Introduction Program
Bachelor of Nursing Science Program | Program Philosophy of Academic Year 2018-2022
Faculty of Nursing believes that qualified nursing graduates should possess academic and professional knowledge and competencies and apply nursing, midwifery, and other related technics on integrated provision of nursing care professionally and effectively at any time. Nursing graduates should have morals, ethics, and codes of conduct and take into consideration social, communicative, religious, and cultural diversities of patients
Apart from academic and professional knowledge, an educational program focuses on the potential development of nursing students in all aspects; prepare them for a happy life in the society; facilitate their adaptability to diverse communities and cultures under changing circumstances; enhance their intellectual, communicative, and information technology skills; promote their leadership and curiosity; increase their respect for profession, good citizenship and responsibility for themselves and their society.
Curriculum Objectives of Academic Year 2018-2022
- Possess a wide range of knowledge about nursing and midwifery care as well as other related skills and apply their professional knowledge and skills properly
- Provide integrated nursing care to all patients from diverse cultural backgrounds, both in normal situation and public menace, focusing on the safety of patients under the laws and codes of conduct
- Communicate in English and Thai effectively
- Have organized, creative, discrete-thinking mindsets and make a right and just decision to solve problems
- Possess knowledge and skill on digital technology for the purposes of research, practice, and communication
- Implement research methodology and innovation to resolve nursing and healthcare problems
- Possess leadership and management skill on interdisciplinary teamwork
- Be a good and moral citizen; respect others’ dignity; be kind to others; and have self and social responsibility
- Be a self and curious learner to build a constant self-improvement
- Analyze numerically and implement statistic tools in operation properly
Expected Characteristics of Nursing Graduates
Prince of Songkla University Education Philosophy
Prince of Songkla University (PSU) was established under the Southern Development Plan policy with the intention to become the leading university in the southern region of Thailand, in terms of delivering graduate students, academic research and academic services whilst appreciating and maintaining arts and culture. The university’s management aims to develop and deliver graduate students that empower the country and also hold on to Thailand’s educational guidelines which focus is placed upon graduates equipped for the real world.
PSU’s educational philosophy is based on Progressivism, with the aim to develop students in all aspects and prepare them to thrive in their respective societies. This includes assisting them in adapting to unpredictable circumstances by using learning process methods and treating students as the center of attention. Various learner needs, such as problem solving, self-researching processes and taking action inside and outside of the classroom, are considered fundamental to PSU’s “sustainable learning” approach. This led to the formulation of the idea that “change brings improvement” – a type of learning where students are able to apply these methods both at the university and in real-life environments. PSU aims to provide their students with a lifelong learning approach.
The above-mentioned rationale forms the basis of outcome-based education, developing curricula and the various learning processes listed as follows. Active Learning means learning from a variety of activities and actions. Problem-based Learning describes learning based on problems-solving, e.g. through case studies. Project-based Learning refers to learning based on projects such as assignments and assessments. Service Learning means learning by serving the community. Prince of Songkla University aims to apply these principles successfully, as guided by the motto of the “Prince of Songkla”, His Royal Highness Prince Mahidol Adulyadej: “Our Soul is for the Benefit of Mankind”.
