Program Description
The Master of Science, Applied (M.Sc.A.) in Advanced Nursing (Non-Thesis) offered by the Ingram School of Nursing in the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences is a course-based program that emphasizes hands-on and comprehensive learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in information synthesis, problem identification, and critical thinking to pursue professional opportunities (or potentially continue their studies).
The program may also be taken as one of the following options:
Global Health option: provides student with global health content throughout their program of study, and students spend one semester taking clinical -and project-based courses in their final year in a global health placement site.
Nursing Services Administration option: focuses on students capacity to assess the factors that affect and determine the nursing workforce including making strategic and effective decisions, and influencing policy with regard to the planning and management of the nursing workforce.
Unique Program Features
- The program is typically completed in two years. Part-time students take between three to five years;
- Content is organized based on Strength Based Nursing and focuses on such areas as family intervention, collaborative practice, and working with family strengths and resources. Through clinical courses, advanced clinical assessments, and interventions, emphasis is based on greater capacities to reflect purposefully and in-depth on their nursing practice;
- The learning experience at the School is geared to foster individual judgment, creativity, and initiative;
- The program is led by nationally recognized researchers and clinicians, such that students will participate in cutting-edge programs of research and knowledge translation projects related to nursing practice and administration;
- Students also engage in a systematic study of a clinically based nursing problem, which will disseminate knowledge relevant to clinical practice.
University-Level Admission Requirements
- An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA
- English-language proficiency
Each program has specific admission requirements including required application documents. Please consult the MScA Advanced Nursing requirements website for more details.
Visit our Educational credentials and grade equivalencies and English language proficiency webpages for additional information.
Program Website
MScA in Advanced Nursing website
Department Contact
Graduate Program graduate.nursing [at] mcgill.ca (subject: MScA%20in%20Advanced%20Nursing) (email)
Available Intakes
Fall
Winter
Application Deadlines
| Intake | Applications Open | Application Deadline - International | Application Deadline - Domestic (Canadian, Permanent Resident of Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FALL | September 15 | N/A | February 1 |
| WINTER | February 15 | N/A | September 30 |
| SUMMER | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Note: Application deadlines are subject to change without notice. Please check the application portal for the most up-to-date information.