Program Requirements
Course Requirements
Total Credit Hours Required: 36 credit hours
Core Courses (30 credit hours)
NURS 5050.03 Nursing Philosophy, Knowledge and Theory
NURS 5200.03 Health Care System Policy Analysis
NURS 5485.03 Principles and Theories for Nurse Practitioner Practice
NURS 5610.03 Advanced Practice Role Development
NURS 5620.06 Advanced Practice Role Practicum
NURS 5732.03 Pathophysiology for Advanced Nursing Practice
NURS 5735.03 Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Practitioners
NURS 5740.03 Advanced Health Assessment
NURS 5893.03 Health Program Planning and Evaluation
Research Courses (3 credit hours selected from the following)
NURS 5060.03 Research and Evidence Based Practice in Nursing
NURS 5100.03 Qualitative Research Methods
NURS 5120.03 Quantitative Research Methods
Theory Courses (3 credit hours selected from the following)
NURS 5486.03 Principles and Theories for Health and Disease Management in Adult Nurse Practitioner Practices
NURS 5487.03 Principles and Theories for Health and Disease Management in Family All Ages Nurse Practitioner Practice
NURS 5488.03 Principles and Theories for Health and Disease Management in Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Practice
Program-level Policies
The following program-level policies apply. For more information, please contact the program directly.
NURS 5486.03 may satisfy course requirements if focus is Adult.
NURS 5487.03 may satisfy course requirements if focus if Family/All Ages.
NURS 5488.03 may satisfy course requirements if focus is Neonates.
Before undertaking clinical practica, Nurse Practitioner students must provide evidence of appropriate immunization and their immune status, as required by the Dalhousie University Faculty of Health and the clinical agency. This will include, but may not be restricted to: polio, diphtheria, tetanus, rubella, measles, mumps, varicella and Hepatitis B. Evidence of 2-step tuberculin testing (Mantoux) is also required. Evidence of COVID-19 vaccination is also required. Clinical practica courses include: NURS 5740; NURS 5485; NURS 5486; NURS 5487; NURS 5488; and NURS 5620.