St Johns College of Nursing Courses Offered

Saint John of God College Contributes to the development of health professionals in Malawi and the sub region through provision of training in the following courses:

University Diploma in Nursing (Registered Nurse)

Courses For The General Nursing (RN Diploma)

First Year

  • Nursing Science (Fundamentals of Nursing)
  • Community Health Nursing
  • Community Health Nursing Clinicals
  • Nursing Science clinicals
  • Ethics
  • Biomedical Sciences (Human Anatomy and Physiology, Parasitology, Microbiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology).
  • Psychology and sociology
  • English Language and communication

Second Year

  • Medical/Surgical Nursing
  • Community health Nursing
  • Medical Surgical nursing clinical
  • Community health nursing clinical
  • Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing
  • Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing clinical

Third Year

  • Medical Surgical nursing
  • Community health Nursing
  • Medical surgical nursing clinical
  • Community health nursing clinical
  • Introduction to Research methodology and Statistics
  • Paediatric nursing
  • Paediatric nursing clinical
Course Duration

Three years

Entry Requirements Certificate in Counselling

Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE)/ O-Level with credits in English, Mathematics, Physical Science, Biology and two any other credits.

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  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Clinical Medicine (Mental Health)
  • University Diploma in Counselling
  • University Diploma in Nursing (Registered Nurse)

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The College was established in 2003 and its two courses are accredited to the University of Malawi. The Clinical Medicine is affiliated to Mzuzu University. It strives to be a centre of excellence in education, training, and research for the enhancement of quality of mental health services in Malawi and the sub region.

Address and Inquries

The Registrar
Saint John of God College of Health Sciences
P.O. Box 744, Mzuzu, Malawi
Tel: + (265) 01 311690, + (265) 01 3