All students come for MSN or higher. 4 year program includes bachelor's and master's degrees. Doctoral students do approximately 40 credits more plus dissertation. Also take social sciences, other sciences, etc. Student learning is through seminars, essays, individual reading in related-field courses.
Students develop a portfolio of their written work., incorporating themes, comments, learning diary.
Tutors in distant sites monitor students. Learning objectives are broad, students self-directed. Florida International University, Miami, Florida USA FIU is a Carnegie I Research University serving over 30,000 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students. FIU serves the urban area of Miami-Dade and surrounding counties. School of Nursing has about 700 students registered at any one time.