BSc in Nursing

Nursing as a profession utilises knowledge derived from arts, sciences (physical, biological, and behavioural), humanities, and human experience. Nursing science incorporates clinical competence, critical thinking, communication, teaching-learning, professionalism, and caring and cultural competency. Nurses collaborate with other health disciplines to solve individual and community health problems. Nursing facilitates evidence-based practice, compassionate caring among its practitioners in response to emerging issues in healthcare and new discoveries and technologies in the profession.

The Nursing Studies Programme aims to educate and develop responsible, scientifically – competent researchers, professionals, and citizens who will act and lead guided by the principles of sustainability and social responsibility. On the other hand, it also aims to operate the University as a research and educational institution that provides value-added to the sustainable development of the economy and of the society in general.

The principal aim of the programme is to train nurses by providing excellent knowledge and technical skills, supporting their critical thinking, compassion, and vision development, as well as promoting the well-being of the individual, family, and community.

More specifically, the programme’s objectives are:

• The provision of high-quality education in nursing care and other relevant topics;
• The preparation for and development of a career in the Healthcare Sector;

The enhancement of lifelong learning skills and personal development to contribute to society at large, regarding the major issues of promotion, protection, preservation, and rehabilitation of the citizens’ health.

Nursing Studies are designed to form the cognitive background, the skills, and the attitudes on which graduates will be able to assess patients' needs, provide appropriate evidence-based care, and acquire the ability to evaluate the relevant healthcare outcomes.

More specifically, upon successful completion of the Nursing Studies, graduates should:

• acquire deep and extensive knowledge of the safe provision of quality nursing care to individuals, families, and communities;
• be capable of evaluating and designing necessary and appropriate specialized nursing intervention;
• be essential in the broader healthcare system, both in Cyprus and abroad, and contribute positively to their profession and to society;
• demonstrate professional leadership that is required to bring change and implement evidence-based nursing and best practices;
• operate based on critical analysis and thinking as well as be research-oriented, to achieve the best possible results in their work;
• become exemplary agencies of healthy lifestyles so that community prevention programmes will be effective and efficient;
• apply universally accepted human values in the performance of their duties.

Graduation requirements

Students studying towards the BSc Nursing are required to take a minimum of 240.

Honours Degree

Upon graduation each candidate for an Honours Degree must have:

• completed all the prescribed work of the examination syllabus;
• achieved the required minimum number of ECTS of prescribed course work by completing successfully all core and elective subjects as required by the program of studies. As a general rule, all students must have
• successfully completed a minimum of 240 ECTS; and
• secured a GPA of at least 2.00 on courses taken successfully during semesters 5 to 8.

Course Curriculum

Year 1

Semester 1

Semester 2

Year 2

Semester 3

Semester 4

Year 3

Semester 5

Semester 6

Year 4

Semester 7

Semester 8