The programme is developed in the context of a modular framework; this means that students who continue to be in clinical practice, education, or management posts are able to access the programme. The programme is modelled on the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). The programme offers six modules in the first year and 1 module and a dissertation in the second year. Each module consists of approximately 30 hours of lectures and tutorials. There are learning outcomes for each module and each module has its own assessment approach with the student accumulating credits as they progress through the various modules.
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Year 1 Semester 1 |
Indicative Content |
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Professional and Clinical Leadership |
Theories of Management and Leadership; Professional and Clinical Leadership in Nursing; Leadership and Strategic Planning in Nursing; Organisations and Systems; Nurses as Change Agents; Decision Making. |
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Education and Training in Practice |
Continuing Professional Development; Learning Needs Assessment; Principles of Curriculum Reform; Teaching Colleagues and Patients; Learning Assessment and Evaluation; Linking Theory to practice. |
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Contemporary Issues in Nursing |
The evolving role of the Nurse, Scope of Practice: Clinical Nurse Specialists, Advanced Nurse Practitioners; Nurse/Midwife. Prescribing: Review and Critique of Nursing in the Gulf Region. |
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Year 1 Semester 2 |
Indicative Content |
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Health Care and Society |
Discourses in Healthcare: Models of Healthcare Delivery: Evidence Based Healthcare Epidemiology; Philosophy and Social Theory: Knowledge and Power. Socio-Historical and Political Influences Informing Healthcare. |
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Advanced Research Methods 1 |
Research Paradigms; Research Methods and Approaches; |
| Practice Based Modules | Developing Student thinking through Reflective Practice; Explore Questions and Answers which Prompt Reflection on Practice. Critically Analyse Practice Related issues using a Reflective Model. |
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Year 2 |
Indicative Content |
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Advanced Research Methods 2 |
Statistical Analysis; Qualitative Data Analysis; Workshops and |
| Research Dissertation | Each student will undertake a Research Dissertation of approximately 20,000 words on a related area to their own practice. |