Year 1 Nursing
In Year 1 of the Nursing program in the Basic Stream, students are provided with a strong foundation in the health and social sciences. They learn about themselves and their clients as individuals, while focusing on health, health assessment and the promotion of health.
Year 1 Basic stream students are required to spend four hours per week working in a laboratory setting with a tutor. During this time, they focus on fundamental nursing skills such as communication, hand-washing, vital signs and physical assessment.
Year 2 Nursing
In Year 2 of the Nursing program in the Basic Stream, students expand their definition of the client as an individual and now begin to consider the client as a family and the community.
Year 2 of the Basic Stream requires that students spend eight hours per week at a practice placement where they work together with a group of fellow students and a single faculty member. All students complete one medical placement and one surgical placement, learning to respond to chronic, acute, and complex health care situations.
Fall Term
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Winter Term
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| HTHSCI 2H03 - Introductory Pharmacology |
HTHSCI 2HH3 - Introductory Microbiology |
| NURSING 2MM3- Nursing Concepts in Health & Illness I |
NURSING 2NN3 - Nursing Concepts in Health & Illness II |
| NURSING 2L03 - Professional Nursing Practice II |
NURSING 2P03 - Professional Nursing Practice III |
| Elective (3 units) |
HTHSCI 2S03 - Introduction to Statistics for Nursing |
Fall Term and Winter Term
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| HTHSCI 2LA2A/B - Introduction to Integrated Pathophysiology for Nursing |
Fall Term or Winter Term
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| NURSING 3IH3 - Introduction to Indigenous Health Policy and Practice |
Year 3 Nursing
In Year 3 of the Nursing Program in the Basic Stream, students are required to spend 12 hours per week working in acute and varied clinical settings, such as pediatrics, mental health, and maternal/child, among many others.
Fall Term
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Winter Term
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| HTHSCI 3BB3 - Human Biochemistry II: Nutrition & Metabolism |
HTHSCI 4NR3 - Nursing Research
OR Elective (3 units) if taking HTHSCI 4NR3 in Level 4 |
| NURSING 3SS3 - Nursing Concepts in Health & Illness III |
NURSING 3TT3 - Nursing Concepts in Health & Illness IV |
| NURSING 3X04 - Professional Nursing Practice IV |
NURSING 3Y04 - Professional Nursing Practice V |
| Elective (3 units) |
Elective (3 units) |
Fall Term and Winter Term
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| HTHSCI 3PA2A/B - Integrated Pathophysiology for Nursing |
Fall Term or Winter Term
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| NURSING 3QQ3 - Professional Community Nursing Practice |
Year 4 Nursing
In Year 4 Nursing, students are placed individually in a variety of settings where they are actively involved in enacting the nursing role for 24 hours per week first term; and 24 hours per week in the first six weeks and 36 hours per week in the last six weeks of the second term.
Students are directly supervised by a clinical preceptor and indirectly supervised by a faculty member.
Fall Term
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Winter Term
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| NURSING 4P04- Advanced Nursing Concepts I |
NURSING 4Q03 - Advanced Nursing Concepts II |
| NURSING 4J07 - Professional Nursing Practice VI |
NURSING 4K10 - Professional Practice & the New Graduate |
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HTHSCI 4NR3 - Nursing Research
OR Elective (3 units) if took HTHSCI 4NR3 in Level 3
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| Elective (3 units) |
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Elective Requirements:
15 units of electives of which:
- Minimum 6 units from Level 2 or above coursework
- Maximum 6 units from non-mandatory NURSING or HTHSCI courses
Elective course work must be completed prior to the start of the final term in Level 4.
What Courses Can I Take for Electives?
McMaster offers a variety of courses across all Faculties that students can complete to satisfy their elective requirements. Students in the Nursing program can also take non-mandatory NURSING or HTHSCI courses offered by the School of Nursing toward their elective requirements (to a maximum of 6 units), including independent study/research project courses HTHSCI 4AR3 and HTHSCI 4BR3.
What is Level 2 or above Coursework?
Courses are designated Level 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. You can learn what level a course is designated by the first numeric digit in the course code (ex. PSYCH 1A03 is a Level 1 course while HISTORY 3A03 is a Level 3 course). Courses designated Level 2 or higher are called Upper Level courses.
Find elective courses
Mohawk and Conestoga site students have the option to take COLLAB courses at their respective site.
LETTER OF PERMISSION - Click to find out how to take courses at other institutions towards credit at McMaster.