BSc Nursing Science Curriculum Course Outline in Nigeria

This post contains the BSc Nursing Science course outline in Nigerian universities.

Undergraduate Programme

FIRST YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER

Required Ancillary Courses
COURSE CODE                  COURSE TITLE	UNITS
BIO 101                                  Genetics for Medical Students	2
BIO 151                                  General Biology I	3
CHM 101                                Basic Principles of Chemistry 1	2
CHM 171                                Basic Practical Chemistry	2
PHY 111                                 General Physics for Life Sciences	2
PHY 191                                 Practical Physics	2
MAT 111                                General Mathematics	3
General Studies Courses
GSP 101                                  The Use of English /Library Study Skills	2
GSP 201                                  Peace and Conflict Resolution 1	2
	20
SECOND SEMESTER
Required Ancillary Courses
COURSE CODE COURSE TITLEUNITSBIO 152General Biology II3BIO 154General Biology (Practical)2ZOO 122Basic Parasitology2CHM 112Basic principles of Chemistry II2CHM 122Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry II2PHY 112General Physics for Life Sciences II2PHY 114General Physics for Life Sciences III2General Studies CoursesGSP 102The Use of English II2GSP 202Peace and Conflict Resolution II2 Total19
SECOND-YEAR
FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE                  COURSE TITLE	UNITS
Major Courses
NSC 201                     Foundations of Nursing I	3
NSC 211                     Principles of Psycho-Social Nursing in
Health-Related Professions (For other Depts	2
in FHST)
Required Ancillary Courses
ANAT 201                  Gross Human Anatomy 1	3
ANAT 213                  General Embryology	2
ANAT 225                  General Histology & Cytology	2
BIC 203                      Introduction to Human Biochemistry	3
PYS 201                      Human Physiology/Blood	2
PYS 203                      Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT) & Renal	2
General Studies Courses
GSP 101                      The Use of English /Library Study Skills	2
(for Direct Entry Stds only)
GSP 201                      Peace and Conflict Resolution 1 (for DE stds)	2
GSP 207                      Humanities 1	2
COS 111                     Computer Sciences	2
	21/23
SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE      COURSE TITLE	UNITS
Major Courses
NSC 202                     Foundations of Nursing II	3
NSC 204                     Basic Nutrition in Nursing	2
NSC 212                     Psychology in Nursing	2
NSC 262                     Nursing Practicum/Clinical	3
Required Ancillary Courses
ANA 202                    Gross Human Anatomy II	3
BIC 202                     Metabolism	3
PYS 204                      Cardiovascular & Respiratory System	2
General Studies Courses
GSP 102                      The Use of English (for Direct Entry stds only)	2
GSP 202                      Peace and Conflict Resolution II (for DE stds only)	2
GSP 208                      Humanities II	2
	20/22
Clinical posting/experience
THIRD YEAR
FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE                  COURSE TITLE	UNITS
Major courses
NSC 311                     Medical-Surgical Nursing 1	2
NSC 313                     Pharmacology for Nurses	2
NSC 321                     Community Health Nursing 1	2
NSC 341                     Family Health Nursing 1	2
NSC 351                     Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing	2
Required Ancillary Courses
ANAT 301                  Head & Neck	3
ANAT 303                  Neuro-anatomy	2
PYS 301                      Endocrinology and Reproduction	2
COM 353                    Sociology in Health Practice	2
LAW 151                    Medical Jurisprudence I	2
General Studies Courses
GSP 207                      Humanities 1   (DE stds only)	2
	21/23
SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE                  COURSE TITLE	UNITS
Major courses
NSC 312                     Medical-Surgical Nursing II	4
NSC 314                     Nutrition in Illness/Disease	2
NSC 316                     Paediatric Nursing	2
NSC 322                     Community Health Nursing II	3
NSC 342                     Reproductive Health Nursing I	2
Required Ancillary Courses
MLS 334                     Introduction to Medical Microbiology	2
COM 351                    Biostatistics in Health Technology	2
LAW 152                    Medical Jurisprudence II	2
General Studies Courses
GSP 208                      Humanities II  (DE students only)	2
	19/21
Consolidated 26weeks clinical/community postings begin
FOURTH YEAR
FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE                  COURSE TITLE	UNITS
Major courses
NSC 461                     Community Health Nursing Clinical	6
NSC 463                     Medical-Surgical Nursing Clinical	6
NSC 465                     Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing Clinical	3
NSC 467                     Maternal & Child Health Nursing Clinical	6
Required ancillary course
CED 341                     Introduction to Entrepreneurship	2
	23
Consolidated clinical/community postings end
SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE                  COURSE TITLE	UNITS
Major courses
NSC412                      Medical-Surgical Nursing III	4
NSC 422                     Community Health Nursing III	3
NSC 432                     Introduction to Nursing Education	2
NSC4 34                     Principles of Management & Administration in Nursing	2
NSC 436                     Public Relations in Nursing	2
NSC 442                     Reproductive Health Nursing II	2
NSC 482                     Research Methodology	3
Required ancillary course
CED342                      Business Development & Management	2
20
Clinical/community postings for pre professional and Professional Examination 1
FIFTH YEAR
FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE                  COURSE TITLE	UNITS
Major courses
NSC 511                     Medical-Surgical Nursing	2
NSC 521                     Community Health Nursing	2
NSC 523                     Gerontology/ Geriatric Nursing	2
NSC 533                     Health Economics	2
NSC 535                     Guidance & Counseling in Nursing	2
NSC 541                     Reproductive Health Nursing III	4
NSC 571                     Nursing Seminar	3
	17
SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE                  COURSE TITLE	UNITS
Major courses
NSC562                      Client teaching/Counseling Practicum	2
NSC 564                     Nursing Administration & Management Practicum	2
NSC566                      Reproductive Health Nursing Practicum	6
NSC592                      Project	6
	16

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME

MASTERS PROGRAMME

CORE COURSES      

FIRST SEMESTER

COURSE NO	TITLE	UNITS
PGC   601	ICT and Research Methodology	3
NSC 701	Legal and Ethical Aspects of Professional Development in Nursing	2
NSC 725	Wellness and Health Promotion	2
NSC 733	Health Economics	2
NSC 781	Advanced Statistics in Health Technology	2

                                                                             TOTAL                                               11 Units 

SECOND SEMESTER

COURSE NO	TITLE	UNITS
NSC 702	Advanced Concepts & Theoretical Foundations of Nursing	3
NSC 704	Nursing Informatics	2
NSC 732	Nursing Entrepreneurship	2

                                                                             TOTAL                                         7 Units

THIRD SEMESTER (FIELDWORK)

COURSE NO	TITLE	UNITS
NSC 761	Professional Posting in Specialty Areas	4
NSC 783	Nursing Seminar	2
NSC 791	Dissertation	6

                                                                             TOTAL                                       12 Units

M.Sc. SPECIALISATIONS

Candidates should register the courses relevant to the various specializations as listed below

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING

FIRST SEMESTER

COURSE NO	TITLE	UNITS
NSC 711	Concepts and Principles of Medical Surgical Nursing	2
NSC 713	Management of Selected Acute/Chronic Medical-SurgicalConditions	3
NSC 715	Critical Care Nursing	2
TOTAL		7 Units
First Semester Electives (Only one course)
Course No.     Title	Units
NSC    717      Gerontology Nursing	2
NSC    731      Principles of Health and Policy System, Planning and Administration	3
NSC    727      Environmental & Occupational Health	2
NSC    775      Guidance & Counseling	2

SECOND SEMESTER

COURSE NO	TITLE	UNITS
NSC 712	Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Nursing	2
NSC 714	Oncology Nursing	2

TOTAL		4 Units
Second Semester Electives (Only 2 Units)
Course No.	Title	Units
NSC    734	Advanced Public Relations in Health Practice	2
NSC    752	Advanced Community Mental Health /Psychiatric Nursing	2

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING:

FIRST SEMESTER

COURSE NO	TITLE	UNITS
NSC 721	Theories and Practice of Community Health Nursing	3
NSC 723	Epidemiology in Nursing	2
NSC 727	Environmental & Occupational Health	2

                                                                             TOTAL                                   7 Units

First Semester Electives (Only one course)
Course No.	Title	Units
NSC    717	Gerontology Nursing	2
NSC    731	Principles of Health and Policy System, Planning and Administration	3
NSC    775	Guidance & Counseling	2

SECOND SEMESTER

COURSE NO	TITLE	UNITS
NSC 722	Principles and Practice of Primary Health Care and Family Health	2
NSC 724	Programme Planning & Evaluation	3

TOTAL		5 Units
Second Semester Electives (Only 2 Units)
Course No.	Title	Units
NSC    712	Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Nursing	2
NSC   734	Advanced Public Relations in Health Practice	2
NSC     752	Advanced Community Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing	2

NURSING ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT                    

FIRST SEMESTER

COURSE NO	TITLE	UNITS
NSC 731	Principles of Health and Policy Systems, Planning and Administration	3
NSC 735	Health and Nursing Service Administration & Management	3

                                                                             TOTAL                                     6 Units

First Semester Electives (Only 2 Units)
Course No.	Title	Units
NSC    717	Gerontology Nursing	2
NSC    727	Environmental & Occupational Health	2
NSC    775	Guidance & Counseling in Nursing	2

SECOND SEMESTER

COURSE NO	TITLE	UNITS
NSC 734	Advanced Public Relations in Health Practice	2
NSC 736	Human Resource Planning & Management in Nursing	3

                                                                 TOTAL                                                 5 Units

Second Semester Electives (Only 2 Units)
Course No.	Title	Units
NSC    712	Palliative Care& Rehabilitation Nursing	2
NSC     752	Advanced Community Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing	2

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING

FIRST SEMESTER

COURSE NO	TITLE	UNITS
NSC 741	Family Theories & Dynamics	2
NSC 743	Contemporary Issues in Women’s Health, Programmes &Policies.	2
NSC 745	Care of expectant families through Antenatal, Intra and Post Partum Period /Maternal and Infant Nutrition.	3

                                                                             TOTAL                                     7 Units

First Semester Electives (Only one course)

Course No.                  Title                                                                                                     Units

NSC    727  Environmental & Occupational Health                 2

NSC   731   Principles of Health and policy systems, planning and Administration         3

NSC   775   Guidance & Counseling in Nursing       2

SECOND SEMESTER

COURSE NO	TITLE	UNITS
NSC 742	Contemporary Issues in Children’s & Newborn’s, Health, Programmes and Policies.	2
NSC 744	Issues in contraception, infertility & sexually transmitted infections.	2
NS     746	Neonatology/Paediatrics	2

                                                                 TOTAL                                                 6 Units

Second Semester Electives (Only one course)

Course No.            Title                                                                      Units

NSC    712      Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Nursing                              3                       NSC 734          Advanced Public Relations in Health Practice                                   2

NSC     752         Advanced Community Mental Health /Psychiatric Nursing        2

MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSING

FIRST SEMESTER

COURSE NO	TITLE	UNITS
NSC 751	Life Cycle Approach in Mental Health & Psychiatry	3
NSC 753	Advanced Concepts in, and approaches to Management of Mental Health/Psychiatric Problems.	3
NSC 775	Guidance and Counselling	2

                                                                            TOTAL                                   8 Units

First Semester Electives (Only one course)
Course No.	Title	Units
NSC    727	Environmental & Occupational Health	2
NSC    731	Principles of Health and policy systems, planning and Administration	3

SECOND SEMESTER

COURSE NO	TITLE	UNITS
NSC 752	Advanced Community Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing	2
NSC 754	Nursing Management of Selected Mental Health/Psychiatric Problems.	2
NSC 756	Psycho-Pathology of Mental Health/Psychiatric Conditions	3
TOTAL                                   7 Units
Second Semester Electives (Only 2 Units)
Course No.	Title	Units
NSC    714	Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Nursing	2
NSC       734	Advanced Public Relations in Health Practice	2

NURSING EDUCATION

FIRST SEMESTER

COURSE NO	TITLE	UNITS
NSC 771	Curriculum Development in Nursing.	2
NSC 773	Measurement and Evaluation in Nursing	2
NSC 775	Guidance and Counseling in Nursing	2
	REQUIRED ANCILLARY COURSE
EDU. 500	Philosophy of Education	2
TOTAL                                       8 Units
First Semester Electives (Only one course)
Course No.	Title	Units
NSC    717	Gerontology Nursing	2
NSC    727	Environmental & Occupational Health	2
NSC     731	Principles of Health and Policy Systems, Planning and Administration	3

SECOND SEMESTER

COURSE NO	TITLE	UNITS
NSC 772	Educational Psychology Applied to Nursing	2
NSC 724	Fundamentals of Nursing Educational Administration.	2
NSC 776	Teaching Learning Process and Continuing Education Methods Applied to Nursing.	2
	TOTAL                                     6 Units
	Second Semester Electives (Only 2 Units)
	Course No.          Title                                                            Units
	NSC    712           Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Nursing            2734           Advanced Public Relations in Health Practice	NSC2
	NSC       752         Advanced Community Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing	2
	DOCTORAL PROGRAMME
	CORE COURSES:
	COURSE NO                        TITLE	Units
	PGC 701         Synopsis and Grant Writing	3
	NSC 901                     Advanced Research Methods and Techniques Applied to Nursing	3
	NSC 904                     Advanced Nursing informatics	3
	NSC 932                     Advanced Nursing Entrepreneurship	2
	NSC 981                     Advanced Statistics in Health Technology	3
	TOTAL	14 Units
		Units
	NSC 984                     Doctoral Seminar I	3
	NSC 985                     Doctoral Seminar II	3
	NSC 986                     Doctoral Seminar III	4
	NSC 990                     Doctoral Thesis	12
	TOTAL	22 Units