BP – Branch of Basic Nursing Sciences
Bologna Process
Branch of Basic Nursing Sciences
The Basic Nursing Sciences Branch supports the Bachelor of Science in Nursing programme by providing students with the scientific foundations required for nursing education and practice. Its courses include anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, biostatistics, computer science, medical terminology, psychology, sociology, nutrition, and other supporting sciences. Teaching is delivered through theoretical lectures, laboratory activities, digital learning, and student-centred learning strategies.
The branch aims to:
Provide students with a strong foundation in basic medical, biological, behavioural, and supporting sciences.
Develop scientific reasoning, critical thinking, laboratory, data-analysis, and problem-solving skills.
Enable students to understand human body structure and function, health, disease, and the scientific basis of nursing care.
Support students’ progression to advanced nursing and clinical courses.
Promote ethical responsibility, effective communication, teamwork, self-directed learning, and lifelong professional development.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.Sc. in Nursing).
First-cycle undergraduate Bachelor’s degree. The programme consists of four academic levels, eight semesters, and 240 ECTS credits
Separate admission requirements for the Basic Nursing Sciences Branch are not specified. Students are admitted to the unified Bachelor of Science in Nursing programme according to the requirements approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the University of Mosul.
Students must successfully complete the approved four-year curriculum and obtain 240 ECTS credits, including compulsory scientific, nursing, university, laboratory, practical, clinical-training, and graduation-project requirements.
Recognition of Prior Learning may be considered for students transferring from an accredited and officially recognised nursing or health-sciences programme. Applications shall be reviewed individually by the relevant Scientific Committee and approved by the College Council and the University in accordance with ministerial regulations. Recognition shall be based on the equivalence of course content, learning outcomes, academic level, credit hours or ECTS credits, assessment methods, and documented practical or clinical experience. Courses that do not demonstrate sufficient equivalence must be completed within the programme. Informal experience alone shall not replace essential laboratory or clinical competency requirements.
Graduates should be able to:
Demonstrate integrated knowledge of basic, medical, behavioural, and nursing sciences.
Explain the scientific principles governing human health, disease, body systems, and healthcare.
Apply scientific and laboratory procedures safely.
Collect, interpret, and analyse basic scientific and health-related data.
Use digital technologies and reliable information resources.
Apply critical thinking and scientific reasoning to health and nursing problems.
Communicate scientific information effectively.
Demonstrate ethical responsibility, teamwork, self-directed learning, and commitment to lifelong learning.
A completed Iraqi NQF alignment matrix is not included in the provided documents. The programme outcomes are organised under knowledge and understanding, skills and application, communication, professional values, ethics, and lifelong learning,
Knowledge: A1-A4
Skills: B1-B4
Ethics: C1-C4
The branch contributes to preparing scientifically competent nursing graduates who can understand and apply the biological, medical, behavioural, technological, and research foundations of nursing practice. Graduates are prepared to use scientific evidence, laboratory information, health data, and modern technologies within nursing and healthcare environments.
The documents emphasise lifelong learning and continuing academic and professional development. Specific postgraduate pathways are not listed, but holders of the B.Sc. in Nursing may progress to postgraduate nursing studies subject to the admission regulations of the relevant university and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
Assessment methods include daily quizzes, assignments, laboratory work, projects, seminars, case reports, midterm examinations, practical assessments, semester examinations, and final examinations. The weighting of continuous and final assessment varies by course.
A – Excellent: 90-100
B – Very Good: 80-89
C – Good: 70-79
D – Satisfactory: 60-69
E – Sufficient: 50-59
FX – Fail: 45-49
F – Fail: 0-44
The minimum passing grade is 50%.
Students must:
Successfully complete all programme courses and 240 ECTS credits.
Achieve the minimum required cumulative academic standing.
Complete the required summer clinical training.
Complete the Graduation Research Project.
Meet the approved physical, mental, and psychological fitness requirements for educational, laboratory, and clinical activities.
Full-time, semester-based study delivered through lectures, laboratory sessions, practical activities, digital learning, self-directed learning, and supporting clinical experiences. The first academic year is organised according to the Bologna Process.
Dr. Farah Mohammed Ghazal
Assistant Professor, Ph.D. in Biology
Programme Coordinator
