Bachelor of Science in Nursing
(applicable from 2018/2019 to 2020/2021 intake)
Awarding institution 頒授機構 | Macao Polytechnic University |
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Responsible academic unit 負責學術單位 | Faculty of Health Sciences and Sports |
Endorsement in the Official Gazette 政府公報批示 | 84/2018 |
Name of final award / programme title 學位及課程名稱 | Bachelor of Science in Nursing |
Duration of study 學習年期 | 4 years |
MPU programme code 理大課程編號 | 4LCEDCIU |
FHEQ level of award FHEQ學歷水準 | Level 6 |
QAA benchmark group QAA學科基準組別 | Nursing |
Programme accredited by 專業認可機構 | Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), UK |
Language of instruction 授課語言 | Chinese and English |
Academic units which will also be involved in teaching part of the programme 參與教學的理大其他學術單位 |
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Peking University Health Science Center-Macao Polytechnic University Nursing Academy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, MPU-BELL Centre of English, Centre for Portuguese Studies. | |
Institution(s) other than MPU that will provide some teaching to the programme 參與教學的外界機構 |
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Health Bureau of Macao S.A.R; Health Centre of Macao S.A.R; Nursing Home of the Mothers’ Association, Macao; Richmond Fellowship of Macau; Dongguan Kanghua Hospital, China; Portuguese Polytechnics Coordinating Council (CCISP), Portugal; Chiang Mai University, Thailand; The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; School of Nursing & Midwifery of the University of Newcastle, Australia. |
Programme description 課程簡介
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing programme is designed to let students acquire professional knowledge as well as practice, giving them a chance to engage in clinical practice for four years during their studies. For students to become qualifies healthcare professionals, we send our outstanding students for academic exchanges, clinical placements and studies abroad to equip them with international concepts, knowledge and best practices. Graduates will be familiar with the healthcare systems in Macao, and will be recognised as qualified nursing professionals by the Macao SAR government. Qualified graduates will gain the chance of direct admission into the Master of Science in Nursing at MPU.
Programme objectives 課程目標
The programme aims to equip learners with the essential knowledge and skills of nursing and foster graduates to be qualified care professionals, and providing safe and effective health care services to people. It also cultivates nursing talents with an international perspective, professional competencies and qualities. Graduates shall be mission-driven and serve the community and the healthcare system with knowledge, dedication and the art of nursing care.
What will you be expected to achieve? 期望達到的成效
Upon completion of the programme, students are expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes in terms of academic contents, disciplinary skills, and attributes.
Academic contents 學術內容
A1 | Basic medical knowledge and nursging related modules |
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A2 | Clinical practice modules closely integrated with theory and practice |
A3 | Applied modules of evidence-based nursing practice |
Disciplinary skills‐ able to 學科技能
B1 | Apply theories and skills in nursing care |
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B2 | Evaluate, extrapolate and synthesise relevant medical and nursing knowledge and empirical data |
B3 | Apply nursing expertise to solve a broad range of problems |
B4 | Demonstrate an understanding of the holistic nature of the clients' health status involving individual, family, and community aspects |
B5 | Demonstrate the ability to identify and evaluate health care issues |
B6 | Demonstrate a critical understanding and apply the principles of evidence-based practice to the delivery of nursing care |
B7 | Demonstrate a mastery and an application of knowledge and skills for nursing practice, including biological sciences, social sciences and humanities, by making appropriate clinical reasoning and performing safe and therapeutic practice |
B8 | Demonstrate the ability to carry out relevant research and make contributions to the health of the community |
Attributes 特質
C1 | To learn continuously within academia and industry and beyong and to employ relevant information and knowledge in understanding different contexts |
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C2 | To acquire solid research skills and values in nursing through critical thinking |
C3 | To develop knowledge and analytical skills that are tranferable to nursing in practice |
C4 | To demonstrate effective communication skills and the ability to establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship with clients |
C5 | To work effectively and efficiently alone or in teams |
C6 | To demonstrate the ability to maintain legal and ethical standards of nursing practice |
Mapping of Graduate Attributes to Programme Intended Learning Outcomes & Learning Modules
畢業生理想特質與課程預期學習成效及學科單元之關聯表
How will you learn? 如何學習
Through lectures, group discussions, collaborative projects and other learning opportunities, students will acquire the learning outcomes expected from individual learning modules. Students are trained to be active, independent learners. Clinical placement is an essential component in nursing training. Students are expected to acquire and integrate knowledge into real-life situations through “Learning by Doing’. The placement also provides students with the opportunities to meet potential employers and understand the work environment. The total number of weeks required is 42 (1680 teaching hours) which bears 42 credits. Upon completion of clinical placement, students will be able to enhance their practical experience and transferable skills.
How will you be assessed? 如何評核
The programme schedules an annual examination board which considers all student academic profiles and agrees classifications and progression routes. Generally, theorectical modules are assessed by a combination of assignments, laboratory practices, presentations, projects, tests and examinations. Clinical placement is assessed by clinical performance and clinical assignment. Explicit guidance on coursework requirement for each module is given, emphasising approaches to coursework of various types and how to avoid plagiarism, together with rules and procedures. Examinations are typically of a two-hour paper undertaken at the end of each semester. Examination papers will be reviewed by internal moderators and then by external examiners. All examination papers go through a moderation marking procedure. Samples of three examination answer sheets (high, medium and low grades) are sent to the external examiners for quality control. Re-sit exam will be given for qualifies students who fail their first attempt at the end of each semester. Re-sit marks are capped at 50%. Normally, students who fail again in the re-sit examination or those who fail to meet attendance requirement will be required to repeat the failed modules.
How is the programme structured? 課程架構
The 4-year programme is combined with 45 modules/146 credits, 36 modules/104 credits are theoretical modules (33 compulsory modules/98 credits and 3 elective modules/6 credits); 9 modules/42 credits for clinical placements with totally 1,680 hours. The curriculum structure is desinged to nurture the students with professional competence and clincal skills in nursing: 15.5% General Modules (7 modules/18 credits); Basic Medical Science Modules (8 modules/23 credits); Specialty Modules in Nursing (21 Modules/63 credits) and Clinical Placement (9 modules/42 credits).
Learning Module Title 科目名稱 |
Learning Module Code 科目編號 |
Credits 學分 |
Learning Module Selection Status 修課類別 |
Year of Study 學年 |
Semester 學期 |
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1st Year of Study 第一學年 | |||||
Complete 1 module from the elective group A | See below | 2 | Compulsory | 2 | 2 |
English I | ENGL1101 | 3 | Compulsory | 1 | 1 |
English II | ENGL1102 | 3 | Compulsory | 1 | 2 |
Clinical Placement (Fundamental Nursing) | IFUN1200 | 4 | Compulsory | 1 | 2 |
Anatomy and Physiology | NAAP1101 | 4 | Compulsory | 1 | 1 |
Basic Health Assessment | NBHA1102 | 2 | Compulsory | 1 | 2 |
Fundamental Nursing I | NFUN1101 | 4 | Compulsory | 1 | 1 |
Fundamental Nursing II | NFUN1102 | 4 | Compulsory | 1 | 2 |
Microbiology | NMIC1101 | 3 | Compulsory | 1 | 1 |
Pathophysiology | NPAT1102 | 3 | Compulsory | 1 | 2 |
Pharmacology | NPHA1102 | 3 | Compulsory | 1 | 2 |
2nd Year of Study 第二學年 | |||||
Complete 1 module from the elective group B | See below | 2 | Compulsory | 2 | 2 |
English III | ENGL2101 | 3 | Compulsory | 2 | 1 |
English IV | ENGL2102 | 3 | Compulsory | 2 | 2 |
Clinical Placement (Medical-Surgical Nursing-I) | IMAS2200 | 4 | Compulsory | 2 | 1 |
Clinical Placement (Obstetric & Gynecological Nursing) | IOAG2200 | 3 | Compulsory | 2 | 2 |
Clinical Placement (Pediatric Nursing) |
IPED2200 | 3 | Compulsory | 2 | 2 |
Nursing Ethics and Legal Issues | NEAL2102 | 2 | Compulsory | 2 | 2 |
Medical-Surgical Nursing I | NMAS2101 | 6 | Compulsory | 2 | 1 |
Medical-Surgical Nursing II | NMAS2102 | 5 | Compulsory | 2 | 2 |
Clinical Nutrition | NNUT2102 | 2 | Compulsory | 2 | 2 |
Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing | NOAG2101 | 3 | Compulsory | 2 | 1 |
Pediatric Nursing | NPED2101 | 3 | Compulsory | 2 | 1 |
Applied Psychology | NPSY2101 | 3 | Compulsory | 2 | 1 |
3rd Year of Study 第三學年 | |||||
Complete 1 module from the elective group C | See below | 2 | Compulsory | 3 | 1 |
Critical Care and Emergency Nursing | CCEN3102 | 3 | Compulsory | 3 | 2 |
Clinical Placement (Geriatric Nursing) | IGER3200 | 3 | Compulsory | 3 | 2 |
Clinical Placement (Medical-Surgical Nursing II) | IMAS3200 | 6 | Compulsory | 3 | 1&2 |
Clinical Placement (Mental Health Nursing) | IMEN3200 | 3 | Compulsory | 3 | 2 |
Health Education and Promotion | NEAP3102 | 2 | Compulsory | 3 | 2 |
Medical English I | NENG3110 | 2 | Compulsory | 3 | 1 |
Medical English II | NENG3120 | 2 | Compulsory | 3 | 2 |
Geriatric Nursing | NGER3101 | 3 | Compulsory | 3 | 1 |
Mental Health Nursing | NMEN3101 | 3 | Compulsory | 3 | 1 |
Public Health and Preventive Medicine | NPAP3102 | 2 | Compulsory | 3 | 2 |
Nursing Research | NRES3102 | 3 | Compulsory | 3 | 2 |
Health Statistics | NSTA3101 | 3 | Compulsory | 3 | 1 |
4th Year of Study 第四學年 | |||||
Clinical Placement (Comprehensive Nursing Care) | ICNC4200 | 12 | Compulsory | 4 | 1&2 |
Clinical Placement (Community Health Nursing) | ICOM4200 | 4 | Compulsory | 4 | 2 |
Comprehensive Health Assessment | NCHA4101 | 3 | Compulsory | 4 | 2 |
Community Health Nursing | NCOM4101 | 3 | Compulsory | 4 | 2 |
Clinical Project | NCLP4102 | 2 | Compulsory | 4 | 2 |
Leadership and Management in Nursing | NLAM4101 | 3 | Compulsory | 4 | 1 |
Professional Development of Nursing | NPDN4102 | 2 | Compulsory | 4 | 1 |
Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nursing | NTCM4101 | 3 | Compulsory | 4 | 1 |
Elective (Group A) | |||||
Information Technology Fundamentals | COMP1101 | 2 | Free Elective | 1 | 2 |
Introduction to Psychology | IPSY1100 | ||||
Physical Education | PEDU1100 | ||||
Elective (Group B) | |||||
College Chinese | CHIN2120 | 2 | Free Elective | 2 | 2 |
Life-and-Death Education | NLDE2100 | ||||
Portuguese | PORT2100 | ||||
Introduction to Sociology | SOCI2100 | ||||
Elective (Group C) | |||||
Health Policy | NHPO3100 | 2 | Free Elective | 3 | 1 |
Issues in Health Care | NIHC3100 | ||||
Medical Portuguese | NPOR3100 | ||||
Theories and Practice of Nursing | NTAP3100 |
What are the Entry Requirements? 入學條件
According to Article 3 of Academic Regulations Governing Bachelor's Degree Programmes of MPU,
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An applicant shall be considered for admission to a bachelor’s degree programme of the University if s/he
a) holds a qualification not lower than Grade 12 or the equivalent, and
b) fulfils other admission criteria prescribed by the programme of study concerned.
- An applicant of age 23 or above, proven to possess relevant capabilities (especially in the entrance examination(s) of MPU), shall be considered for admission to a bachelor’s degree programme with a waiver on the requirement in item a) of above point.
How do we listen and act on your feedback? 如何聽取及回應學生的回饋
Each class of students is assigned a year tutor who provides general academic and pastoral support throughout the four years of study. Year tutors are the first point of contact in matters stated above. Various communication channels are available for students to express their opinions and suggestions, such as via their respective year tutors, student representatives, programme coordinators and assistant programme coordinators, and dialogue meetings on different levels. The dialogue meetings serve as platforms for consultation and discussion between students and respective personnel ranging from the programme, the faculty, the academic support and administrative units, to the university management. Feedback is made by respective personnel to every issue raised by the students during the meeting with follow-up actions tracked. Student surveys are conducted in every learning module on a semesterly basis to collect students' opinions regarding the delivery of the modules. User satisfaction surveys are conducted annually on central student services. Feedback collected via these surveys will be followed up by the faculty or respective departments.
Academic support and guidance 教學支援及指導
Students will receive an orientation about their four years of study at the beginning of the first year. Year tutors are appointed to individual students upon admission to provide academic and pastoral support throughout the period of study in the programme. Students may seek academic advices from their year tutors or programme coordinators regarding their learning path/plan and registration of learning modules. In individual learning modules, the instructors' office hours and contact information are made accessible to students for any questions regarding their study. Students' learning engagement and performance will be reviewed on a regular basis by year tutors and programme coordinators to identify learning needs and provide relevant support. Students' learning performance and progression will also be reviewed by the programme examination board to ensure their learning is adequately support and their progress is on track. In addition, counselling services, careers services and student support services are accessible to all students through the Student Affairs Office. A wide variety of extracurricular activities (e.g. seminars, workshops, exchange opportunities, field trips etc.) are available via the Student Affairs Office. Students may make full use of the variety of learning opportunities, both curricular and extracurricular, to develop their academic and holistic capabilities for their future careers or further studies.
Programme-specific rules and facts 課程特定的規則及事項
Any students scoring less than 35% of the total mark in the final examination will be given an “F” grade for the module even if the overall grade is 50% or higher.
Support for students with disabilities 身心障礙學生支援
Macao Polytechnic University has in place a university-wide policy to ensure that all student needs are taken care of and a supportive and accessible learning environment is maintained. When cases of special needs are notified or identified, special arrangements are made on a case-by-case basis with the joint effort of the programme and various student support services of the University, such as the Registry, the Student Affairs Office, the Information Technology Department and the Campus Management and Development Department, etc. to provide the necessary support.
Links with employers, internship opportunities and transferable skills 與僱主的關係、實習機會及可轉移技能
The programme has a close relationship with the hospital and health centres under the Health Bureau, private hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centres, and other educational or social welfare organisations to provide clinical placement to students. The number of weeks required is 42 (1,680 teaching hours) which bears 42 credits. Students are to be arranged with placements in clinical units in Macao, Chinese Mainland, CCISP and Portugal, while when confined by unexpected event such as epidemics, this kind of placements would take place in local health facilities in Macao.