Master’s Degree in Child Health Nursing and Pediatrics

The work developed by a student during one academic year, according to the indicative plan of the course and on a full time basis, totals 60 ECTS.


Study Programme

Course unit title Year Regime Type Subject area ECTS credits
Child and Pediatric Health Nursing - From the Advancement of Child Care to Child Health Programs and Policies 1 1st Semester Compulsory NUR 5.0
Ethics and Deontology 1 1st Semester Compulsory PHE 2.0
Human Resource, Care, and Quality Management 1 1st Semester Compulsory MADM 3.0
Nursing, Conception, and Professionality 1 1st Semester Compulsory NUR 4.0
Pediatric Anatomophysiology - Specificities and Implications for Child and Youth Care 1 1st Semester Compulsory NUR 2.0
Pediatric Pathophysiology and Therapeutics 1 1st Semester Compulsory NUR 4.0
Research and Evidence-Based Practice 1 1st Semester Compulsory NUR 3.0
Theoretical Fundamentals for the Development of Pediatric Nursing - From Theories and Models to the Nursing Care Process 1 1st Semester Compulsory NUR 7.0
Conception of Care Oriented to Child and Adolescent Growth and Development Process 1 2nd Semester Compulsory NUR 4.0
Conception of Care to Vulnerable Children and with Behavior Disorders 1 2nd Semester Compulsory NUR 2.0
Conception of Care to the At-Risk, Sick, and Hospitalized Child and Family - From Infant to Adolescent 1 2nd Semester Compulsory NUR 6.0
Conception of Care to the At-Risk, Sick, and Hospitalized Child and Family - High-Risk Newborn 1 2nd Semester Compulsory NUR 3.0
Management of Care to Vulnerable Children and with Behavior Disorders 1 2nd Semester Compulsory NUR 4.0
Management of Care to the Sick Child and Family 1 2nd Semester Compulsory NUR 11.0
Course unit title Year Regime Type Subject area ECTS credits
Dissertation 2 1st Semester Elective * NUR 30.0
Internship with Final Report 2 1st Semester Elective * NUR 30.0
Project Work 2 1st Semester Elective * NUR 30.0

The optional course units are offered on a yearly basis, depending on the availability of the Organic Unit