Course Descriptions

Nursing Electives
HLTH 6300 Indigenous Health Leadership (3,0,0)

Credits: 3 credits 
Delivery: Campus 

In this course leadership best practices for effective, culturally relevant Indigenous people's healthcare are examined. Participants develop knowledge of Indigenous peoples' history, traditional perspectives, health-wellness practices, and challenges inherent in the complex and interrelated socio-cultural, historical, and contextual determinants that influence health. Participants analyze Indigenous and mainstream knowledge/practices and how each shapes service design and delivery. The importance of respectful relationships, partnership, and Indigenous leadership in improving healthcare access and outcomes is explored. Course activities will strengthen participant abilities to draw on the literature and other information sources to inform program and policy development, knowledge translation, and evaluating program effectiveness as well as assist in preparing for a major paper or thesis in the area of Indigenous peoples' health. 
Prerequisite: HLTH 6000 Recommended Requisites: HLTH 5300, HLTH 5200 and NURS 5100
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NURS 6100 Directed Studies in Health (0,3,0)

Credits: 3 credits 
Delivery: Campus 

In this course students focus on a specific health topic relevant to their professional-academic goal. The course serves to build the critical knowledge and skills foundational to a graduate thesis or project. The graduate student is expected to clearly identify the topic for their knowledge advancement, method(s) of inquiry, intended course outcomes, course timelines, and evaluation criteria that is reviewed and negotiated with a qualified faculty member. 
Prerequisite: NURS 5100 and HLTH 5200 and HLTH 5300 and HLTH 6000.
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NURS 6200 Directed Studies in Nursing Education (0,3,0)

Credits: 3 credits 
Delivery: Campus 

In this course students focus on a topic specific to nursing education relevant to their professional-academic goal. The course serves to build the critical knowledge and skills foundational to a graduate thesis or project. The graduate student is expected to clearly identify the topic for their knowledge advancement, method(s) of inquiry, intended course outcomes, course timelines, and evaluation criteria that is reviewed and negotiated with a qualified faculty member. 
Prerequisite: NURS 5100 and HLTH 5200 and HLTH 5300 and HLTH 6000. 
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NURS 6500 Advanced Nursing Internship (0,1,0)

Credits: 3 or 6 credits 
Delivery: Campus 

Please note: NURS 6500 may be taken as a 1 semester course, or a full year course. The Advanced Nursing Internship is a nursing elective that offers students the opportunity to undertake a clinical or field placement in a practice context that meets individual interests and learning needs. Students gain hands-on experience and skills through applying theoretical knowledge from core and elective courses at an advanced level of nursing. Students are supported by the guidance and supervision of an on-site mentor as well as TRU faculty and seminars. Practice settings may include direct clinical practice, a health policy development setting, a research unit, an educational setting, or other setting as determined by individual focus area. Requisites: Recommended NURS 5100, HLTH 5200, HLTH 5300 and HLTH 6000 
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Culminating Course- Choose one:

NURS 6700 Knowledge Integration, Application, and Dissemination: Major Paper (0,6,0)

Credits: 6 credits 
Delivery: Campus 

Students in the Major Paper Option in the MN program will be required to prepare and make public a comprehensive paper that demonstrates their ability identify an emerging nursing issue, prepare a substantive and integrative review of literature, recommend and substantiate best practices, and engage in one of diverse forms of professional dissemination. 
Prerequisite: NURS 5100 and HLTH 5200 and HLTH 5300 and HLTH 6000 and NURS 6100 or 6200 and HLTH 6300. Recommended - 12 credits of electives 

NURS 6600 MN Major Project (0,6,0)

NURS 6800 Graduate Thesis (0,12,0)

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Other Electives

With prior approval from their supervisor and the program Coordinator, students can choose electives from other graduate programs at TRU.
Western Deans Agreement
If a graduate level course required by a student is not available at TRU but can be found at another Western Canadian University, then a student may apply to take that course through the Western Deans Agreement (WDA). The cost of this course is covered by the students MN tuition, but the student will be required to pay additional ancillary fees to the university offering the course. The student's grade for the course will be on a separate transcript, granted from the University offering the course with that the Student MUST request to be sent to TRU.