Nursing
Associate Dean Graduate Programs: Donna Martin; RN, PhD
Campus Address/General Office: 277 Helen Glass Centre for Nursing
Telephone: 204-474-7452
Fax: 204-474-7682
Email Address: nursing@umanitoba.ca
Website: umanitoba.ca/nursing/
Academic Staff: Please refer to the Nursing website for Academic staff information. 

Nursing Program Information

The College of Nursing currently offers programs leading to the Master of Nursing degree and a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing. The MN program streams are Education, Administration, Clinical, and Nurse Practitioner. The MN program provides students the opportunity to develop expertise that enables them to respond in an ever-changing, dynamic, and fluid practice setting, as well as prepares students for possible doctoral studies. 

The PhD in Nursing promotes the development of outstanding scholars who will engage in programs of research that will positively influence the health and health care of populations.

Admission Information

Admission to the Faculty of Graduate Studies

Application and Admission Procedures are found in the Academic Guide.

Admission requirements for Master’s students are found in the Master’s Degrees General Regulations section of the Guide.

Nursing M.N. Admission Requirements

Applicants must possess:

• A baccalaureate degree in nursing, mental health nursing or psychiatric nursing or its equivalent from an approved or accredited university. In exceptional circumstances, applicants with a degree in another discipline may be considered on a case by case basis providing the applicant is a Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN). RPN applicants are not eligible for the Nurse Practitioner stream.
• Completion of a Research Methods course and an Introductory Statistics course with a minimum grade of C+ in each course. The content of specific courses may be reviewed to determine whether these criteria are met.
• Proof of active practicing nurse registration as either a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse is required by the application deadline. Applicants from other Canadian provinces/territories must have active practicing registration with their provincial or territorial regulatory body.  Applicants from other countries may apply provided they have active practicing nurse status in their home country.

Nurse Practitioner Stream - Only Registered Nurses are eligible for application to the Nurse Practitioner Stream. Applicants from outside of Manitoba applying to the Nurse Practitioner stream must provide proof of active practicing RN registration in Canada no later than the application deadline. Successful applicants must provide proof of active practicing registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM) and maintain this registration for the duration of the program.

Applicants with Indigenous ancestry in Canada who meet all entry requirements will be given priority for up to 20% of the enrolment quota; proof of Indigenous ancestry is required.  

Students admitted to the Master of Nursing program must meet the non-academic requirements of: Immunization, criminal record search including vulnerable sector search, child abuse registry check, adult abuse registry check, CPR certification, WRHA Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) training, and respirator mask-fit testing as prescribed by the College of Nursing, and submit to the College of Nursing by the date established by the College of Nursing. Proof of an annual influenza vaccination is required of all students by the published deadline in the fall. Visit the College of Nursing website for full details on the non-academic requirements.

As per the Faculty of Graduate Studies requirements, a successfully completed English Language Proficiency Test is required of all applicants unless they have received a high school diploma or university degree from Canada or one of the countries listed on the English Language Proficiency Test Exemption List. If applicable, this score is required as a basis for admission and applicants will NOT be accepted subject to receipt of an acceptable score. Documented proof of either the above must be submitted with the application for admission. Please note: scores more than two years old are not acceptable.

Application Information

Students should complete and submit their online application with supporting documentation by the date indicated on the Nursing M.N. or Nurse Practitioner M.N. program of study pages.

Degree Requirements

The Master’s Program in Nursing includes 21 credit hours for students completing a thesis, and 27 credit hours for students completing the course-based capstone project option.

The Nurse Practitioner stream consists of 45 credit hours plus the Clinical Consolidation course.

Expected Time to Graduate: 2-4 years

Progression Chart

Thesis Route

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Thesis students who have finished their coursework and are working on their thesis (research data collection, writing etc.) are required to register for GRAD 7000, as well as GRAD 7020 for each term until they graduate.

This course progression reflects full-time student status. Students may elect to study full-time or part-time. All courses use blended delivery with biweekly in-class seminars alternated with online course delivery. Other additional optional graduate level coursework, as approved by the advisor, is also possible.

Capstone Project Route

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A student must complete all of the required coursework in their program before registering for the Capstone Project. Capstone project students who have finished their course work are required to register for NURS 7120, as well as GRAD 7020 for each term until they graduate.

Notes:

• This course progression reflects full-time student status. Students may elect to study full-time or part-time. All courses use blended delivery.
• A maximum of 6 credit hours at the 3000 or 4000 level may be taken to meet program requirements, unless special permission has been obtained from the Associate Dean, Graduate Programs, College of Nursing.

Nurse Practitioner Stream

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Students who completed a Master of Nursing program and have advanced standing in NURS 7340 and or NURS 7352 or equivalent are required to substitute an elective course. This course progression reflects full-time student status. Students may elect to study full-time or part-time. All courses use blended delivery. Courses in the Nurse Practitioner Stream are scheduled in the Fall, Winter, and Summer Terms.

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At the end of coursework, there is a clinical consolidations course (400 hours), which facilitates the integration and development of NP clinical skills. Arrangements for clinical practice for each student are organized by the NP Placement Coordinator, in collaboration with the clinical practice course leader and NP Director.

Registration Information

Students should familiarize themselves with the Faculty of Graduate Studies ‘GRAD’ courses applicable to their program. If you have questions about which GRAD course(s) to register in, please consult your home department/unit.

Regulations

Students must meet the requirements as outlined in both Supplementary Regulation and BFAR documents as approved by Senate.

Supplementary Regulations

Individual units may require specific requirements above and beyond those of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, and students should consult unit supplementary regulations for these specific regulations. 

Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR)

Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR) represent the core academic requirements a graduate student must acquire in order to gain, and demonstrate acquisition of, essential knowledge and skills.

All students must successfully complete:

• GRAD 7300 prior to applying to any ethics boards which are appropriate to the student’s research or within the student’s first year, whichever comes first; and
• GRAD 7500 within the first term of registration;

unless these courses have been completed previously, as per Mandatory Academic Integrity Course and Mandatory Research Integrity Online Course.

Students must also meet additional BFAR requirements that may be specified for their program.

General Regulations

All students must:

• maintain a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0 with no grade below C+,
• meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum course requirements, and
• meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum time requirements (in terms of time in program and lapse or expiration of credit of courses).

Courses

Nursing