Departmental History
The Department of Mental Health Nursing was founded as a teaching department since the University of Nursing, Mandalay had been established on 28th November, 1998. It was initially run by Daw Khin Win Cho (Tutor), and handed over by Daw Than Aye (Assistant Lecturer) in January, 2000. Professor U Mehn Pho Nyein was appointed as a very first Professor/Head from October, 2000 to March, 2004, took over by Professor Daw Than Than Swe (2004-2009), Professor Dr. Tin Tin Kyaw (2009-2018) and Professor Daw Nang Awng (2018-2020). Dr. Moe Thida (Associate Professor/Head) has led the department since August, 2020. Currently, the head and 18 faculty members are running the departmental activities to offer the undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health Nursing.
Departmental Objectives
The department aims to offer the undergraduate and postgraduate courses to nursing students to be able to acquire knowledge, skills, and attitude of mental health nursing with application of nursing process in mental health care settings including clinical and community settings. As an additional objective, it also aims to offer undergraduate courses to the nurses to become specialized in mental health nursing and Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Nursing.
Courses
Undergraduate courses
- First Year, B.N.Sc (Generic) Course
- Third Year, B.N.Sc (Generic) Course
- Fourth Year, B.N.Sc (Generic) Course
- B.N.Sc (Bridge) (On-campus) Course
- First Year, B.N.Sc (Bridge) (Off-campus) Course
- Second Year, B.N.Sc (Bridge) (Off-campus) Course
- Diploma in Specialty nursing (Mental Health Nursing) Course
- Diploma in Specialty nursing (Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Nursing) Course
Postgraduate courses
- First Year, M.N.Sc (Mental Health Nursing) Course
- Second Year, M.N.Sc (Mental Health Nursing) Course
- First Year, M.N.Sc (General Nursing) Course
- Second Year M.N.Sc (General Nursing) Course
Curriculum
First Year, B.N.Sc (Generic) Course
|
Year/ Semester |
Course code |
Course title |
Credit (T-L-P-S) |
|
Year 1, Semester 2 |
COMM 2111 |
Communication and Interpersonal Relationships in Nursing and Midwifery |
3(2-2-0-6) |
|
Year 1, Semester 2 |
PSYC 2111 |
General Psychology |
2(2-0-0-4) |
|
Year 1, Semester 2 |
SOCI 2111 |
Sociology |
3(3-0-0-6) |
|
Year 1, Semester 3 |
PSYC 2112 |
Developmental Psychology |
2(2-0-0-4) |
|
|
Total |
10(9-2-0-20) |
|
Third Year, B.N.Sc (Generic) Course
|
Year/ Semester |
Course code |
Course title |
Credit (T-L-P-S) |
|
Year 3, Semester 2 |
NUME 2311 |
Mental Health Nursing 1 |
3 (3-0-0-6) |
|
Year 3, Semester 2 |
NUME 2391 |
Mental Health Nursing Practice-1 |
2 (0-0-8-4) |
|
|
Total |
5 (3-0-8-10) |
|
Fourth Year, B.N.Sc (Generic) Course
|
Year/ Semester |
Course code |
Course title |
Credit (T-L-P-S) |
|
Year 4, Semester 1 |
NUME 2411 |
Mental Health Nursing 2 |
2 (2-0-0-4) |
|
Year 4, Semester 1 |
NUME 2491 |
Mental Health Nursing Practice-2 |
2 (0-0-8-4) |
|
|
Total |
4 (4-0-8-8) |
|
B.N.Sc (Bridge) (On-campus) Course
|
Year/ Semester |
Course code |
Course title |
Credit (T-L-P-S) |
|
Year 1, Semester 1 |
NUFN 3411 |
Critical Thinking in Nursing and Midwifery |
3 (2-2-0-6) |
|
Year 1, Semester 2 |
NUFN 3415 |
Teaching and Learning in Nursing and Midwifery Education |
3 (2-2-0-6) |
|
Year 1, Semester 3 |
NUME 3491 |
Independent Study in Mental Health Nursing |
3 (0-0-12-6) |
|
|
Total |
9 (4-4-12-6) |
|
First Year, B.N.Sc (Bridge) ( Off-campus) Course
|
Year/ Semester |
Course code |
Course title |
Credit (T-L-P-S) |
|
Year 1, Semester 1 |
NUFN 3411 |
Critical Thinking in Nursing and Midwifery |
3 (2-2-0-6) |
|
|
Total |
3 (2-2-0-6) |
|
Second Year, B.N.Sc (Bridge) ( Off-campus) Course
|
Year/ Semester |
Course code |
Course title |
Credit (T-L-P-S) |
|
Year 2, Semester 2 |
NUFN 3415 |
Teaching and Learning in Nursing and Midwifery Education |
3 (2-2-0-6) |
|
Year 2, Semester 3 |
NUME 3491 |
Independent Study in Mental Health Nursing |
3 (0-0-12-6) |
|
|
|
Total |
6 (2-2-12-6) |
Diploma in Specialty nursing (Mental Health Nursing) Course
|
Code |
Course title |
Credit |
|
PSYC 1113 |
Developmental Psychology |
1(1-0-0-2) |
|
SOCI 1113 |
Sociology |
1(1-0-0-2) |
|
NUME 1111 |
Basic concept of mental health nursing |
1 (1-0-0-2) |
|
NUME 1112 |
Principles and practices of psychiatric mental health nursing |
1 (1-0-0-2) |
|
NUME 1113 |
Management of clients with common mental disorders in mental health care setting I |
2 (2-0-0-4) |
|
NUME 1193 |
Mental Health nursing practicum (Mental Health Hospital Setting) I |
4(0-0-16-8) |
|
NUME 1114 |
Community mental health nursing |
1(1-0-0-2) |
|
NUME1194 |
Community mental health nursing practicum (Community Setting) |
2(0-0-8-4) |
|
NUME 1115 |
Management of clients with common mental disorders in mental health care setting II |
3 (3-0-0-6) |
|
NUME 1195 |
Mental Health nursing practicum (Mental Health Hospital Setting) IIA |
3(0-0-12-6) |
|
NUME 1195 |
Mental Health nursing practicum (Mental Health Hospital Setting) IIB |
3(0-0-12-6) |
|
|
Total |
22 (10-0-48-44) |
Diploma in Specialty nursing (Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Nursing) Course
|
|
Course Title |
Credit (T-L-P-S) |
|
I. |
Introduction course |
2(2-0-0-8) |
|
II. |
Specialized Course |
|
|
|
A. Ophthalmology |
10 (5-0-20-20) |
|
|
B. Otorhinolaryngology, head and neck nursing |
10 (5-0-20-20) |
|
|
Total |
22(12-0-40-48) |
First Year, M.N.Sc (Mental Health Nursing) Course
- The emergence of a theoretical base for nursing
- Sociology and sociology of Health care
- Advanced developmental psychology
- Advanced Neurological and mental assessment
- Psychopharmacology
- Nursing therapeutics and treatment modalities
- Advanced psychiatric-mental health nursing I
Second Year, M.N.Sc (Mental Health Nursing) Course
Advanced psychiatric-mental health nursing II
First Year, M.N.Sc (General Nursing) Course
The emergence of a theoretical base for nursing
Second Year M.N.Sc (General Nursing) Course
Mental Health Nursing