The MN is an 18 months (3 semesters) full-time programme.
For those without clinical specialisation, it is a 24 months (4 semesters). A student must obtain a minimum of 80 course credits and Cumulative Average Point of 3 in order to
successfully complete the programme.
The programme structure for MN Adult Health Care, Mental Health Care
and Critical Care Specialisations are quite
similar except for the Advanced Practice Nursing modules & clinical component.
Module Code
Module
Description
Modular Credits
(MC)
Core Modules
MDN5101
Foundations of
Advanced Practice Nursing
4 MC
CO 5104*
Health Policy &
System
4 MC
MDN5104
Evidence-Based
Practice
4 MC
MDN5105
Research Project
4 MC
MDN5106
Applied
Biostatistics
4 MC
EG 1413*
Critical
Thinking and Writing
4 MC
MDN5102
Research Methodology
4 MC
MDN5103
Patient Education & Health Promotion
4 MC
PP 2106*
Pharmacology I
4 MC
PP 2107*
Pharmacology II
4 MC
+MDN5125
Research Methods & Data Analysis
6 MC
+MDN5120
Advanced Pathophysiology
4 MC
Advanced
Practice Nursing Modules
MDN5110
Advanced Health
Assessment
6 MC
MDN5111 or
MDN5111M
Advanced
Practice Nursing I
10 MC
MDN5112 or
MDN5112M
Advanced
Practice Nursing II
8 MC
Advanced Practice Nursing Modules (Critical Care)
+MDN5122
Advanced Practice Nursing I (Critical Care)
6 MC
+MDN5123
Advanced Practice Nursing II (Critical Care)
8 MC
+MDN5124
Advanced Practice Nursing III (Critical Care)
8 MC
Electives
Elective 1
(Compulsory)
MDN5119
Healthcare Ethics
4 MC
Elective 2 (Choose
ONE of the following modules)
MDN5201
Overseas Clinical Attachment
4 MC
MDN5202
Advanced Clinical Care
4 MC
Others (Students may choose modules offered by other faculties)
4 MC
Clinical
Component
MDN5115 or
(MDN5116 & MDN5117)
Clinical
Practicum
8 MC
+MDN5118
Clinical Practicum (Critical Care)
6 MC
* Offered by COFM, FOM, FOS & Centre of English
Language (CELC)
+ For those taking the Critical Care specialisation.
