Curriculum Overview

Doctoral (PhD)

The doctoral program at UCalgary Nursing develops nurse scientists who are expert clinical scholars equipped to provide leadership in nursing practice, research and education.

The degree is designed to educate professionals for excellence in nursing scholarship through original research.

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Master of Nursing: Thesis-based (MN)

Master of Nursing programs prepare nurses for advanced practice in focused areas that may include direct clinical practice, education or health policy/leadership. The thesis-based program offers a focused, supervised research experience in an area of focus where we have faculty who are expert nurse scientists.

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Master of Nursing: Course-based (MN)

Master of Nursing programs prepare nurses for advanced practice in focused areas that may include direct clinical practice, education or health policy/leadership. We offer a course-based route and a thesis-based route in our program.

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Master of Nursing Nurse-Practitioner (MNNP)

The Faculty of Nursing is in the process of applying to pause admission to the Nurse Practitioner Program beginning spring 2021 to allow for revisioning of the program.  A formal announcement will be forthcoming, once approval has been received. This will not affect any current students or graduates of the program.

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Post-Masters's Nurse Practitioner (PMNP)

We offer a Poster-Master's Nurse Practitioner (PMNP) Diploma program that prepares students to be eligible for licensing as a nurse practitioner by the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta. 

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Master of Nursing/Master of Business Administration (MN/MBA)

Our MN/MBA joint degree program is offered in partnership with Haskayne School of Business. It's a three year-program that integrates nursing knowledge with business concepts.

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