NURSING (MSC) (UNIVERSITY OF SEMMELWEIS)
| Name of Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences (ETK) |
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Degree |
MSc / Master of Science (APN) |
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University type |
Public |
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Established |
1769 |
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Language of course |
English
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Erasmus |
Yes |
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Course duration |
2 years (4 semesters) |
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Intake |
September |
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Total course fee |
15.800 EUR |
Programme Introduction
Master’s level nurses characterise the health status of the population, formulate problems, priorities and aims in public health. They conduct research and analyse technical literature, interpret the results of modern statistical methods, perform tasks of organisation and management related to the nursing process. They are able to perform human resource management tasks related to nursing. The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) MSc program focuses on Primary and Community Health Care and Nursing.
Career opportunities:
- in the Primary Care Centre,
- Occupational Health Centre,
- Home Nursing Service,
- Nursing Homes,
- Hospice Care,
- or in the traditional places of specialized health care: Hospitals and Clinics.
Graduates of the Nursing MSc can continue their studies at the Ph.D. level.
Training overwiew
The first year covers the general aspects of the training: basic clinical knowledge, modern nursing interventions, clinical diagnostics and decision-making, as well as therapeutic knowledge, while the second year contains more specific disciplines like family medicine, community nursing, health care management, infant and pediatric nursing, dietotherapy.
The Nursing MSc thesis is formally processed in the final year of the training. The thesis topic needs to be declared by the beginning of the second semester at the latest. The training is finished by written, practical and oral Final Exams.
Fees
Tuition Fee: 3950 Euro / semester + one-time fees:
Admission procedure fee: EUR 475
Payable at the time of application and covers the entrance examination.
The admission procedure fee should be paid online by credit card through a secure payment channel from the online application portal, or by wire transfer directly to Semmelweis University.
Enrollment fee: EUR 230
Payable at the beginning of studies, together with the 1st semester’s tuition fee.
Tuition fees payable by students establishing student status for the upcoming Academic Year: the tuition fee of the first semester has to arrive to the University’s bank account at the latest by the date indicated in the acceptance letter (together with the enrollment fee). The tuition fees of the following semesters have to be paid until the deadline indicated in the Academic Calendar of the Faculty.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements: Entrance exam: English language, BSN
Entry requirements
The written examination for the Nursing Msc program consists of a multiple choice test in the subjects of BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing), and also a specific motivational letter in English that must be based on our given questions about the chosen field (500-1000 word worth motivational letter).
Exams will be held regularly, two, three times in each month from March to the end of August. The exact dates and times will be provided to the applicants.
Applicants can take the online test using their own computers at home.
Application starts: 5 February
Application deadline: 9 August
Notification period: within 3 weeks after the exam
Language requirements
The applicant should submit an English language certificate or equivalent document (which proves English language knowledge). The University accepts the following results:
- IELTS 5.5
- TOEFL 50+
- CEFR B2
- Duolingo 85+
- PTE 45+
- Cambridge 162+
- APTIS ESOL CEFR B2 level
- TOEIC 605+
The applicant’s proficiency is also gauged through the written test.
Application criteria and Required documents:
The following documents are required to be uploaded to the University’s online admission platformr. We accept the original or as attested copies, in English or the original language with an authorized English translation.
- Sc. diploma in Nursing (General Nursing) This document is a necessary prerequisite of starting the studies (original/attested copy + copy).
- English language certificateor equivalent document (which proves English language knowledge)
- Medical report for application – signed by a GP
- Photograph– One passport size photo
- CVin English
- Copy of Passport/ID cardwith the applicant’s personal data and the expiry date of the passport/ID card.
- Letters of Recommendation. Letters in English from a secondary school principal or science instructor are welcome, but not obligatory.
- Payment Certificateabout the payment of the 450 EUR admission procedure fee if the applicant chooses not to use the online payment system.
