programs give our students the chance to put their knowledge into practice under the supervision of approachable faculty mentors. Our open, adaptable classroom encourages exploration, production, and discovery. Our students do, too.
Our Mission
TRU is a comprehensive, learner-centered, sustainable university that provides high-quality, adaptable education, training, research, and scholarship to its local, national, and worldwide student body and the communities it serves.
Our Campuses
Located in the southern interior of British Columbia, TRU's Kamloops and Williams Lake campuses lie in the traditional territory of the Secwepemc peoples.
