Courses this Semester; Fall 2024 

(All descriptions found in Trent Universities 2024 Academic TimeTable)

NURS1000: Nursing as an Individual

Introduction to self as healthy individual, as learner, and as nurse. Key concepts introduced within
this course include the metaparadigm of nursing (person, health, environment, and nursing),
critical relational inquiry, communication, stress, coping, individual health behaviour change, and
cultural sensitivity.

NURS100: Nursing as a Profession 

Introduction to the history, image, and structure of nursing as a profession. Key topics include
introduction to attributes of professionalism, self-regulation, professional organizations and
healthy workplaces, professional conduct, accountability, inter-professional collaboration, the
nurse–client relations

NURS1550: Intro to Life Health Sciences

An overview of introductory principles in human nutrition, microbiology, and pharmacology,
including introductory drug calculations. The course focuses on personal health and wellness, and
introduces the most basic elements of these topics as they relate to nursing practice.

PYSC2200: Brain & Behaviour

Basic neuroanatomy of the mammal with emphasis on the human nervous system. Examination
of sensory and motor systems as well as the physiological mechanisms of behaviour, behaviour
disorders, and memory.

PYSC2550: Theories of Human Development

Provides students with both theoretical and empirical bases of current lifespan human
development research. Students examine several lifespan developmental theories, including
identity, psychosocial, cognitive, and socio-cultural development, as well as attachment. The
course emphasizes original theoretical works and current psychological research rooted within
those theories.