Nursing – University of Georgia

Program Overview

Offered by UG’s School of Health Sciences and Public Health (est. 2005), developed with contributions from Georgian and international healthcare experts, this nursing program combines classroom instruction with simulation labs and clinical rotations across affiliated hospitals. It emphasizes problem-based learning and prepares students for evolving global healthcare environments.

**Awarded Degree:** Bachelor of Nursing

**Discipline:** Nursing

**Duration:** 4 years

**ECTS Credits:** 240

**Language of Instruction:** English

**Delivery Mode:** On-Campus

**Tuition Fee:** $4,000 (per_year)

**Application Fee:** $250

**Accreditation:** Accredited by the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement (NCEQE), Georgia

**Career Opportunities:**

– Graduates may pursue roles as:

Registered Nurse in hospitals and clinics (domestic or abroad

– subject to licensing exams).

Nurse Practitioner or Public Health Nurse.

Healthcare management or patient-care coordinator.

Clinical educator or trainer.

Research assistant in nursing science or healthcare policy.

**Learning Outcomes:**

– Graduates will be able to:

Plan

– implement

– and evaluate nursing interventions based on evidence and patient needs.

Deliver competent clinical care across specializations including medical-surgical

– pediatric

– maternal-infant

– psychiatric

– and critical care.

Apply holistic approaches integrating ethics

– legal standards

– and sociocultural sensitivity.

Communicate effectively with patients

– healthcare teams

– and broader communities.

Demonstrate lifelong learning and leadership within nursing practice.