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Nursing Curriculum
School of Nursing
(2011)
The University of Jordan
School of Nursing
Curriculum Plan for BSc in Nursing (2011)
The study at the School of Nursing enables the student to obtain the Bachelor Degree of Science
in Nursing by attending total of (140) credit hours divided by four academic years as follows:
B. Optional Requirements:(15) credit hours on the basis of 3 credit hours per course. Students
has to choose courses from the first, second and third group as mentioned below with a minimum
of one course and a maximum of two courses from each group. (students cannot choose courses
from the School of Nursing) :
Group One
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
1041100 Culture of Law 3
0401100 Islamic Culture 3
0402100 Islamic System 3
2302101 Human Civilization 3
1601105 Management Skills 3
2301100 Creative Writing 3
0803100 Introduction to Library Sciences 3
1132100 Sports & Health 3
2001100 Principles of Art 3
1502103 Foreign languages 3
1032100 Human Rights 3
Group Two
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
2302104 History of Jordan & Palestine 3
1607100 International Political Economy 3
2308100 Principles of Political Sciences 3
2303100 Logic & Critical Thinking 3
2305100 Introduction to Sociology 3
2307100 Introduction to Psychology 3
2304100 Geography of Jordan 3
2601100 Archaeology in Jordan 3
2701100 Principles of Social Work 3
Group Three
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
0505100 Principles of General Health 3
0300100 Scientific Method 3
0342100 Science & Society 3
0641100 Home Farming 3
0905100 Principles of General Safety 3
0352100 Principles of Energy & its Economy 3
0905101 Jordanian Industries 3
0603100 Introduction to Nutrition 3
0305100 Environment 3
0700100 First Aid 3
Group Two
Course Weekly Hours Credit
Course Title Prerequisites
Number Theory Practicum* Hours
0702415 Nursing Informatics 3 - 3 1942102
0701407 Health and Safety in Work Setting 3 - 3 -
0703407 Global Perspectives in Nursing Care 3 - 3 -
0703408 Selected Topics in nursing 3 - 3 -
Guiding Study Plan for BSc. in Nursing According to level
First Year (level 1)
First Semester Second Semester
Course Credit Course Credit
Course Title Course Title
Number Hours Number Hours
Total 17 Total 17
Summer Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
Total 9
Summer Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
Total 6
Total 18 Total 18
Summer Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
Optional Specialization
3
Requirements
Total 3
Fourth Year (level 4)
First Semester Second Semester
Course
Credit Course Credit
Numbe Course Title Course Title
Hours Number Hours
r
070241 Management and
3 0702414 Clinical Nursing Training 4
2 Leadership in Nursing
Management and
070241
Leadership in Nursing 2
3
(Clinical)
070141 Community Health Nursing
3
0
070141 Community Health Nursing
3
1 (Clinical)
070140 Trends, Issues and Ethical
2
6 consideration in Nursing
Optional Specialization
3
Requirements
Total 16 Total 4
Course Description
B.Sc. in Nursing
This course is designed to help the student nurse to explore and gain insight into the
problems experienced by the mentally ill person; and the emotional, intellectual
social, and spiritual strains that physical illness causes. The student is expected to:
integrate knowledge base from the mental health nursing course; utilize the nursing
process within the therapeutic nurse client relationship with the emphasis on the
humanistic holistic approach; and develop an open communication with health care
providers team to facilitate the client's healing process in a structured environment.