MA/MS in Nursing

General Description: Objective(s) of a study programme: To prepare nurses who base their professional and scientific skills on analysis, enhance nursing knowledge and apply it in practice, understand health policy, are able to coordinate the delivery of nursing services, management, anticipate alternative solutions, evaluate possible impact, and train to further academic and scientific work. Learning outcomes: Graduate is competent to: 1. apply the latest knowledge of nursing and other sciences, solving abnormal situations of professional activity, implementing innovations, taking care of individuals, families and community; 2. work effectively in health care and inter-sectoral teams in Lithuania and internationally, planning and implementing nursing care, expertly imparting professional knowledge and practical experience; 3. apply a holistic approach in teaching individuals, families and groups of healthy lifestyle and disease prevention, applying problem-solving strategies, and development of nursing science and practice; 4. give the first and emergency medical aid in case of life-threatening conditions and injuries, making innovative decisions, evaluating moral responsibility in personal professional activity; 5. independently organize and assist individuals who need care, and their carers in accordance with the cultural development of different social groups and nationalities; 6. ensure the quality of nursing and evaluate it, demonstrating the autonomy, professional and personal responsibility, applying the latest knowledge of nursing science; 7. comprehensively communicate and collaborate on professional issues with other health care specialists, creating interdepartmental, interinstitutional, international cooperation models; 8. apply the lifelong learning strategy based on personal and professional development, emphasizing recent priorities in nursing science and practice in the national and international levels. Activities of teaching and learning: Various study methods are applied: traditional – traditional and interactive lectures, seminars and contemporary –innovative methods oriented to problem solving: role-playing games, case creation, ideas / concepts map, expert method. Independent scientific empirical or applied researches will develop ability to conduct scientific researches, and will be based on the application of knowledge and disclosure of the skills in correspondence with the program objectives. Methods of assessment of learning achievements: There is applied a ten-point criterion scale and the cumulative assessment scheme. Semester individual work tasks are evaluated. During exam session the final mark is given by multiplying separate marks by weighted coefficient and summing up the products. The final exam mark must not be less than 50 per cent of the final mark. Framework: Study subjects (modules), practical training: The scope of study is 90 credits. Subjects of the study course (90 credits): Advanced Educational Technologies, Health Care Policy and Management, Leadership in Heath Care System, Nursing Research MethodologyI/II, Evidence_based Decisions in Nursing, Nursing Philosophy and Ethics, health Care Quality and Patient Safety, Research. Education program is completed Final Master Thesis preparation defense and evaluation. Specialisations: - Optional courses: Distinctive features of a study programme: The study program is characterized by the application of modern, innovative, problem solving based learning methods, internationality, close collaborative relationships with foreign partners. Access to professional activity or further study: Access to professional activity: Having acquired a master's degree in nursing, individuals can professionally and competently work as a nurse autonomously or in health care teams, as a higher school teacher, as a researcher in scientific projects. Access to further study: Level 7 qualification provides the opportunity to continue studies to level 8 (PhD) in Lithuania and abroad.