Dubai Medical University

BSN Curriculum

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Curriculum, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)



No Course Category Courses Credits
1 General Education Requirements 7 16
2 General Health Core Requirements 6 18
3 Nursing Core Requirements (Theory & Lab) 15 44
4 Nursing Core Requirements (Clinical) 8 40
5 General Health Elective 1 2
Total   37 120
 

General Education Requirements (16 CH)

Course Code Course Title CH T L/S C Prerequisite
GER02 English, Academic Reading and Writing 2 2 0 0 None
GER03 Islamic Culture 2 2 0 0 None
GER04 Emirati Studies 3 3 0 0 None
GER05 Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainability 3 3 0 0 None
GER06 Technology in Health 2 2 0 0 None
GER07 Principles of Psychology 2 2 0 0 None
GER09 Communication Skills for Interprofessional Practice 2 2 0 0 None
 

General Health Core Requirements (18 CH)

Course Code Course Title CH T L/S C Prerequisite
GHC111 Introduction to Human Biology 3 3 0 0 None
GHC121 Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing 3 3 0 0 GHC111
GHC122 Biochemistry for Nursing 3 3 0 0 GHC111
GHC123 Microbiology for Nursing 3 3 0 0 GHC111
GHC212 Pathophysiology for Nursing 3 3 0 0 GHC121
GHC223 Clinical Pharmacology for Nursing 3 3 0 0 GHC212
 

Nursing Core Requirements (Theory & Lab) (44 CH)

Course Code Course Title CH T L/S C Prerequisite
NUR211 Fundamentals of Nursing (Theory + Lab) 3 2 1 0 GER09, GHC121
NUR213 Comprehensive Health Assessment (Theory + Lab) 4 2 2 0 GHC121
NUR214 Biostatistics 2 2 0 0 None
NUR221 Adult Health Nursing I (Theory + Lab) 4 3 1 0 NUR213, GHC212
NUR224 Research Methodology for Nursing 2 2 0 0 None
NUR311 Adult Health Nursing II (Theory + Lab) 4 3 1 0 NUR221
NUR313 Leadership and Quality Management in Nursing 2 2 0 0 NUR211
NUR314 Maternal Health Nursing and Care of the Newborn (Theory + Lab) 3 2 1 0 NUR213
NUR321 Mental Health Nursing (Theory) 3 3 0 0 NUR213, GER09
NUR323 Child and Adolescent Health Nursing (Theory + Lab) 4 3 1 0 NUR311
NUR325 Evidence-Based Research for Nursing 2 2 0 0 NUR214, NUR224
NUR411 Community Health Nursing (Theory) 3 3 0 0 NUR211, NUR213
NUR413 Critical Care Nursing (Theory + Lab) 3 2 1 0 NUR311
NUR415 Ethical and Professional Nursing 2 2 0 0 None
NUR416 Capstone Research Project for Nursing 3 3 0 0 NUR224
 

Nursing Core Requirements (Clinical) (40 CH)

Course Code Course Title CH T L/S C Prerequisite
NUR222 Adult Health Nursing I (Clinical) 4 0 0 4 NUR221 (Co-requisite)
NUR312 Adult Health Nursing II (Clinical) 4 0 0 4 NUR311 (Co-requisite)
NUR315 Maternal Health Nursing and Care of the Newborn (Clinical) 4 0 0 4 NUR314 (Co-requisite)
NUR322 Mental Health Nursing (Clinical) 3 0 0 3 NUR321 (Co-requisite)
NUR324 Child and Adolescent Health Nursing (Clinical) 4 0 0 4 NUR323
NUR412 Community Health Nursing (Clinical) 3 0 0 3 NUR411 (Co-requisite)
NUR414 Critical Care Nursing (Clinical) 4 0 0 4 NUR413 (Co-requisite)
NUR421 Intensive Clinical Training 14 0 0 14 NUR312, NUR322, NUR324, NUR412, NUR414
 

General Health Elective (2 CH)

Course Code Course Title CH T L/S C Prerequisite
GHE332 Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2 1 1 0 None

*CH: Credit Hours
* L/S: Lab/Simulation Weekly
* Contact Hours
*C: Weekly Clinical Contact Hours

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