KAMUZU COLLEGE OF NURSING

Kamuzu  College  of  Nursing  

Private  Bag  1  
Lilongwe  
Tel: 01751622
Fax: 01 750 506
Email: registrar@kcn.unima.mw
http://www.kcn.unima.mw

“Kamuzu College of Nursing is one of the constituent colleges of the

University of Malawi”

The college has two campuses, one in the Capital City, Lilongwe and the
other in Blantyre.

Lilongwe campus occupies 6.22 hectares of land with space for future
expansion. The College buildings provide an assembly hall, seminar
rooms, staff offices, practical rooms and library with 23, 000 volumes.

The second campus building is situated on Queen Elizabeth Central

Hospital premises which consists of academic and student facilities such
as lecture theatre, library, multipurpose laboratory, practical room, and
seminar rooms and tutorial offices, hostel, and cafeteria.

The two campuses have a capacity of 611 students and 132 members of
academic and administrative staff.

“ONE FACULTY, THE FACULTY OF NURSING”

The faculty ensures that programmes offered prepare graduate nurses

with a high level of professional ability, able to contribute to the overall
development of a health society.

BASIC STUDIES

The department is one of the four academic departments in the Faculty

of Nursing. It was set up to provide foundation courses to nursing students.
Besides these basic courses, the department also offers majors in Nursing
Education, Nursing Management, Master of Science in Nursing and
Midwifery Education.

COMMUNITY AND MENTAL HEALTH

The department is committed to providing a conducive learning
environment and offer courses that would assist students to acquire
knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for the provision of promotive,
preventive and rehabilitative services.

The courses offered in the department are designed to equip students,

enable them to identify and manage specific groups of clients at risk in
the community.

Major emphasis is placed on interventions in promotive, preventive and

rehabilitative aspects of care for the following: Under-five child, school
child, people at work (occupational health), geriatrics the family and the
mentally ill.

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

The Maternal and Child Health Department (MCH) offers midwifery

programme to students studying various nursing programmes at Kamuzu
College of Nursing. These include University Certificate in Midwifery (UCM)
for nurses with University diploma in Nursing or Bachelor of Science in
Nursing, Bachelor of Science Degree in Midwifery (BSc in Midwifery
offered to qualified midwives who previously attained a UCM), and
upgrading from enrolled midwifery to registered midwifery.

MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING

The department offers core subjects of the nursing programme. These

courses run from Year 1 to Year 4. The courses provide students with the
opportunity to study disease conditions that affect children and adults.
Medical and surgical nursing clinical experiences are integrated
throughout the programme to provide students with appropriate
knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for the provision of
comprehensive nursing care.

Medical Surgical department also co-ordinates all clinical learning

activities at the college. The department ensures quality clinical
experience and enable students apply knowledge, skills and appropriate
attitudes to practice, with a sense of professionalism in nursing. The
department ensures that all students are exposed to the clinical
experiences as is the requirement of the college as well as the Nurses and
Midwives Council of Malawi.
PROGRAMMES OFFERED THE DEPARTMENT

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING & MIDWIFERY

The BSc degree in Nursing & Midwifery programme was developed

primarily to train professional registered nurses. The programme is offered
to neophytes from secondary schools and those that are interested to
pursue nursing as a profession.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• Candidates must be holders of a Malawi Schools Certificate of

Education (MSCE) or its equivalent with a minimum of six credits
including Physical Science/General Science, Mathematics, Biology
and English.

• Candidates must choose nursing as one of the University programmes

they want to pursue on their College selection.

• Candidates must have obtained an acceptable score in the University

Entrance Exam

MODULES

Year 1

Bio-Sciences I (BIO 100); Behavioural Sciences (BEH 101); Community

Health Nursing Science I (COM 102); Communication and Information
Systems (CIS 103); Nursing Science I (NUR 104); Bio-Sciences Il (BIO 105);
Professionalism (PRO 106); Community Health Nursing II (COM 107);
Nursing Science Practice I (NUR 108); Infection Prevention (INF 109)

Year 2

Nursing Science II Adult Health Nursing I (NUR 200); Nursing Science II Adult
Health Nursing I Practice (NUR 201); Nursing Science III Adult Health
Nursing II (NUR 202); Nursing Science III Adult Health Nursing Practice II
(NUR 203); HIV and AIDS Theory (HIV 204); Nursing Science IV Mental
Health and Psychiatric Nursing (NUR 205); Nursing Science IV Mental
Health and Psychiatric Nursing Practice (NUR 206); Ethics and Law (ETH
207).
Year 3

Nursing Science/Child Health Nursing I (NUR 300); Nursing Science/Child

Health Nursing Practice I (NUR 301); Nursing Education and Health Services
Management and Leadership (NUR 302); Nursing Education and Health
Services Management and Leadership Practice (NUR 303); Research and
Statistics (RES 304); Reproductive Health (REP 308); Reproductive Health
Practice (REP 309); Midwifery Science I (MID 310); Community Health
Nursing Science III (COM 311); Community Health Nursing Practice (COM
312).

Year 4

Midwifery Science Practice (MID 400); Research Seminar (RES 401);

Neonatal Science II [Theory and Practice] (NEO 402); Nursing Science V
Theory: Critical Care Nursing (NUR 403); Midwifery Science II: High Risk (MID
404); Midwifery Science II: High Risk – Practice (MID 405); Community
Midwifery [Theory and Practice] (COM 406).

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (Post Basic)

This is a two year programme developed primarily to meet the needs of

the nation for Nurse Educators, Nurse Administrators and Nurse Clinicians.
The programme is offered to already qualified Registered Nurse
practitioners who have a minimum of two years of practical nursing
experience after basic qualification from a Registered Diploma plus
Certificate Midwifery programme. In second year students choose nursing
areas of specialization according to their interests and future needs.

Entry Requirements

• Registered Diploma/Certificate holder Nurse/Midwife and holder of

Malawi School Certificate of Education or its equivalent, with credits in
either English, Biology/and Physical Science, or English, General
Science and Mathematics.

• Record or credit grade or above in Basic Nursing and Midwifery

programme. Candidates with strong passes will be considered based
on academic record.
• Minimum of two years of clinical nursing practice with a record of
outstanding professional performance from current employer.

Courses

Year 1

Principles & Practice of Management (BS 501); Theories of Education and

Teaching Methods (ED 501); Language and Communication (EN 501);
Language and Communication (EN 501); Human Physiology (BI 501);
Theories & Concepts in Nursing (NSG SC 501); Ethics in Nursing (NSG SC
503).

Year 2

Option 1 – Nursing Education

Research Seminar & Dissertation (SOC 601); Curriculum & Instruction in

Nursing (NSG SC 603); Nursing Education Seminar; Education
Administration in Health Training Institutions (NSG ED 603); Teaching
Practice in Nursing.

Option 2 – Nursing Management

Research Seminar & Dissertation (SOC 601) ; Health Service Management

1 (HSM 601) Health Services Management II (HSM 603); Nursing
Management Practice & Seminar (HSM 602). Health Service Management
Practice & Seminar (HSM 604).

Option 3 – Community Health Nursing Specialty

Research Seminar and Dissertation (SOC 601); Community Health Nursing

1 (NSG SC 601); Community Health Nursing Practice & Seminar (NSG SC
602);

Option 4 – Mental Health

Research Seminar and Dissertation (SOC 601); Mental Health & Psychiatric
Nursing (NSG SC 603); Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing Practice;
Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing Seminar (NSG 604);

Option 5 - Paediatrics
Research Seminar and Dissertation (SOC 601); Paediatric Nursing (NSG SC
605); Paediatric Nursing Practicum (NSG SC 606; Paediatric Nursing
Seminar (NSG 606)

Option 6 – Adult Nursing

Research Seminar and Dissertation (SOC 601); Adult Nursing (NSG SC 607);
Adult Nursing Practicum (NSG SC 608); Adult Nursing Seminar (NSG ).

Option 7 - Midwifery

Research Seminar & Dissertation (SOC 601); Advanced Midwifery ( MID SC

601); Advanced Midwifery Practice (MID ); Advanced Midwifery Seminar
( )

UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATE IN MIDWIFERY

This is a one-year programme. The focus in this programme is on the study

of midwifery science and midwifery practice. Students also undertake
their district nursing and midwifery practice during this year. The
programme is offered to already qualified registered nurses with a
minimum of two years experience.

Programme Mission

The major purpose of the programme is to prepare Malawian registered

midwives with a high level of professional ability, able to contribute to the
overall development of healthy Malawian society. Graduates coming
from this programme are equipped with knowledge, skills and attitudes
needed for problem solving in maternity nursing.

Entry Qualifications

• A University Diploma in Nursing or

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree

Courses

Anatomy & Physiology of Obstetrics; Low Risk Midwifery Science I; Clinical

Midwifery I; Low Risk Neonatology I; Clinical Neonatology I; Clinical
Neonatology I: High Risk Midwifery Science II; Clinical Midwifery II; High Risk
Neonatology II; Clinical Neonatology II.