The Masters in WHD / Maternal Health Nursing at Pokhara Nursing Campus is a specialty within the two-year Master in Nursing (MN) program under Tribhuvan University. Within the MN curriculum, the specialty is identified as Women’s Health & Development, with theory and practical study continuing across both academic years.
The program combines specialty nursing with nursing theories and models, epidemiology and statistics, nursing research, educational science, health-service management, trends and issues in nursing, and postgraduate research through thesis writing and viva voce.
Pokhara Nursing Campus is a constituent campus of Tribhuvan University under the Institute of Medicine, located at Pokhara-12, Ramghat, Kaski, Gandaki Province.
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Course: | Masters in WHD / Maternal Health Nursing |
| MN Specialty: | Women’s Health & Development |
| Level: | Postgraduate |
| Duration: | 2 years |
| Institution: | Pokhara Nursing Campus |
| University: | Tribhuvan University |
| Institute: | Institute of Medicine |
| Entrance: | MECEE-PG |
| Entry Qualification: | BNS or BSc Nursing |
| Work Experience: | 1 year |
| Stated Seats: | 2 |
| Location: | Pokhara-12, Ramghat, Kaski, Gandaki Province |
WHD / Maternal Health Nursing is one of the postgraduate nursing specialty areas within the Master in Nursing program at Pokhara Nursing Campus.
The curriculum uses the specialty title Women’s Health & Development. The first year includes Women’s Health & Development I in theory and practical form, while the second year continues with Women’s Health & Development II, again with separate theory and practical components.
The specialty sits within a wider postgraduate nursing curriculum rather than functioning as an independent clinical training course. Students study nursing theory, research, statistics, education, management, and contemporary nursing issues alongside specialty study.
This structure gives the program both a specialty nursing component and a broader master's-level academic component. Research preparation in the first year leads into thesis writing and viva voce in the second year.
Women’s Health and Development was added to the Master in Nursing specialty structure after postgraduate nursing education had already begun at Pokhara Nursing Campus.
Duration: 2 years
The program follows the two-year Master in Nursing structure.
The first year combines common postgraduate nursing subjects with Women’s Health & Development I. Students study the theoretical, research, educational, and management foundations of postgraduate nursing while beginning advanced specialty study.
The second year continues the specialty through Women’s Health & Development II and includes thesis writing and viva voce.
The academic sequence is:
This arrangement keeps specialty study active throughout the degree while allowing research to develop progressively from first-year preparation to second-year thesis work.
Eligibility: Candidates must have completed BNS or BSc Nursing from a recognized institution and have one year of working experience.
The accepted undergraduate nursing backgrounds are:
The course is therefore a postgraduate nursing pathway for candidates who already hold a bachelor's-level nursing qualification and have the required work experience.
Admission eligibility remains subject to the prevailing postgraduate medical education rules applied for the relevant admission cycle.
Admission to the Master in Nursing program follows the MECEE-PG framework under the Medical Education Commission.
Candidates are required to qualify through the applicable postgraduate common entrance process and proceed through the merit-based selection or matching procedure prescribed for the intake.
The admission framework covers:
Entrance schedules, seat determination, fees, scholarship arrangements, and procedural requirements can change between admission cycles. The applicable MEC decision and official calendar govern admission for each intake.
The stated seat distribution for WHD / Maternal Health Nursing at Pokhara Nursing Campus is:
| Category | Seats |
|---|---|
| Open | 1 |
| Government Quota | 1 |
| Foreign | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
The two-seat structure reflects the stated program allocation. Seat numbers are determined through the Medical Education Commission framework and may change from one admission year to another.
Applicants should therefore use the MEC seat determination applicable to their admission cycle for the final allocation.
The MN curriculum combines common postgraduate nursing subjects with specialty-based Women’s Health & Development study.
First-year subjects include:
The first year develops the academic and research foundations required for postgraduate nursing while introducing advanced specialty study.
Second-year components include:
The second year continues the specialty at an advanced level and brings the research component to completion through thesis work.
Women’s Health & Development I is the first-year specialty component of the program.
It is divided into:
The combination of theory and practical study allows specialty learning to proceed through both academic instruction and practice-based preparation.
This subject is taken alongside Nursing Research, Epidemiology & Statistics, Nursing Theories & Models, Educational Science, Health Service Management, and Trends & Issues in Nursing.
Nursing Theories & Models forms part of the common first-year postgraduate curriculum.
It provides a theoretical dimension to master's-level nursing study and places specialty practice within broader nursing concepts and professional frameworks.
For WHD students, this subject is completed alongside specialty nursing, research, statistics, education, and management.
Epidemiology & Statistics provides an analytical component within the first-year curriculum.
The subject complements Nursing Research and supports the progression toward postgraduate thesis work. Research at master's level requires students to work with health information, research design, data, and academic interpretation.
Its position in the first year gives students research-related preparation before the thesis component in the second year.
Nursing Research is a core first-year subject.
It precedes Thesis Writing & Viva Voce and establishes a direct research sequence across the two-year degree.
Research is also part of the wider academic environment at Pokhara Nursing Campus. The campus has a Research Management Cell that supports research-related activities involving students and faculty members.
For MN students, the combination of research coursework, library resources, electronic databases, and thesis work makes research a defined part of postgraduate nursing study.
Educational Science is included in the first-year curriculum.
Its inclusion reflects the broader academic scope of the Master in Nursing program. The course does not concentrate only on specialty nursing practice; it also incorporates education as part of postgraduate nursing preparation.
This is relevant to the wider nursing roles addressed through master's-level study, including academic and teaching-related responsibilities where the applicable institutional requirements are met.
Health Service Management provides the management component of the first-year curriculum.
It is studied alongside specialty nursing, research, education, epidemiology, and nursing theory. This gives students exposure to organizational and health-service dimensions of nursing in addition to clinical specialty study.
Trends & Issues in Nursing forms another part of the shared first-year MN curriculum.
It broadens postgraduate study beyond individual specialty subjects by addressing issues affecting nursing and professional practice.
Together with nursing theory, research, education, and management, the subject contributes to the common academic foundation shared by the MN specialties.
The specialty continues during the second year through Women’s Health & Development II.
It includes:
The second-year structure allows students to continue specialty study while completing their postgraduate research requirement.
Having theory and practical components in both years keeps WHD study integrated across the full program rather than limiting the specialty to one academic period.
Practical study is included formally in both Women’s Health & Development I and Women’s Health & Development II.
Pokhara Nursing Campus also includes clinical rotation and field-based learning within its nursing education system. Postgraduate activities are organized according to the specialty, curriculum, academic schedule, and clinical rotation plan.
Clinical and practicum sites may vary according to the learning activity and academic period. Individual health institutions used during a particular rotation should not be treated as permanent attached teaching hospitals unless a separate institutional arrangement establishes that relationship.
The campus learning structure also includes nursing skills facilities, academic departments, classrooms, library services, and research resources that support nursing education.
Thesis Writing & Viva Voce is a core second-year component.
Students reach this stage after studying Nursing Research and Epidemiology & Statistics in the first year. The course structure therefore moves from research concepts and analytical preparation to independent postgraduate research.
The thesis provides a formal research component within the degree, while viva voce adds an oral academic assessment connected with the completed work.
Research is therefore integrated into the MN program rather than treated as an optional activity.
Pokhara Nursing Campus provides research and academic resources that support postgraduate nursing study.
The campus library contains textbooks, reference books, journals, periodicals, and research-related materials. Its e-library provides access to electronic academic resources.
Electronic platforms available through the campus include:
The Research Management Cell supports research-related academic activity, while internet and digital facilities assist students with literature review, academic reading, research preparation, and thesis work.
These resources are particularly relevant to MN students because research, statistics, specialty study, and thesis work are built directly into the curriculum.
WHD / Maternal Health Nursing is one of three stated postgraduate nursing specialty areas at Pokhara Nursing Campus.
The other specialties include:
The specialties share the common MN subjects in nursing theories, epidemiology, statistics, research, nursing issues, educational science, health-service management, and thesis work.
Their main academic distinction lies in the specialty theory and practical subjects studied as Advanced Nursing I and Advanced Nursing II.
Students interested in the overall postgraduate structure can also review the Master in Nursing (MN) at Pokhara Nursing Campus.
Completion of a postgraduate nursing degree and professional nursing regulation are separate matters.
The Nepal Nursing Council regulates professional nursing registration and licensing in Nepal.
Nurses must continue to meet the professional registration and licensing requirements applicable to their qualification and category of practice. The MN degree does not replace professional regulatory requirements.
The specialty follows the two-year Master in Nursing program structure.
WHD refers to Women’s Health & Development, the specialty title used within the MN curriculum.
Candidates must have completed BNS or BSc Nursing from a recognized institution and have one year of working experience.
Master-level nursing admission follows MECEE-PG under the Medical Education Commission framework.
The stated allocation is two seats: one open and one government quota. No foreign seat is included in the stated distribution. MEC seat determination may change between admission cycles.
Students study Women’s Health & Development I in the first year and Women’s Health & Development II in the second year. Both include theory and practical components.
Yes. Practical components accompany WHD specialty study in both academic years.
Yes. Nursing Research and Epidemiology & Statistics are included in the first year, followed by Thesis Writing & Viva Voce in the second year.
Common subjects include Nursing Theories & Models, Epidemiology & Statistics, Nursing Research, Trends & Issues in Nursing, Educational Science, and Health Service Management.
Yes. Thesis Writing & Viva Voce is a core component of the second year.
