BSc (Hons) Nursing (International) (Top-up)

Program Details

Introduction

The programme aims to enable international qualified nurses to become critical practitioners committed to lifelong learning in their respective areas of practice, situated within their own health and social care context, through this international qualification.

The learner will be encouraged to focus on enhancing their knowledge and understanding of current issues related to their own field of practice, and that of the wider context of health and social care. The main educational aim of the BSc (Hons) Nursing (International) programme is to provide qualified nurses (students) the opportunity to:

• Enhance the development of academic and professional knowledge and skills in developing mastery in their respective areas of practice and to promote the ethos of continuing independent learning.

• Enhance the role of the qualified nurse, with the opportunity to develop comprehensive, evidence-based knowledge; and to apply critical thinking and innovative approaches to service delivery that will contribute directly to the enhancement of the quality of healthcare service provision.

Entry Requirement

General Entry:

Completion of MNQF level 5 Diploma in Nursing

Must be registered and licenced by the Maldives Nursing and Midwifery Council

AND

Certified competency in English

Program Structure

YEAR 1

• Accelerating Learning for Professionals

• Independent Study

• Ethical Issues in Health and Social Care

• Facilitating Learning and Teaching

• Assessment and Clinical Reasoning

• Essentials of Renal Care

YEAR 2

• Evidence and Research in Practice

• Principles of Cardiac Care

• Dissertation (Post Qualifying) – Whole year

• The Nature and Treatment of Cancer

• Leadership for Health

Program Fees

Intake: January / May / September Course Fee: MVR 4,590 per month (MVR 3,007 per month under the government free degree scheme)