Structure of the Curriculum

1st Semester

COURSE THEORY LABORATORIES WEEKLY TOTAL
S/N TITLE TYPE CATEGORY HOURS SW ECTS HOURS SW ECTS HOURS SW ECTS
1 Introduction to Nursing Science SIC C 4 150 5 3 150 5 7 300 10
2 Anatomy I GIC C 3 90 3 1 30 1 4 120 4
3 Physiology I GIC C 3 120 4 1 30 1 4 150 5
4 Biology GIC C 3 90 3 3 90 3
5 Microbiology GIC C 3 90 3 3 90 3
6 Biostatistics GIC C 2 60 2 1 30 1 3 90 3
7 Health Psychology GIC C 2 60 2 2 60 2
TOTAL 20 660 22 6 240 8 26 900 30

 

2nd Semester

COURSE THEORY LABORATORIES WEEKLY TOTAL
S/N TITLE TYPE CATEGORY HOURS SW ECTS HOURS SW ECTS HOURS SW ECTS
1 Anatomy II GIC C 2 60 2 1 30 1 3 90 3
2 Physiology II GIC C 2 90 3 2 90 3
3 Fundamentals of Nursing Science NSC C 4 150 5 3 120 4 7 270 9
4 Community Nursing I / Health Promotion NSC C 4 150 5 4 120 4 8 270 9
5 Internal Medicine I SIC C 3 90 3 3 90 3
6 Pharmacology GIC C 3 90 3 3 90 3
TOTAL 18 630 21 8 270 9 26 900 30

 

3rd Semester

COURSE THEORY LABORATORIES WEEKLY TOTAL
S/N TITLE TYPE CATEGORY HOURS SW ECTS HOURS SW ECTS HOURS SW ECTS
1 Internal Nursing I NSC C 4 150 6 4 120 4 8 270 10
2 Surgical Nursing I NSC C 4 150 6 4 120 4 8 270 10
3 Internal Medicine II SIC C 3 90 3 3 90 3
4 Surgery I SIC C 3 60 2 60 3 120 2
5 Health Sociology GIC C 2 90 3 2 90 3
SELECTION EC (TO BE DECLARED ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES)
1 Nursing Theories SIC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
2 Communication in Healthcare GIC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
3 Blood Donation in Nursing SIC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
TOTAL (C + EC) 18 600 22 8 300 8 26 900 30

 

4th Semester

COURSE THEORY LABORATORIES WEEKLY TOTAL
S/N TITLE TYPE CATEGORY HOURS SW ECTS HOURS SW ECTS HOURS SW ECTS
1 Internal Nursing II NSC C 4 120 4 4 120 4 8 240 8
2 Surgical Nursing II NSC C 4 120 4 4 120 4 8 240 8
3 Epidemiology / Public Health GIC C 2 60 2 2 60 2
4 First Aid NSC C 2 60 2 1 30 1 3 90 3
5 Principles of Information Technology and Applications in Health GIC C 2 60 2 1 30 1 3 90 3
6 Surgery II SIC C 2 60 2 2 60 2
SELECTION EC (TO BE DECLARED TWO OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES)
1 Nursing of Respiratory, Thoracic and Vascular Diseases NSC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
2 Hospital Infections SIC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
3 Foreign Language (Terminology) GIC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
4 Transcultural Nursing SIC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
TOTAL (C + EC) 20 600 20 10 300 10 30 900 30

 

5th Semester

COURSE THEORY LABORATORIES WEEKLY TOTAL
S/N TITLE TYPE CATEGORY HOURS SW ECTS HOURS SW ECTS HOURS SW ECTS
1 Paediatric Nursing NSC C 4 180 6 6 120 4 10 300 10
2 Oncology Nursing NSC C 3 150 5 3 150 5
3 Research Methodology in Nursing SIC C 2 60 2 1 30 2 3 90 4
4 Paediatrics SIC C 3 90 2 3 90 2
5 Nursing Diagnostics and Semiology NSC C 3 90 3 3 90 3
6 Nursing Rehabilitation of People With Chronic Health Problems SIC C 2 60 2 2 60 2
SELECTION EC (TO BE DECLARED TWO OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES)
1 Gastroenterology SIC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
2 Renal Nursing NSC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
3 Crisis Management in Nursing SIC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
4 Quality Assurance in Nursing Practice SIC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
TOTAL (C + EC) 21 750 20 7 150 6 28 900 30

 

6th Semester

COURSE THEORY LABORATORIES WEEKLY TOTAL
S/N TITLE TYPE CATEGORY HOURS SW ECTS HOURS SW ECTS HOURS SW ECTS
1 Mental Health Nursing NSC C 4 120 4 4 120 4 8 240 8
2 Nursing Administration / Health Care Management GIC C 3 90 3 3 90 3
3 Emergency Nursing / Intensive Care Nursing NSC C 4 120 4 6 180 6 10 300 10
4 Clinical Nursing I (Clinical Internship I) NSC C 7 210 7 7 210 7
SELECTION EC (TO BE DECLARED ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES)
1 Genetics GIC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
2 Diabetes Mellitus SIC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
3 History of Nursing Science GIC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
TOTAL (C + EC) 13 390 13 17 510 17 30 900 30

 

7th Semester

COURSE THEORY LABORATORIES WEEKLY TOTAL
S/N TITLE TYPE CATEGORY HOURS SW ECTS HOURS SW ECTS HOURS SW ECTS
1 Ethics and Deontology in Nursing Science GIC C 2 60 2 2 60 2
2 Writing an Academic Essay GIC C 2 90 3 2 60 2 4 150 5
3 Teaching Methods in Nursing GIC C 2 60 2 2 60 2
4 Women’s Health / Maternity Nursing NSC C 3 90 3 3 90 3
5 Clinical Nursing II (Clinical Internship II) NSC C 14 420 14 14 420 14
SELECTION EC (TO BE DECLARED TWO OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES)
1 Cardiology Nursing NSC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
2 Counseling in Nursing SIC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
3 Perioperative Nursing NSC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
4 School Nursing NSC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
TOTAL (C + EC) 13 420 14 16 480 16 29 900 30

 

8th Semester

COURSE THEORY LABORATORIES WEEKLY TOTAL
S/N TITLE TYPE CATEGORY HOURS SW ECTS HOURS SW ECTS HOURS SW ECTS
1 Community Nursing II NSC C 4 120 4 4 120 4 8 240 8
2 Nursing Care for the Elderdly / Geriatric Nursing NSC C 2 60 2 2 60 2
3 Clinical Nursing III (Clinical Internship III) NSC C 14 420 14 14 420 14
4 Health Economics GIC C 2 60 2 2 60 2
SELECTION EC (TO BE DECLARED TWO OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES)
1 Molecular Analysis Technics SIC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
2 Palliative Care in Nursing SIC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
3 Nutrition / Dietics SIC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
4 Neurological / Neurosurgical Nursing NSC EC 2 60 2 2 60 2
TOTAL (C + EC) 12 360 12 18 540 18 30 900 30

Abbreviations

GIC General Infrastructure Course
SIC Special Infrastructure Course
NSC Nursing Specialty Course
C Compulsory Course
EC Elective Compulsory Course
SW Semester Workload
ECTS European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System