Find a Program

Are you an undergraduate or graduate student looking for unique international placements? The Global Nursing Office at the Faculty of Nursing has many placement opportunities available. Please note: current programs are subject to change.

Undergraduate Programs
Ghana, West Africa: NURS 485 Nursing in a Focused Area

The course provides an opportunity to consolidate learning and preparation to assume the role of BScN graduate via a preceptored clinical experience. The area of focus may be a particular setting of practice, client population, or health challenge or trend. It provides opportunities to demonstrate the integration of prior learning through the development of a comprehensive care planning assignment. The preceptorship is designed in collaboration with faculty and is based on practicum area availability. Clinical hours listed are the total number of hours and will be offered over 10 weeks. This is a Faculty-led program. 

Term Availability: Fall Term or Winter Term

Application deadline: Closed for the 2020 school year

Cost: $6000 to $7000

Eligibility requirements: Must have completed all third-year nursing courses prior to entering the final year of the nursing program

Open to: Nursing students from the University of Alberta, Red Deer College, Grand Prairie Regional College, and Keyano College entering their final year of their undergraduate degree

Level: Undergraduate

Language of Instruction: English

Ghana, West Africa: NURS 425 Leadership in a Focused Area

This preceptored leadership experience provides opportunity to consolidate prior learning and develop confidence and competence as students prepare to transition to the role of the Registered Nurse. The focus is on collaboration with interprofessional teams, systems thinking, and healthcare system change. Students evaluate the influence of evidence, policy and legislation on decision-making in complex health systems using a relational practice lens. Students demonstrate and enhance their own relational capacity as leaders and innovators for 21st Century global health. This is a student-led program. 

Term Availability: Fall Term or Winter Term 

Application Deadline: Please e-mail nursing.global@ualberta.ca for more information

Level: Undergraduate

Jamaica: NURS 425 Leadership in a Focused Area

This preceptored leadership experience provides opportunity to consolidate prior learning and develop confidence and competence as students prepare to transition to the role of the Registered Nurse. The focus is on collaboration with interprofessional teams, systems thinking, and healthcare system change. Students evaluate the influence of evidence, policy and legislation on decision-making in complex health systems using a relational practice lens. Students demonstrate and enhance their own relational capacity as leaders and innovators for 21st Century global health. This is a student-led program. 

Term Availability: Fall Term or Winter Term 

Application Deadline: Please e-mail nursing.global@ualberta.ca for more information

Level: Undergraduate

Jamaica: NURS 485 Nursing in a Focused Area

The course provides an opportunity to consolidate learning and preparation to assume the role of BScN graduate via a preceptored clinical experience. The area of focus may be a particular setting of practice, client population, or health challenge or trend. It provides opportunities to demonstrate the integration of prior learning through the development of a comprehensive care planning assignment. The preceptorship is designed in collaboration with faculty and is based on practicum area availability. Clinical hours listed are the total number of hours and will be offered over 10 weeks. This is a Faculty-led program. 

Term Availability: Fall Term or Winter Term

Application deadline: Closed for the 2020 school year

Cost: $6000 to $7000

Eligibility requirements: Must have completed all third-year nursing courses prior to entering the final year of the nursing program

Open to: Nursing students from the University of Alberta, Red Deer College, Grand Prairie Regional College, and Keyano College entering their final year of their undergraduate degree

Level: Undergraduate

Nepal: NURS 425 Leadership in a Focused Area

This preceptored leadership experience provides opportunity to consolidate prior learning and develop confidence and competence as students prepare to transition to the role of the Registered Nurse. The focus is on collaboration with interprofessional teams, systems thinking, and healthcare system change. Students evaluate the influence of evidence, policy and legislation on decision-making in complex health systems using a relational practice lens. Students demonstrate and enhance their own relational capacity as leaders and innovators for 21st Century global health. This is a student-led program. 

Term Availability: Fall Term or Winter Term 

Application Deadline: Please e-mail nursing.global@ualberta.ca for more information

Level: Undergraduate

Maine, USA: NURS 425 Leadership in a Focused Area: Camp Nursing

This preceptored leadership experience provides opportunity to consolidate prior learning and develop confidence and competence as students prepare to transition to the role of the Registered Nurse. The focus is on collaboration with interprofessional teams, systems thinking, and healthcare system change. Students evaluate the influence of evidence, policy and legislation on decision-making in complex health systems using a relational practice lens. Students demonstrate and enhance their own relational capacity as leaders and innovators for 21st Century global health. This is a student-led program. 

Term Availability: Spring, Summer 

Application Deadline: Please e-mail nursing.global@ualberta.ca for more information

Level: Undergraduate

Graduate Programs
Ghana, West Africa: Nurse Practitioner Experience

This international experience is outlined for the Masters of Nursing student working towards becoming a Nurse Practitioner. The Faculty of Nursing offers a clinical practice focus that may lead to a variety of clinical roles. MN applicants who desire to become eligible for entry-to-practice as a Nurse Practitioner must select one of the clinical areas of focus: Adult, Family/All Ages, or Neonate. The focus of this course is to provide a culminating practicum experience in the role of the advanced practice nurse with adults/ older adults, families, or neonates. Opportunity is provided to discuss issues relevant to the advanced nursing practice role. This is a student-led program. 

Term Availability: Fall, Winter

Application Deadline: Please e-mail nursing.global@ualberta.ca for more information

Level: Graduate, MN students