Program Overview

Master of Nursing Science in Professional Nursing Science: Nursing Administration

General

The Master of Nursing Science in Professional Nursing Science: Nursing Administration is a postgraduate program offered by the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences. The program is designed to develop the intellectual and practical competencies of the qualifying student and to facilitate her/his professional values to promote the health of the individual, family, group, and community as a specialist, leader, and consultant in and as a member of the nursing/midwifery/health team through her/his research, professional, and clinical abilities.

Programme Details

• Programme Level: Postgraduate
• Programme Name: Master of Nursing Science in Professional Nursing Science: Nursing Administration
• Programme Code: M9N15Q
• Medium of Facilitation: Part-time, Full-Time
• NQF Level: 9
• NQF Credits: 180
• SAQA: 73999
• Application Start Date: 1 April 2025
• Application End Date: 31 October 2025
• Campus: Doornfontein
• Duration of Study: Full-Time 1 Year and Part-Time 2 Years

Purpose

The primary purpose of this qualification is to develop the intellectual and practical competencies of the qualifying student and to facilitate her/his professional values to promote the health of the individual, family, group, and community as a specialist, leader, and consultant in and as a member of the nursing/midwifery/health team through her/his research, professional, and clinical abilities. This qualification serves as a basis for advanced learning.

Admission Requirements

At entrance level, the prospective student should have:

• A Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 480 approved credits at level 8 or a postgraduate diploma at NQF level 8.
• Additional selection criteria:
  • A minimum of 65% in the core modules in the undergraduate qualification in which the student intends to obtain the master's degree.
  • Passed nursing management at a level 3 (NQF 8).
  • Proof of registration as a general nurse and nurse manager with the SANC.
  • A candidate must be appointed in an approved full-time or part-time post as a nursing practitioner for the duration of the programme if necessitated by the research topic.