MN Course & Program Information

Students in the course-based route will take 12.0 credit hours of common core courses (above) plus an additional 21.0 credit hours of courses, 3.0 credit hours each. 
 

An additional 12.0 credit hours from the following list:
Advanced Clinical Study of Addiction 5000 – Addiction and Addictive Disorders (3.0 credit hours)
Advanced Clinical Study of Addiction 5004 - Social Ecology of Addiction (3.0 credit hours)
Advanced Clinical Study of Addiction 5006 - Biological Bases of Addiction (3.0 credit hours)
Advanced Clinical Study of Addiction 5008 - Cognitive Processes of Addiction (3.0 credit hours)
Health Services Management 5100 – Organization Design (3.0 credit hours)
Health Services Management 5120 – Health Services Design (3.0 credit hours)
Health Services Management 5300 – Leading People in Health Services (3.0 credit hours)
Health Services Management 5320 – Marketing in Health Services (3.0 credit hours)
Health Services Management 5400 – Strategy, Power, and Politics (1.5 credit hours)
Health Services Management 5420 – The Art of Negotiating Relations and Conflict Management (1.5 credit hours)
Health Services Management 5430 – Health Systems with a Global Perspective (3.0 credit hours)
Health Services Management 5500 – Leading Meaningful Change in Health Services (3.0 credit hours)
Nursing 5130 – Practice Experience (3.0 credit hours; see Required Documentation)
Public Health 5005 - Advanced Public Health Policy and Ethics (3.0 credit hours)

Note: Health Services Management (HMGT) courses are delivered using a blended format with some face-to-face (sessions are offered on the Calgary campus for a total of 20 hours), and online in an asynchronous format (for a total of 16 hours). Students registering for any of the HMGT courses must attend the face-to-face sessions in Calgary.

Please see the course catalog for course descriptions. Information about which courses will be offered - when, where and by which instructor - is provided in the current semester Timetable, available at www.ulethbridge.ca/ross/timetable.

Students choose a Project topic of interest to them, in consultation with the instructor of the Nursing 5150 - Project Development Seminar. Students will have opportunities to discuss and explore possible topic ideas with their instructor and colleagues in the Project Proposal Seminar. The Project topic must be selected by the end of the second week of Nursing 5150 - Project Development Seminar.

The project route is for students who want to make a significant contribution to a nursing practice setting via activities other than a research project. A project involves the application of a variety of nursing evidence into a deliverable that can be readily utilized by nurses or clients in a practice setting. The course NURS 5130: Practice Experience may stimulate possible project ideas. The project will not entail the collection of data from individuals and will not require ethics review. There are many possible formats for a scholarly project.

*Part-time students will take four to six years to complete the M.N. program.

The thesis route is for students who wish to do research and is the preferred route for students who may plan to engage in doctoral studies in the future. A thesis begins with the posing of a question and requires an in-depth review of the literature, application of clearly described methodology for answering the research question, ethics approval, data collection, description of the results of the work, a synthesis of the research findings with current literature, and implication of the research for both theory and practice.

Students should be aware that a thesis requires a large investment in time and energy.

*Part-time students will take four to six years to complete the M.N. program.