Faculty of Health Sciences

Nursing Programmes

  • The Nursing Programme that was initially offered in 1982 was a part-time Diploma in Nursing Administration and Community Health Nursing which was an 18-month programme.
  • In 1984, the Diploma in Nursing Administration and Community Health Nursing was upgraded to two years.
  • In 1990, the B Cur was started and the Honours degree started in 1991.
  • The four-year basic nursing degree (B Cur Basic), now called the Bachelor of Nursing, started in 1997.
  • This programme adopted a problem-based, community-based approach.