KAMLOOPS – An information meeting for a third cohort of nursing
professionals interested in enrolling in a UBC Master of Science in
Nursing program in the BC Interior will be held at UCC February 3rd.
Prospective participants may choose between two one-and-a-half-hour
sessions: 9:15 am in room 375 of the UCC Science Building, or 2:30 pm
in room 2651 in the Old Main Building.

Scheduled to begin in September 2005, the program is again being
offered in response to a continuing need for nursing education
development, for which the BC Government has announced additional
funding to help prepare nurse educators at the master’s level. This
does not exclude those who, in addition to an education focus, also
want to incorporate course work that focuses on a clinical area.
Students are slated to graduate in May 2007, after two years of
part-time study.*

“The focus of the UCC cohort is on creating the opportunity for
graduate-level study for nurses living outside the lower mainland,
with all classes to be held at UCC’s Kamloops campus or on the net,”
explained UCC Nursing instructor Sharon Simpson, who explained that
preference for acceptance into the program will be given to applicants
who live in the Interior Health region.

In addition to the five core MSN courses, the program will focus on
educational processes in nursing, including curriculum design and
content, as well as experience related to teaching in several
contexts, plus course work in a clinical context.*

For more information, please contact:
Sharon Simpson at 250-828-5420 or email: ssimpson@tru.ca