Students in all streams of the graduate program are expected to be registered every term and to take courses every term in order to progress through the program. Effective September 2018 - Graduate students in nursing entering in the program will require at least a B grade in core courses in order to progress in the program. If students are not successful in earning at least a B after two attempts in a core course they will be exited from the program.
Please note: Effective Fall 2023, NURS 5700 or NURS 5750 is being replaced with NURS 5725.
Calendar Year
Term
Course #
Course Title
2024
F
gs/nurs 5000A
Directed Reading
An independent directed reading course on a topic approved by the supervisory committee and the Graduate Program Director.
Instructional Format: DIRD
2024
SU
gs/nurs 5000A
Directed Reading
An independent directed reading course on a topic approved by the supervisory committee and the Graduate Program Director.
Instructional Format: DIRD
2025
W
gs/nurs 5000M
Directed Reading
An independent directed reading course on a topic approved by the supervisory committee and the Graduate Program Director.
Instructional Format: DIRD
2024
W
gs/nurs 5000M
Directed Reading
An independent directed reading course on a topic approved by the supervisory committee and the Graduate Program Director.
Instructional Format: DIRD
2024
F
gs/nurs 5100A
Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing Science
This course focuses on the major ontological schools of thought, including the assumptions, concepts, and theories that integrate the breadth and depth of nursing knowledge across domains of practice. Students explore, analyze, and critique specific concepts, nursing theories, and theoretical approaches aligned with nursing practices and connect these with their own philosophical beliefs and values about nursing through dialogue, reflection, and aesthetic inquiry.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
F
gs/nurs 5100B
Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing Science
This course focuses on the major ontological schools of thought, including the assumptions, concepts, and theories that integrate the breadth and depth of nursing knowledge across domains of practice. Students explore, analyze, and critique specific concepts, nursing theories, and theoretical approaches aligned with nursing practices and connect these with their own philosophical beliefs and values about nursing through dialogue, reflection, and aesthetic inquiry.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
F
gs/nurs 5100C
Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing Science
This course focuses on the major ontological schools of thought, including the assumptions, concepts, and theories that integrate the breadth and depth of nursing knowledge across domains of practice. Students explore, analyze, and critique specific concepts, nursing theories, and theoretical approaches aligned with nursing practices and connect these with their own philosophical beliefs and values about nursing through dialogue, reflection, and aesthetic inquiry.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
F
gs/nurs 5100D
Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing Science
This course focuses on the major ontological schools of thought, including the assumptions, concepts, and theories that integrate the breadth and depth of nursing knowledge across domains of practice. Students explore, analyze, and critique specific concepts, nursing theories, and theoretical approaches aligned with nursing practices and connect these with their own philosophical beliefs and values about nursing through dialogue, reflection, and aesthetic inquiry.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
F
gs/nurs 5100E
Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing Science
This course focuses on the major ontological schools of thought, including the assumptions, concepts, and theories that integrate the breadth and depth of nursing knowledge across domains of practice. Students explore, analyze, and critique specific concepts, nursing theories, and theoretical approaches aligned with nursing practices and connect these with their own philosophical beliefs and values about nursing through dialogue, reflection, and aesthetic inquiry.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
SU
gs/nurs 5110A
Nursing Education Science and Praxis
Prepares students for advanced research-based teaching-learning nursing praxis. Development of evaluation processes emergent from a science of nursing education is undertaken. This course prepares students for an academic career or senior clinical education roles.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
W
gs/nurs 5111M
Advancing Practice Through Teaching-Learning with Nurses and Students in the Healthcare Setting
Focuses on the advanced practice role of clinical teaching in nursing. The course emphasizes the role of the clinical educator who is responsible for the clinical supervision and evaluation of nursing students or staff nurses in healthcare settings. Prerequisites: Completion of core courses or permission of the Instructor.
Instructional Format: ONLN
Instructor(s): C. Da Silva
2024
SU
gs/nurs 5115A
Advancing Practice Through Nursing Education
Explores the scholarship of teaching in nursing education focusing on the development of core competencies for nurse educators. Emphasis is placed on learning theories, pedagogical approaches and nursing educational research preparing participants for various nursing practice roles.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2025
W
gs/nurs 5150M
Advanced Nursing Practice in Innovation
This hybrid online and classroom course explores multiple theoretical perspectives on change and innovation in health care organizations and within the context of nursing. Emphasis is placed on critique, and working with various change and innovation modalities to enhance care, promote professionalism, and cultivate supportive organizational environments.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
F
gs/nurs 5155A
Womens Mental Health
This hybrid course focuses on womens mental health and well-being. Womens mental health will be considered at international and national (Canada) levels. Focus will be on the intersections of social determinants of health with identity markers influencing womens mental health. Prerequisites: GS/NURS 5100 3.00, GS/NURS 5200 3.00, GS/NURS 5300 3.00 or permission of the Instructor.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
F
gs/nurs 5180A
Leadership for Quality and Safety in Health Services Organizations
This course analyzes leadership for quality improvement in health care organizations, develops knowledge and skills necessary to strategically improve quality and patient safety, and makes connections between individual behaviour and quality improvement initiatives in organizations.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
W
gs/nurs 5180M
Leadership for Quality and Safety in Health Services Organizations
This course analyzes leadership for quality improvement in health care organizations, develops knowledge and skills necessary to strategically improve quality and patient safety, and makes connections between individual behaviour and quality improvement initiatives in organizations.
Instructional Format: ONLN
Instructor(s): L. Lum
2024
SU
gs/nurs 5200A
Qualitative Research Methods in Nursing Science
This course focuses on the conceptual, ethical, and methodological dimensions of qualitative nursing research. Emphasis is on the ontological-epistemological-methodological links in the research process. Selected qualitative nursing research methods are analyzed and critiqued and a qualitative research proposal is developed. Prerequisite: GS/NURS 5100 3.00.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
F
gs/nurs 5200A
Qualitative Research Methods in Nursing Science
This course focuses on the conceptual, ethical, and methodological dimensions of qualitative nursing research. Emphasis is on the ontological-epistemological-methodological links in the research process. Selected qualitative nursing research methods are analyzed and critiqued and a qualitative research proposal is developed. Prerequisite: GS/NURS 5100 3.00.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
SU
gs/nurs 5200B
Qualitative Research Methods in Nursing Science
This course focuses on the conceptual, ethical, and methodological dimensions of qualitative nursing research. Emphasis is on the ontological-epistemological-methodological links in the research process. Selected qualitative nursing research methods are analyzed and critiqued and a qualitative research proposal is developed. Prerequisite: GS/NURS 5100 3.00.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
W
gs/nurs 5200M
Qualitative Research Methods in Nursing Science
This course focuses on the conceptual, ethical, and methodological dimensions of qualitative nursing research. Emphasis is on the ontological-epistemological-methodological links in the research process. Selected qualitative nursing research methods are analyzed and critiqued and a qualitative research proposal is developed. Prerequisite: GS/NURS 5100 3.00.
Instructional Format: ONLN
Instructor(s): S. Adam
2025
W
gs/nurs 5200M
Qualitative Research Methods in Nursing Science
This course focuses on the conceptual, ethical, and methodological dimensions of qualitative nursing research. Emphasis is on the ontological-epistemological-methodological links in the research process. Selected qualitative nursing research methods are analyzed and critiqued and a qualitative research proposal is developed. Prerequisite: GS/NURS 5100 3.00.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
F
gs/nurs 5300A
Quantitative Research Methods in Nursing
Focuses on acquisition and application of fundamental concepts, methods, and procedures of quantitative nursing research required to develop a research proposal including but not limited to: developing researchable questions and designing research selecting appropriate methods and analysis strategies. Prerequisite: GS/NURS 5100 3.00.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
W
gs/nurs 5300M
Quantitative Research Methods in Nursing
Focuses on acquisition and application of fundamental concepts, methods, and procedures of quantitative nursing research required to develop a research proposal including but not limited to: developing researchable questions and designing research selecting appropriate methods and analysis strategies. Prerequisite: GS/NURS 5100 3.00.
Instructional Format: ONLN
Instructor(s): S. Sidani
2025
W
gs/nurs 5300M
Quantitative Research Methods in Nursing
Focuses on acquisition and application of fundamental concepts, methods, and procedures of quantitative nursing research required to develop a research proposal including but not limited to: developing researchable questions and designing research selecting appropriate methods and analysis strategies. Prerequisite: GS/NURS 5100 3.00.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
W
gs/nurs 5300N
Quantitative Research Methods in Nursing
Focuses on acquisition and application of fundamental concepts, methods, and procedures of quantitative nursing research required to develop a research proposal including but not limited to: developing researchable questions and designing research selecting appropriate methods and analysis strategies. Prerequisite: GS/NURS 5100 3.00.
Instructional Format: ONLN
Instructor(s): M. Singh
2025
W
gs/nurs 5300N
Quantitative Research Methods in Nursing
Focuses on acquisition and application of fundamental concepts, methods, and procedures of quantitative nursing research required to develop a research proposal including but not limited to: developing researchable questions and designing research selecting appropriate methods and analysis strategies. Prerequisite: GS/NURS 5100 3.00.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
W
gs/nurs 5300O
Quantitative Research Methods in Nursing
Focuses on acquisition and application of fundamental concepts, methods, and procedures of quantitative nursing research required to develop a research proposal including but not limited to: developing researchable questions and designing research selecting appropriate methods and analysis strategies. Prerequisite: GS/NURS 5100 3.00.
Instructional Format: ONLN
Instructor(s): S. Moradian
2025
W
gs/nurs 5300O
Quantitative Research Methods in Nursing
Focuses on acquisition and application of fundamental concepts, methods, and procedures of quantitative nursing research required to develop a research proposal including but not limited to: developing researchable questions and designing research selecting appropriate methods and analysis strategies. Prerequisite: GS/NURS 5100 3.00.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2025
W
gs/nurs 5300P
Quantitative Research Methods in Nursing
Focuses on acquisition and application of fundamental concepts, methods, and procedures of quantitative nursing research required to develop a research proposal including but not limited to: developing researchable questions and designing research selecting appropriate methods and analysis strategies. Prerequisite: GS/NURS 5100 3.00.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
F
gs/nurs 5400A
Advanced Nursing Practicum
Participants engage in an advanced practicum in nursing theory-guided practice, leadership, or teaching-learning (186 hours). Concurrently, students participate in online activities. Both the practicum and online components must be successfully completed in order to pass the course. Practicum sites and evidence of the scholarship will be individually determined based on the student's learning focus. Prerequisites: GS/NURS 5100 3.00, GS/NURS 5200 3.00, GS/NURS 5300 3.00 and GS/NURS 5725 3.00.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
F
gs/nurs 5400B
Advanced Nursing Practicum
Participants engage in an advanced practicum in nursing theory-guided practice, leadership, or teaching-learning (186 hours). Concurrently, students participate in online activities. Both the practicum and online components must be successfully completed in order to pass the course. Practicum sites and evidence of the scholarship will be individually determined based on the student's learning focus. Prerequisites: GS/NURS 5100 3.00, GS/NURS 5200 3.00, GS/NURS 5300 3.00 and GS/NURS 5725 3.00.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2025
W
gs/nurs 5500M
Nursing Research Development and Knowledge Mobilization
This advanced research course builds on research methodologies and theoretical inquiry to provide students with activities that involve exploration, analysis, synthesis, and discussion of research questions and proposal development. Emphasis is placed on collaborative research planning, funding, ethics, and dissemination. Prerequisites: GS/NURS 5100 3.00, GS/NURS 5200 3.00, GS/NURS 5300 3.00, GS/NURS 5400 3.00, GS/NURS 5725 3.00, two electives completed and the third taken concurrently.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
W
gs/nurs 5500M
Nursing Research Development and Knowledge Mobilization
This advanced research course builds on research methodologies and theoretical inquiry to provide students with activities that involve exploration, analysis, synthesis, and discussion of research questions and proposal development. Emphasis is placed on collaborative research planning, funding, ethics, and dissemination. Prerequisites: GS/NURS 5100 3.00, GS/NURS 5200 3.00, GS/NURS 5300 3.00, GS/NURS 5400 3.00, GS/NURS 5725 3.00, two electives completed and the third taken concurrently.
Instructional Format: ONLN
Instructor(s): S. Sidani
2025
W
gs/nurs 5500N
Nursing Research Development and Knowledge Mobilization
This advanced research course builds on research methodologies and theoretical inquiry to provide students with activities that involve exploration, analysis, synthesis, and discussion of research questions and proposal development. Emphasis is placed on collaborative research planning, funding, ethics, and dissemination. Prerequisites: GS/NURS 5100 3.00, GS/NURS 5200 3.00, GS/NURS 5300 3.00, GS/NURS 5400 3.00, GS/NURS 5725 3.00, two electives completed and the third taken concurrently.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
W
gs/nurs 5500N
Nursing Research Development and Knowledge Mobilization
This advanced research course builds on research methodologies and theoretical inquiry to provide students with activities that involve exploration, analysis, synthesis, and discussion of research questions and proposal development. Emphasis is placed on collaborative research planning, funding, ethics, and dissemination. Prerequisites: GS/NURS 5100 3.00, GS/NURS 5200 3.00, GS/NURS 5300 3.00, GS/NURS 5400 3.00, GS/NURS 5725 3.00, two electives completed and the third taken concurrently.
Instructional Format: ONLN
Instructor(s): C. Buick
2024
F
gs/nurs 5725A
Data Analysis and Interpretation in Nursing and Health Care Research
This course provides students with a practical understanding of the qualitative and statistical data analysis methods commonly used in nursing. Students will learn how to go through the steps involved in data analysis to answer research questions by performing appropriate analysis of the data, interpreting the results, appropriately communicating results, and to evaluate and interpret results from published research.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
W
gs/nurs 5725M
Data Analysis and Interpretation in Nursing and Health Care Research
This course provides students with a practical understanding of the qualitative and statistical data analysis methods commonly used in nursing. Students will learn how to go through the steps involved in data analysis to answer research questions by performing appropriate analysis of the data, interpreting the results, appropriately communicating results, and to evaluate and interpret results from published research.
Instructional Format: ONLN
Instructor(s): F. Dastjerdi
2025
W
gs/nurs 5725M
Data Analysis and Interpretation in Nursing and Health Care Research
This course provides students with a practical understanding of the qualitative and statistical data analysis methods commonly used in nursing. Students will learn how to go through the steps involved in data analysis to answer research questions by performing appropriate analysis of the data, interpreting the results, appropriately communicating results, and to evaluate and interpret results from published research.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
W
gs/nurs 5725N
Data Analysis and Interpretation in Nursing and Health Care Research
This course provides students with a practical understanding of the qualitative and statistical data analysis methods commonly used in nursing. Students will learn how to go through the steps involved in data analysis to answer research questions by performing appropriate analysis of the data, interpreting the results, appropriately communicating results, and to evaluate and interpret results from published research.
Instructional Format: ONLN
Instructor(s): F. Dastjerdi
2025
W
gs/nurs 5725N
Data Analysis and Interpretation in Nursing and Health Care Research
This course provides students with a practical understanding of the qualitative and statistical data analysis methods commonly used in nursing. Students will learn how to go through the steps involved in data analysis to answer research questions by performing appropriate analysis of the data, interpreting the results, appropriately communicating results, and to evaluate and interpret results from published research.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
W
gs/nurs 5725O
Data Analysis and Interpretation in Nursing and Health Care Research
This course provides students with a practical understanding of the qualitative and statistical data analysis methods commonly used in nursing. Students will learn how to go through the steps involved in data analysis to answer research questions by performing appropriate analysis of the data, interpreting the results, appropriately communicating results, and to evaluate and interpret results from published research.
Instructional Format: ONLN
Instructor(s): N. Khanlou
2025
W
gs/nurs 5725O
Data Analysis and Interpretation in Nursing and Health Care Research
This course provides students with a practical understanding of the qualitative and statistical data analysis methods commonly used in nursing. Students will learn how to go through the steps involved in data analysis to answer research questions by performing appropriate analysis of the data, interpreting the results, appropriately communicating results, and to evaluate and interpret results from published research.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
Y
gs/nurs 5810A
Pathophysiology for Nurse Practitioners
Examines the concepts of pathophysiology which guide the practice of advanced nursing practice. Explores pathophysiological changes in individuals in a primary health care setting by taking into account their age, acuity, chronicity, and evolution of the conditions
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
SU
gs/nurs 5810A
Pathophysiology for Nurse Practitioners
Examines the concepts of pathophysiology which guide the practice of advanced nursing practice. Explores pathophysiological changes in individuals in a primary health care setting by taking into account their age, acuity, chronicity, and evolution of the conditions
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
Y
gs/nurs 5820A
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Roles and Responsibilities
Compares and contrasts advanced practice nursing and related frameworks to develop, integrate, sustain, and evaluate the role of the nurse practitioner within primary health care. Critically analyzes and develops strategies to implement advanced practice nursing competencies with a community focus.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
SU
gs/nurs 5820A
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Roles and Responsibilities
Compares and contrasts advanced practice nursing and related frameworks to develop, integrate, sustain, and evaluate the role of the nurse practitioner within primary health care. Critically analyzes and develops strategies to implement advanced practice nursing competencies with a community focus.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
F
gs/nurs 5830A
Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis I
Analyzes and critiques concepts and frameworks essential to advanced health assessment and diagnosis using clinical reasoning skills. Applies clinical, theoretical and research knowledge in relation to comprehensive and focused health assessment for the individual clients diagnostic plan of care./Pre- or Corequisite 5810 3.0
Instructional Format: LAB
2024
F
gs/nurs 5830B
Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis I
Analyzes and critiques concepts and frameworks essential to advanced health assessment and diagnosis using clinical reasoning skills. Applies clinical, theoretical and research knowledge in relation to comprehensive and focused health assessment for the individual clients diagnostic plan of care./Pre- or Corequisite 5810 3.0
Instructional Format: LAB
2024
F
gs/nurs 5830C
Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis I
Analyzes and critiques concepts and frameworks essential to advanced health assessment and diagnosis using clinical reasoning skills. Applies clinical, theoretical and research knowledge in relation to comprehensive and focused health assessment for the individual clients diagnostic plan of care./Pre- or Corequisite 5810 3.0
Instructional Format: LAB
2024
F
gs/nurs 5830D
Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis I
Analyzes and critiques concepts and frameworks essential to advanced health assessment and diagnosis using clinical reasoning skills. Applies clinical, theoretical and research knowledge in relation to comprehensive and focused health assessment for the individual clients diagnostic plan of care./Pre- or Corequisite 5810 3.0
Instructional Format: LAB
2024
W
gs/nurs 5840M
Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis II
Integrates knowledge and apply conceptual frameworks integral to advanced health assessment and diagnosis in advanced nursing practice. Demonstrates initiative, responsibility, and accountability in complex decision making for individuals, groups, and/or families within the nurse practitioner scope of practice based on current research findings./Prerequisite: Nursing 5830 3.0
Instructional Format: LAB
Instructor(s): N. Ilavsky
2025
W
gs/nurs 5840M
Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis II
Integrates knowledge and apply conceptual frameworks integral to advanced health assessment and diagnosis in advanced nursing practice. Demonstrates initiative, responsibility, and accountability in complex decision making for individuals, groups, and/or families within the nurse practitioner scope of practice based on current research findings./Prerequisite: Nursing 5830 3.0
Instructional Format: LAB
2024
W
gs/nurs 5840N
Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis II
Integrates knowledge and apply conceptual frameworks integral to advanced health assessment and diagnosis in advanced nursing practice. Demonstrates initiative, responsibility, and accountability in complex decision making for individuals, groups, and/or families within the nurse practitioner scope of practice based on current research findings./Prerequisite: Nursing 5830 3.0
Instructional Format: LAB
Instructor(s): N. Ilavsky
2025
W
gs/nurs 5840N
Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis II
Integrates knowledge and apply conceptual frameworks integral to advanced health assessment and diagnosis in advanced nursing practice. Demonstrates initiative, responsibility, and accountability in complex decision making for individuals, groups, and/or families within the nurse practitioner scope of practice based on current research findings./Prerequisite: Nursing 5830 3.0
Instructional Format: LAB
2025
W
gs/nurs 5840O
Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis II
Integrates knowledge and apply conceptual frameworks integral to advanced health assessment and diagnosis in advanced nursing practice. Demonstrates initiative, responsibility, and accountability in complex decision making for individuals, groups, and/or families within the nurse practitioner scope of practice based on current research findings./Prerequisite: Nursing 5830 3.0
Instructional Format: LAB
2024
W
gs/nurs 5840O
Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis II
Integrates knowledge and apply conceptual frameworks integral to advanced health assessment and diagnosis in advanced nursing practice. Demonstrates initiative, responsibility, and accountability in complex decision making for individuals, groups, and/or families within the nurse practitioner scope of practice based on current research findings./Prerequisite: Nursing 5830 3.0
Instructional Format: LAB
Instructor(s): K. VanCamp
2025
W
gs/nurs 5840P
Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis II
Integrates knowledge and apply conceptual frameworks integral to advanced health assessment and diagnosis in advanced nursing practice. Demonstrates initiative, responsibility, and accountability in complex decision making for individuals, groups, and/or families within the nurse practitioner scope of practice based on current research findings./Prerequisite: Nursing 5830 3.0
Instructional Format: LAB
2024
F
gs/nurs 5850A
Therapeutics in Primary Health Care I
Critically appraises and interprets concepts and frameworks integral to pharmacotherapy, advanced counselling, and complementary therapies for common conditions across the lifespan. Develops, initiates, manages, and evaluates therapeutic plans of care that incorporate client values and acceptability, goals of therapy, analysis of different approaches, pharmacotherapeutic principles./Co- or prerequisite: Nursing 5830 3.0 and 5810 3.0
Instructional Format: SEMR
2024
F
gs/nurs 5850B
Therapeutics in Primary Health Care I
Critically appraises and interprets concepts and frameworks integral to pharmacotherapy, advanced counselling, and complementary therapies for common conditions across the lifespan. Develops, initiates, manages, and evaluates therapeutic plans of care that incorporate client values and acceptability, goals of therapy, analysis of different approaches, pharmacotherapeutic principles./Co- or prerequisite: Nursing 5830 3.0 and 5810 3.0
Instructional Format: SEMR
2024
F
gs/nurs 5850C
Therapeutics in Primary Health Care I
Critically appraises and interprets concepts and frameworks integral to pharmacotherapy, advanced counselling, and complementary therapies for common conditions across the lifespan. Develops, initiates, manages, and evaluates therapeutic plans of care that incorporate client values and acceptability, goals of therapy, analysis of different approaches, pharmacotherapeutic principles./Co- or prerequisite: Nursing 5830 3.0 and 5810 3.0
Instructional Format: SEMR
2024
W
gs/nurs 5860M
Therapeutics in Primary Health Care II
Integrates conceptual frameworks and evidence underlying the study of pharmacotherapy, advanced counselling, and complementary therapies for complex client situations. Demonstrates substantive initiative, responsibility, and accountability in complex decision making./Prerequisite: Nursing 5850 3.0/Corequisite: Nursing 5840 3.0
Instructional Format: SEMR
Instructor(s): J. Opsteen
2025
W
gs/nurs 5860M
Therapeutics in Primary Health Care II
Integrates conceptual frameworks and evidence underlying the study of pharmacotherapy, advanced counselling, and complementary therapies for complex client situations. Demonstrates substantive initiative, responsibility, and accountability in complex decision making./Prerequisite: Nursing 5850 3.0/Corequisite: Nursing 5840 3.0
Instructional Format: SEMR
2025
W
gs/nurs 5860N
Therapeutics in Primary Health Care II
Integrates conceptual frameworks and evidence underlying the study of pharmacotherapy, advanced counselling, and complementary therapies for complex client situations. Demonstrates substantive initiative, responsibility, and accountability in complex decision making./Prerequisite: Nursing 5850 3.0/Corequisite: Nursing 5840 3.0
Instructional Format: SEMR
2024
W
gs/nurs 5860N
Therapeutics in Primary Health Care II
Integrates conceptual frameworks and evidence underlying the study of pharmacotherapy, advanced counselling, and complementary therapies for complex client situations. Demonstrates substantive initiative, responsibility, and accountability in complex decision making./Prerequisite: Nursing 5850 3.0/Corequisite: Nursing 5840 3.0
Instructional Format: SEMR
Instructor(s): S. Neri
2025
W
gs/nurs 5860O
Therapeutics in Primary Health Care II
Integrates conceptual frameworks and evidence underlying the study of pharmacotherapy, advanced counselling, and complementary therapies for complex client situations. Demonstrates substantive initiative, responsibility, and accountability in complex decision making./Prerequisite: Nursing 5850 3.0/Corequisite: Nursing 5840 3.0
Instructional Format: SEMR
2024
SU
gs/nurs 5870A
Integrative Practicum in Primary Health Care
Applies theories related to the advanced practice nursing management of clients' clinical manifestations. Promotes dialogue and critical thinking in the application of theory to practice. Supports problem-based learning through the study of real life case examples. Provides clinical experiences pertinent to the integration of advanced practice nursing knowledge./Prerequisites: NURS5860 3.0: Therapeutics in Primary Health Care II
Instructional Format: SEMR
2024
SU
gs/nurs 5870B
Integrative Practicum in Primary Health Care
Applies theories related to the advanced practice nursing management of clients' clinical manifestations. Promotes dialogue and critical thinking in the application of theory to practice. Supports problem-based learning through the study of real life case examples. Provides clinical experiences pertinent to the integration of advanced practice nursing knowledge./Prerequisites: NURS5860 3.0: Therapeutics in Primary Health Care II
Instructional Format: SEMR
2024
SU
gs/nurs 5880A
Nurse Practitioner Research Development and Knowledge Mobilization
The practice-based Research Proposal (PRP) provides the opportunity for a critical and analytic reflection on a topic/issue/problem related to the student's practicum experience. This advanced research course builds on research methodologies and theoretical inquiry to facilitate students' exploration, analysis, synthesis, and discussion of research questions and proposal development. Emphasis is on addressing a practice-based question using research. Prerequisites: GS/NURS 5100 3.00, GS/NURS 5200 3.00, GS/NURS 5300 3.00, GS/NURS 5725 3.00. Co-requisite: GS/NURS 5870 6.00.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
F
gs/nurs 5880A
Nurse Practitioner Research Development and Knowledge Mobilization
The practice-based Research Proposal (PRP) provides the opportunity for a critical and analytic reflection on a topic/issue/problem related to the student's practicum experience. This advanced research course builds on research methodologies and theoretical inquiry to facilitate students' exploration, analysis, synthesis, and discussion of research questions and proposal development. Emphasis is on addressing a practice-based question using research. Prerequisites: GS/NURS 5100 3.00, GS/NURS 5200 3.00, GS/NURS 5300 3.00, GS/NURS 5725 3.00. Co-requisite: GS/NURS 5870 6.00.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
F
gs/nurs 5880B
Nurse Practitioner Research Development and Knowledge Mobilization
The practice-based Research Proposal (PRP) provides the opportunity for a critical and analytic reflection on a topic/issue/problem related to the student's practicum experience. This advanced research course builds on research methodologies and theoretical inquiry to facilitate students' exploration, analysis, synthesis, and discussion of research questions and proposal development. Emphasis is on addressing a practice-based question using research. Prerequisites: GS/NURS 5100 3.00, GS/NURS 5200 3.00, GS/NURS 5300 3.00, GS/NURS 5725 3.00. Co-requisite: GS/NURS 5870 6.00.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
SU
gs/nurs 6300A
Expressions of Nursing Scholarship
All MScN candidates are required to take part in this compulsory colloquium course which is offered in a hybrid online and classroom format. The course provides participants with an opportunity to discuss their progress in the major research project.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
F
gs/nurs 6300A
Expressions of Nursing Scholarship
All MScN candidates are required to take part in this compulsory colloquium course which is offered in a hybrid online and classroom format. The course provides participants with an opportunity to discuss their progress in the major research project.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2025
W
gs/nurs 6300M
Expressions of Nursing Scholarship
All MScN candidates are required to take part in this compulsory colloquium course which is offered in a hybrid online and classroom format. The course provides participants with an opportunity to discuss their progress in the major research project.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
W
gs/nurs 6300M
Expressions of Nursing Scholarship
All MScN candidates are required to take part in this compulsory colloquium course which is offered in a hybrid online and classroom format. The course provides participants with an opportunity to discuss their progress in the major research project.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2025
W
gs/nurs 6453M
Substance Use and Addiction
Examines the field of substance use and addiction from a biopsychosocial perspective. Topics include the epidemiology and public health impact of substance use; the etiology of addictive behaviour among adolescence and adults; assessment and diagnosis of substance use disorders; drug policy and prevention of substance-related harms; and treatment of substance use disorders. The course is cross-listed in Psychology and Nursing.
Instructional Format: LECT
2024
SU
gs/nurs 6477A
Interprofessional Psychosocial Oncology: Introduction to Theory and Practice
This online course provides graduate students from varying disciplines (e.g., psychology, nursing, social work) with an introduction to the field of psychosocial oncology. Case-based learning in small interprofessional groups allows students a rich understanding of the cancer experience and development of competency in psychosocial oncology practice and interprofessional collaboration.
Instructional Format: ONLN
2024
Y
gs/nurs 7000A
Philosophical Foundations of Contemporary Nursing Science
Students inquire into ontological traditions and related philosophical concepts that inform nursing science. The historical development of the empirical, interpretive, critical, and complexity ontologies will be examined in light of contemporary developments and controversies. Students examine diverse assumptions about reality and link these assumptions to theoretical frameworks in nursing science. Philosophical concepts are examined in depth and affiliated with students experiences and praxis in multiple contexts. Co-requisite: GS/NURS 7005 6.0: Research Approaches in Nursing Science
Instructional Format: SEMR
2024
Y
gs/nurs 7005A
Research Approaches in Nursing Science
In this course students understand and apply methodologies, methods and research designs that contribute to knowledge development in the discipline of nursing. Students develop their own research question and proposal based on their area of interest.
Instructional Format: SEMR
2024
Y
gs/nurs 7015A
PhD Doctoral Nursing Seminar 1
Students in the first year of the PhD program explore critical issues in their doctoral work with peers in the first and second year of the program and invited faculty members. Classes consist of presentations and discussions facilitated by students, faculty and invited speakers addressing key topics of interest to students.
Instructional Format: SEMR
2024
Y
gs/nurs 7020A
PhD Doctoral Nursing Seminar 2
Students in the second year of the PhD program continue to explore critical issues in their doctoral work with peers in the first and second year and invited faculty members. Classes consist of presentations and discussions facilitated by second year doctoral seminar students, faculty and invited speakers addressing key topics of interest to students.
Instructional Format: SEMR
2024
F
gs/nurs 7040A
Designing and Implementing Mixed Methods Research
Mixed methods research uses elements of both qualitative and quantitative research approaches allowing for more comprehensive knowledge develop about complex phenomena. In this course students explore various mixed methods study designs, and develop the knowledge required to design and conduct mixed methods research. Prerequisites: Graduate course in research methods.
Instructional Format: SEMR
2024
F
gs/nurs 8000A
Independent Directed Reading
An independent directed reading course on a topic approved by the supervisory committee and the Graduate Program Director.
Instructional Format: DIRD
2024
SU
gs/nurs 8000A
Independent Directed Reading
An independent directed reading course on a topic approved by the supervisory committee and the Graduate Program Director.
Instructional Format: DIRD
2024
W
gs/nurs 8000M
Independent Directed Reading
An independent directed reading course on a topic approved by the supervisory committee and the Graduate Program Director.
Instructional Format: DIRD
2025
W
gs/nurs 8000M
Independent Directed Reading
An independent directed reading course on a topic approved by the supervisory committee and the Graduate Program Director.
Instructional Format: DIRD
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