20260812 - Psychiatric Nursing - Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing
Program Requirements
For students starting the program prior to Fall 2025, please refer to the academic calendar specific to year of entry for program requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| YEAR 1 | ||
| HLSC 120 | Human Anatomy for Healthcare Professionals 4 | 3 |
| HLSC 126 | Human Physiology I for Healthcare Professionals 4 | 3 |
| HLST 133 | Foundations of Indigenous Peoples’ Health and Well-Being in Canada 4 | 3 |
| PNRS 154 | Developing Therapeutic Relationships for Mental Health Nursing 4 | 3 |
| PNRS 150 | Introduction to the Discipline of Psychiatric Nursing 4 | 3 |
| PNRS 156 | Mental Health Nursing I 4 | 4 |
| HLSC 128 | Human Physiology II for Healthcare Professionals 4 | 3 |
| PNRS 152 | Foundations of Health for Psychiatric Nursing Practice 4 | 6 |
| HLSC 124 | Microbiology for Healthcare Professionals 4 | 3 |
| PNRS 256 | Mental Health Nursing Practice I 4 | 5 |
| YEAR 2 | ||
| NURS 234 | Integrated Health Assessment and Pathophysiology in Nursing 4 | 5 |
| NURS 251 | Variances in Health Across the Lifespan 4 | 4 |
| HLSC 220 | Pharmacotherapeutics for Healthcare Professionals 4 | 3 |
| English (100 to 400 level) 1,4 | 3 | |
| PNRS 257 | Mental Health Nursing Practice II | 7 |
| NURS 243 | Nursing Practice I | 7 |
| Statistics (100 to 200 level) 2,4 | 3 | |
| YEAR 3 | ||
| PNRS 311 | Individual and Group Counselling for Mental Health Nursing 4 | 3 |
| PNRS 321 | Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nursing 4 | 3 |
| Open Elective (100 to 400 level) 3,4 | 3 | |
| PNRS 325 | Addiction and Mental Health Nursing 4 | 3 |
| NURS 346 | Fundamentals of Nursing Research 4 | 4 |
| PNRS 357 | Diversified Mental Health Nursing Practice | 5 |
| NURS 347 | Nursing Practice II | 6 |
| YEAR 4 | ||
| PNRS 422 | Leadership in Psychiatric Nursing 4 | 3 |
| Open Senior Elective (200 to 400 level) 3,4 | 3 | |
| Open Senior Elective (200 to 400 level) 3,4 | 3 | |
| Open Senior Elective (200 to 400 level) 3,4 | 3 | |
| HLST 354 | Healthy Populations 4 | 3 |
| PNRS 454 | Emerging Directions for Psychiatric Nursing 4 | 3 |
| PNRS 455 | Consolidation of Psychiatric Nursing Practice | 10 |
| Total Credits | 123 | |
- 1
A three-credit university-level English course at the 100, 200, 300, or 400 level is required. Completion of ENGL 102 is recommended. ENGL 111 and ENGL 211 cannot be used to meet the English course requirement for the BPN (Required English Course Policy).
- 2
A three credit university-level Statistics course at the 100 or 200 level is required.
- 3
The Open Elective (100 to 400 level) and Open Senior Electives (200 to 400 level) are university-level theory courses, excluding subject code NURS and PNRS, that extend knowledge within an area of interest. The Open Elective may also be chosen to satisfy a prerequisite requirement for Open Senior Electives.
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The minimum passing grade for this course is a C-.
The minimum passing grade for a course at MacEwan University is a D or CR unless otherwise noted next to the appropriate course in the Program of Study.