Nelson Mandela University Masters Degree In Nursing

Introduction

The research master’s degree programme involves completion of a dissertation in a selected field of advanced nursing.

All candidates must also enrol for the following modules:

• Dissertation: VT500
• Research Methodology

Requirements for admission

(Please note that these are the specific programme admission requirements – the university has its own minimum admission requirements.)

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Candidates must hold a relevant Bachelor of Nursing degree having obtained an average of at least 60% for such a degree, or another qualification deemed to be equivalent thereto.

Note:
All candidates will be subject to a departmental selection process that will include the following:

• An interview with the Head of Department and two senior academics or interview panel.
• Submission of a full CV.
• Submission of the names of two referees, one of whom must be a senior university lecturer who is able to report on the candidate’s suitability for undertaking a research Master’s Degree.
• The candidate’s suitability will be co-determined by the quality of an essay (600 words) which must be submitted with the application form, prior to the interview.  (Please refer to the departmental website for guidelines regarding the essay: http://nursing.nmmu.ac.za/home.
• Candidates may be required to complete a research methodology module and/or other research-related coursework successfully in preparation for the completion of a dissertation.

This programme has been approved in terms of the new Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework (HEQSF).

APPLICABLE RULES
Except as otherwise provided below, the degree shall be awarded in accordance with the General Rules for Masters’ and Doctors’ Degrees as set out in the General Prospectus

DURATION
The qualification shall extend over a period of at least one year of full-time or two years of part-time study.

CURRICULUM

Compulsory Modules