Nursing (MN)
Advance your nursing career in a flexible, people-centred Master of Nursing program with three professional stream options.
Why choose this program?
Choose a flexible Master of Nursing framed by people-centred care, with options in mental health and addictions, nurse practitioner, or professional practice.
Choose from Mental Health and Addictions, Nurse Practitioner, or Professional streams, each with delivery formats that include in-person, online, and blended learning as well as distinct practicum requirements.
Careers
Nurses are in demand, and 17³Ô¹ÏÍøÔÚÏß's School of Nursing can help you find your place in the profession.
Apply your MN in the following professional settings: hospitals, long term care, homes, schools, industry, communities, collaborative health centres, non-profit organizations, government.Ìý
Program options
This professional master's degree program offers three specializations:
- Mental Health and Addictions:ÌýResidency requirement: 250 hours of clinical placements/practica. Courses include simulations and are delivered in a combination of modalities: in-person, synchronously online and asynchronously online.
- Nurse Practitioner:ÌýResidency requirement: total of 700-hrs of clinical placements/practica. Courses include lab components, lectures, and are delivered in a combination of modalities: in-person, synchronously online and asynchronously online.
- Professional : No clinical placements or residency requirement. Can be completed 100% online from anywhere in Canada. Courses are delivered both synchronously online and asynchronously online.
Professional: This course-based master’s program will enable you to acquire specialized knowledge, enhance critical skills, and advance your career. Learn more about professional master's degrees at Dal.
Clinical practicum
During the Master of Nursing Mental Health and Addictions and Master of Nursing Nurse Practitioner degree programs, you will participate in clinical placements to gain hands-on experience.
All graduate programs at 17³Ô¹ÏÍøÔÚÏß are collaboratively delivered by a home Faculty and theÌýFaculty of Graduate Studies.
Admission requirements
You'll need to meet theÌýFaculty of Graduate Studies minimum requirementsÌýas well as any program-specific admission requirements before you can apply.
The next deadline to apply for this program is June 1 for a January 2027 start.
Program-specific requirements
Admission is highly competitive.Ìý
- Minimum GPA 3.3 in last 60 credit hours
- RN licensure in Canada
- 2 years (3,750+ hours) recent clinical experience (for Nurse Practitioner and Mental Health and Addictions streams)
- Undergraduate level classes in research and statistics
For information about English language proficiency tests and requirements at 17³Ô¹ÏÍøÔÚÏß, please visit the  Faculty of Graduate Studies English language proficiency requirements.
If applying for the Nurse Practitioner or Mental Health and Addictions stream, you will be required to supply a letter from your HR department verifying that you have met the minimum requirement of clincial practice hours for your chosen stream. This should be included with your application and specify the number of hours worked with the organization.
Financial information
Questions about tuition and fees? Contact Student Accounts.
Email student.accounts@dal.ca or phone 902-494-3998.
