Level 1
In Level 1, students are provided with a strong foundation in the health and social sciences and are able to choose a variety of electives. They learn about themselves and their clients as individuals, while focusing on health, health assessment and the promotion of health.
Level 1 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.
LEVEL 2
In Level 2, students expand their definition of the client as an individual and now begin to consider the client as a family and the community.
Level 2 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 |
| HTHSCI 2RR3 - Introduction to the Social Determinants of Health |
HTHSCI 2S03 - Introduction to Statistics for Nursing |
| 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 |
Fall Term and Winter Term
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| HTHSCI 2LA2 AB - Introduction to Integrated Pathophysiology for Nursing |
Fall Term or Winter Term
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| Elective (3 units) |
Level 3
In Level 3, 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 3PA2 AB - Integrated Pathophysiology for Nursing |
Fall Term or Winter Term
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| NURSING 3QQ3 - Professional Community Nursing Practice |
Level 4
In Level 4, 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:
18 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.