About This Programme
Programme Aim
Aim(s)
The aim of the programme is to produce nursing professionals with knowledge and skills in nursing education and practice, research, innovative leadership and administration.
Undergraduate
Degree
Bachelor of Science
Detailed
BSc Nursing
Programme Objectives
Objective(s)
By the end of the programme, the student should be able to:
- Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills in the care of clients, family and community
- Apply the nursing process to meet the total health needs of individuals, families and the community
- Conduct research and render evidence-based nursing care to clients
- Perform nurse education role both at the health facilities and health training institutions
- Perform nursing administrative and innovative leadership roles
Ghana is undergoing rapid social, economic, political and demographic changes. These changes require adequate and skilled manpower in all sectors of the economy including the health sector. At the time the programme was initiated, the country was faced with a problem of shortage of skilled manpower resources, especially shortage of nurses in the health sector. In this era characterized by advances in technology and complex health systems, the nursing service of Ghana needs more knowledgeable and articulate nurse leaders, who can refine nursing roles and meet the changing health needs and problems of healthcare. Nursing education today has to deliver viable programmes which address specialized client and institutional needs and specifically identify nursing roles within the larger health care system.
Entry Requirements
No requirements listed
Entry requirements are not currently available for this programme.
Admission Cut-Off Points
Minimum aggregate scores required for admission to this programme.
| Category | 2025/2026 | 2024/2025 |
|---|---|---|
| POST-WASSCE (2025) | 12 | — |
| AWAITING (2024) | 11 | — |
| Male | — | 11 |
| Female | — | 11 |
Cut-off points may vary by year based on applicant pool performance.
Semester-by-Semester Schedule
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Level 100
First Semester
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ITS101 | Information Technology Skills | 1 |
| CHE111 | Introduction Chemistry ( Nursing ) | 2 |
| PHY101N | General Physics For Nursing (Theory) | 2 |
| PHY103N | General Physics For Nursing (Practical) | 1 |
| NUR101 | Human Anatomy I | 3 |
| NUR103 | Human Physiology I | 3 |
| CMS107 | Communicative Skills | 3 |
| NUR105 | Introduction To General Psychology | 3 |
| Total credit hours | 18 | |
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Level 100
Second Semester
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ASP100A | African Studies | 3 |
| CMS108 | Communicative Skills | 3 |
| AAH410 | Large Ruminant Health And Management | 3 |
| NUR108 | Human Anatomy Ii | 3 |
| NUR110 | Human Physiology Ii | 3 |
| Total credit hours | 15 | |
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Level 200
First Semester
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHL205 | Critical Thinking And Practical Reasoning | 2 |
| NUR221 | Fundamental Nursing Practice | 2 |
| NUR225 | Theoretical Basis Of Professional Nursing | 2 |
| NUR231 | Sociology Of Health | 3 |
| NUR219 | Fundamentals Of Professional Nursing | 3 |
| NUR235 | Therapeutic Communication | 3 |
| NUR237 | Microbiology And Infection Prevention | 3 |
| NUR233 | Basic Emergency And Disaster Care | 2 |
| NUR225S | Theoretical Basis Of Professional Nursing | 2 |
| Total credit hours | 22 | |
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Level 200
Second Semester
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NUR202 | Pathology | 3 |
| NUR220 | Nursing Practice I | 2 |
| NUR226 | Teaching And Learning In Health Care | 2 |
| NUR230 | Nutrition And Dietetics | 3 |
| NUR234 | Medical Nursing I | 3 |
| NUR236 | Surgical Nursing I | 3 |
| NUR238 | Introductory French Language For Healthcare | 1 |
| NUR240 | Pharmacology I | 2 |
| NUR232 | Clinical Nursing Practice I | 3 |
| NUR228 | Introduction To Community Health | 3 |
| Total credit hours | 25 | |
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Level 300
First Semester
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NUR321 | Nursing Practice Ii | 3 |
| NUR325 | Introduction To Public Health | 3 |
| NUR329 | Pharmacology Ii | 2 |
| NUR333 | Medical Nursing Ii | 3 |
| NUR337 | Nursing And Midwifery Informatics | 2 |
| NUR339 | Paediatric Nursing I | 3 |
| NUR343 | Health Assessment | 2 |
| NUR335 | Surgical Nursing Ii | 2 |
| NUR323 | Family Health Nursing | 3 |
| Total credit hours | 23 | |
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Level 300
Second Semester
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENT302 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 2 |
| NUR332 | Medical Nursing Iii | 3 |
| NUR334 | Surgical Nursing Iii | 2 |
| NUR336 | Paediatric Nursing Ii | 3 |
| NUR338 | Obstetric Nursing I | 3 |
| NUR311 | Biostatistics | 3 |
| NUR399 | Nursing Research Methodology | 3 |
| Total credit hours | 19 | |
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Level 400
First Semester
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NUR411 | Patient/Family Care Study | 2 |
| NUR421 | Nursing Practice Iv | 2 |
| NUR425 | Obstetric Nursing Practice | 2 |
| NUR427 | Mental Health Nursing | 3 |
| NUR429 | Mental Health Nursing Practice | 2 |
| NUR435 | Obstetric Nursing Ii | 3 |
| NUR437 | Introduction To Palliative Nursing I | 2 |
| NUR439 | Supply Chain Management | 2 |
| NUR441 | Clinical Nursing Practice Iv | 3 |
| Total credit hours | 21 | |
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Level 400
Second Semester
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NUR412 | Nursing Service Administration | 3 |
| NUR416 | Advanced Community/Public Health | 3 |
| NUR418 | Community/Public Health Practice | 2 |
| NUR499 | Project Work | 3 |
| NUR420 | Health Care Policy | 2 |
| NUR430 | Transcultural Nursing | 2 |
| NUR326 | Paediatric Nursing Practice | 2 |
| Total credit hours | 17 | |
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Programme Composition
Components of the programme
Mandatory Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ITS101 | Information Technology Skills | 1 |
| CHE111 | Introduction Chemistry ( Nursing ) | 2 |
| PHY101N | General Physics For Nursing (Theory) | 2 |
| PHY103N | General Physics For Nursing (Practical) | 1 |
| CMS107 | Communicative Skills | 3 |
| ASP100A | African Studies | 3 |
| CMS108 | Communicative Skills | 3 |
| AAH410 | Large Ruminant Health And Management | 3 |
| PHL205 | Critical Thinking And Practical Reasoning | 2 |
| Total credit hours | 20 | |
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Core Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NUR101 | Human Anatomy I | 3 |
| NUR103 | Human Physiology I | 3 |
| NUR108 | Human Anatomy Ii | 3 |
| NUR110 | Human Physiology Ii | 3 |
| NUR221 | Fundamental Nursing Practice | 2 |
| NUR225 | Theoretical Basis Of Professional Nursing | 2 |
| NUR231 | Sociology Of Health | 3 |
| NUR219 | Fundamentals Of Professional Nursing | 3 |
| NUR235 | Therapeutic Communication | 3 |
| NUR237 | Microbiology And Infection Prevention | 3 |
| NUR202 | Pathology | 3 |
| NUR220 | Nursing Practice I | 2 |
| NUR226 | Teaching And Learning In Health Care | 2 |
| NUR230 | Nutrition And Dietetics | 3 |
| NUR234 | Medical Nursing I | 3 |
| NUR236 | Surgical Nursing I | 3 |
| NUR238 | Introductory French Language For Healthcare | 1 |
| NUR240 | Pharmacology I | 2 |
| NUR232 | Clinical Nursing Practice I | 3 |
| NUR321 | Nursing Practice Ii | 3 |
| NUR325 | Introduction To Public Health | 3 |
| NUR329 | Pharmacology Ii | 2 |
| NUR333 | Medical Nursing Ii | 3 |
| NUR337 | Nursing And Midwifery Informatics | 2 |
| NUR339 | Paediatric Nursing I | 3 |
| NUR343 | Health Assessment | 2 |
| ENT302 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 2 |
| NUR332 | Medical Nursing Iii | 3 |
| NUR334 | Surgical Nursing Iii | 2 |
| NUR336 | Paediatric Nursing Ii | 3 |
| NUR338 | Obstetric Nursing I | 3 |
| NUR311 | Biostatistics | 3 |
| NUR335 | Surgical Nursing Ii | 2 |
| NUR411 | Patient/Family Care Study | 2 |
| NUR421 | Nursing Practice Iv | 2 |
| NUR425 | Obstetric Nursing Practice | 2 |
| NUR427 | Mental Health Nursing | 3 |
| NUR429 | Mental Health Nursing Practice | 2 |
| NUR435 | Obstetric Nursing Ii | 3 |
| NUR437 | Introduction To Palliative Nursing I | 2 |
| NUR439 | Supply Chain Management | 2 |
| NUR441 | Clinical Nursing Practice Iv | 3 |
| NUR412 | Nursing Service Administration | 3 |
| NUR416 | Advanced Community/Public Health | 3 |
| NUR418 | Community/Public Health Practice | 2 |
| NUR237S | Microbiology And Infection Prevention | 3 |
| NUR321S | Nursing Practice Ii | 3 |
| NUR329S | Pharmacology Ii | 2 |
| NUR333S | Medical Nursing Ii | 3 |
| NUR335S | Surgical Nursing Ii | 2 |
| NUR339S | Paediatric Nursing I | 3 |
| NUR343S | Health Assessment | 2 |
| NUR322 | Nursing Practice Iii | 2 |
| Total credit hours | 135 | |
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Research Component(s)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NUR399 | Nursing Research Methodology | 3 |
| NUR499 | Project Work | 3 |
| Total credit hours | 6 | |
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Graduation Requirements
- Course Requirements: A candidate for the BCom (Accounting) degree must pass all courses taken, meet Inter-Faculty course requirements.
- Credit Requirements: A candidate must accumulate a minimum of 140 credits (including Advance Credits).
- Additional Requirements: The candidate must attain a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 1.0. In addition, the candidate must have settled financial and other obligations to the university.
Employment Prospects of Graduates
The graduates of the BSc. Nursing programme work in all areas requiring nursing and health expertise. These include Ghana Health Service, the Teaching Hospitals (Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Tamale Teaching Hospital among others), private and mission health facilities and teaching in diploma and certificate awarding health training institutions
About the Department
DAHN
Department of Adult Health Nursing
Department
Leadership
Programme Staff
4 members of teaching staff
2 years – 4 years
Depending on entry pathway
WASSCE/SSCE - Degree Entry
4 yearsLevel 100
Post Diploma - Degree Entry
2 yearsLevel 300
