Mbarara University of Science & Technology

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Bachelor of Nursing Science

Entry Requirements

Direct Entry

Two principal passes in Biology and Chemistry and at least Subsidiary Pass in either Physics or Mathematics

Diploma Entry

  1. Registered Nurses or Midwives or Comprehensive Nurses or Psychiatric Nurses or Paediatric Nurses
  2. Registered or eligible for registration with Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council
  3. Should have passed science subjects especially Mathematics and Chemistry at ‘O’level
  4. Sit and pass an entrance examination in Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology and General Paper

Fees Structure

Ugandan Students

International Students

Course Modules

Module Code Module Title Credit Units Module Level
ANA1125 SYSTEMIC ANATOMY I 4 core
BCH1125 BASIC BIOCHEMISTRY 4 core
CMH1121 BIOSTATISTICS AND DEMOGRAPHY 3 core
CSC1111 COMPUTER SKILLS 3 core
DVS1106 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ECONOMY 3 core
NSG1111 INTRODUCTION TO NURSING 3 core
NSG1112 CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS I 3 core
PHS1117 EXCITABLE TISSUES AND CARDIOPULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY 4 core
ANA1225 SYSTEMIC ANATOMY II 4 core
BCH1226 MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY 1 4 core
COM1211 COMMUNICATION SKILLS 3 core
DVS1203 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AFRICA AND DEVELOPMENT 3 core
NSG1212 CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS II / FIRST AID 4 core
NSG1213 NURSING THEORIES 3 core
NSG1214 NURSING ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM 3 core
PHS1217 RENAL, GIT AND NEUROENDOCRINE PHYSIOLOGY 4 core
DVS2105 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF UGANDA 3 core
MCB2111 MICROBIOLOGY I 4 core
NSG2115 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY I 3 core
NSG2116 HEALTH ASSESSMENT I 3 core
NSG2117 HUMANISTIC PERSPECTIVES OF NURSING 4 core
PAT2111 GENERAL PATHOLOGY 4 core
PHA2111 BASIC PHARMACOLOGY I 4 core
PSY2123 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 3 core
CMH2211 FUNDAMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION 3 core
DVS2201 CITIZENRY, PROFESSIONALISM, GLOBALIZATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 3 core
MCB2211 MICROBIOLOGY II 4 core
NSG2215 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY II 3 core
NSG2216 HEALTH ASSESSMENT II 3 core
NSG2218 MIDWIFERY I (OBSTETRICAL ANATOMY / PRECONCEPTION CARE/ANTENATAL CARE ) 5 core
NSG2219 REPRODUCTIVE AND ADOLESCENCE SEXUAL HEALTH 3 core
PHA2211 SYSTEMIC PHARMACOLOGY 3 core
CMH3111 CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 3 core
NSG3118 MIDWIFERY (LABOUR/PUERPERIUM/NORMAL NEW BORN) 4 core
NSG3120 MEDICAL – SURGICAL NURSING I 4 core
NSG3121 PAEDIATRIC NURSING I 4 core
NSG3122 PSYCHIATRIC NURSING I 4 core
NSG3123 NURSING IN THE COMMUNITY I (CBUNEP) 3 core
PHA3111 CHEMOTHERAPY, CYTOTOXIC AGENTS & IMMUNOPATHOLOGY 3 core
NSG3218 MIDWIFERY III (HIGH RISK OBSTETRICS AND SICK NEW BORN) 5 core
NSG3220 MEDICAL – SURGICAL NURSING II 5 core
NSG3221 PAEDIATRIC NURSING II 4 core
NSG3222 PSYCHIATRIC NURSING II 4 core
NSG3223 NURSING IN THE COMMUNITY II (CHILD AND FAMILY) 3 core
NSG3224 NURSING RESEARCH METHODS, I [ THEORY] 3 core
PHA3211 CNS THERAPEUTICS & TOXICOLOGY 3 core
LCP4311 LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PLACEMENT I 3 core
LCP4312 LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PLACEMENT II 5 core
CMH4111 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH FOR NURSING 3 core
CMH4112 MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH/ NUTRITION / IMCI 3 core
MED4112 PALLIATIVE CARE 3 core
NSG4124 NURSING RESEARCH METHODS II [THEORY AND PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT] 3 core
NSG4125 NURSING EDUCATION 5 core
NSG4126 NURSING ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT 4 core
NSG4130 ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE 4 core
REM4111 REHABILITATIVE MEDICINE 3 core
NSG4218 MIDWIFERY IV (GYN) 3 core
NSG4219 MIDWIFERY V (DOMICILIARY) 4 core
NSG4224 NURSING RESEARCH METHOD III [ DISSERTATION] 4 core
NSG4228 CRITICAL CARE NURSING 4 core
NSG4229 TRADITIONAL MEDICINE / COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES 3 core
NSG4231 DISASTER PREPAREDNESS 4 core
NSG4232 GERIATRIC NURSING 4 core