Program Overview

University Program Information

The RAK Medical & Health Sciences University offers various programs, including the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program.

MSN Program

The MSN program is a 2-year program consisting of 4 semesters.

Year 1

• Semester 1:
  • Course No. NNI 9103: Nursing Informatics (2 theory, 0.5 practical, 0 clinical)
  • Course No. NARM 9103: Advanced Research Methods (3 theory, 0 practical, 0 clinical)
  • Course No. NSHP 9103: Statistics for Health Professionals (2 theory, 0.5 practical, 0 clinical)
  • Course No. NISW 9101: Introduction to Scholarly Writing (1 theory, 0 practical, 0 clinical)
  • Semester Total: 8 theory, 1 practical, 0 clinical, Total Credits: 9
• Semester 2:
  • Course No. NOSL 9203: Organizational & System Leadership (2 theory, 0 practical, 1 clinical)
  • Course No. NTFN 9203: Theoretical Foundations in Advanced Nursing / Midwifery Practice (3 theory, 0 practical, 0 clinical)
  • Course No. NLEI 9202: Legal & Ethical Issues in Advanced Nursing / Midwifery Practice (2 theory, 0 practical, 0 clinical)
  • Course No. NIAG 9202: Introduction to Adult Health & Gerontology Nursing (2 theory, 0 practical, 0 clinical)
  • Course No. NICH 9202: Introduction to Community Health Nursing
  • Course No. NIPN 9202: Introduction to Pediatric Nursing
  • Course No. NIPM 9202: Introduction to Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
  • Semester Total: 9 theory, 0 practical, 1 clinical, Total Credits: 10

Year 2

• Semester 3:
  • Course No. NAGH 9317: Specialties: Adult Health & Gerontology Nursing 1 (including Advanced Pathophysiology & Advanced Pharmacology) (6 theory, 1 practical, 0 clinical)
  • Course No. NCH 9317: Community Health Nursing 1 (including Advanced Pathophysiology & Advanced Pharmacology)
  • Course No. NPN 9317: Pediatric Nursing 1 (including Advanced Pathophysiology & Advanced Pharmacology)
  • Course No. NPMH 9317: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 1 (including Advanced Pathophysiology & Advanced Pharmacology)
  • Course No. NAGH 9314: Specialties: Adult Health & Gerontology Nursing 1 (0 theory, 0 practical, 4 clinical)
  • Course No. NCH 9314: Community Health Nursing 1
  • Course No. NPN 9314: Pediatric Nursing 1
  • Course No. NPMH 9314: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 1
  • Course No. NRST 9313: Research Scholarly Thesis-1 (0 theory, 1 practical, 0 clinical)
  • Semester Total: 6 theory, 2 practical, 4 clinical, Total Credits: 12
• Semester 4:
  • Course No. NAGH 9426: Specialties: Adult Health & Gerontology Nursing 2 (including Advanced Pathophysiology & Advanced Pharmacology) (5 theory, 1 practical, 0 clinical)
  • Course No. NCH 9426: Community Health Nursing 2 (including Advanced Pathophysiology & Advanced Pharmacology)
  • Course No. NPN 9426: Pediatric Nursing 2 (including Advanced Pathophysiology & Advanced Pharmacology)
  • Course No. NPMH 9426: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 2 (including Advanced Pathophysiology & Advanced Pharmacology)
  • Course No. NAGH 9424: Specialties: Adult Health & Gerontology Nursing 2 (0 theory, 0 practical, 4 clinical)
  • Course No. NCH 9424: Community Health Nursing 2
  • Course No. NPN 9424: Pediatric Nursing 2
  • Course No. NPMH 9424: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 2
  • Course No. NRST 9313: Research Scholarly Thesis-2 (0 theory, 2 practical, 0 clinical)
  • Semester Total: 5 theory, 3 practical, 4 clinical, Total Credits: 12

Accreditation

All programs at RAK Medical & Health Sciences University are accredited by the Ministry of Education, UAE. The College of Pharmacy has obtained dual national and international accreditation for its Bachelor of Pharmacy program from the American Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA).

Recognition

All programs are recognized by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Rankings

RAKMHSU is ranked 3rd in the UAE and 75th among Arab universities in the Arab University Rankings (ARU). It is also the first medical university in the UAE to obtain five stars in the QS Stars Rating.