Msn, man,mn no differences at all

Thanks for this info.. really helpful.. anyways, I'm planning to enrol for masteral. which do you think will you recommend in metro manila area only..? I'm looking at the quality and affordability.. thanks!

thanks for the enlightenment! I am also confused about these degrees.

I also do not know the differences at all...Choose the best school and that's the difference!

Go for Universities/Colleges that is recognize internationally. Don't fall for the advertisements easily. Have a simple research before enrolling. Before there are a lot of fly by night schools offering BSN and now Post Graduate Programs...

BE CAREFUL....BE WISE!

i have my masteral at CNU (cebu normal university) the school offers MSN and MN degree. MSN with thesis and MN without thesis. and i have taken the MSN. whichever degree you are planning to take, just choose the best school

a bit confusing huh.

correct plethoraldork! look at your MSN in CNU it is with thesis right? so for those who are claiming the MSN is thesis and MAN is with thesis well you're wrong guys...it depends on the school really...think.think.think.choose the best school and program depending on your purpose.

just a reminder: Info re msn

Our reactions in this thread are based on our personal opinions and queries. As the goal of the thread is to help fellow nurses who are seeking for good schools and credited program that can be acknowledge not just in the philippines but also abroad as many of nurses are leaving for abroad to work.opinions are very personnal and no one has the right to question.

if there is no difference between the 3 nursing graduate programs why offer such courses? do you even know what your talking about eloi eloi? who are you in the nursing community and are you credible enough to state such claims?

and please refrain from using the term masteral, there is no such word.

Absolutely, there are differences:

1. NAMING/BRANDING

The school may have the discretion to the branding of their program but ultimately the courses may be the same with other schools. You may look how Australia named their program, it's so diverse.

2. RESEARCH PERCENTAGE

A program may be comprised of:

75% coursework, 25% research

or 100% coursework

or 80% theories, 20% research

or 50/50

etc.

It depends.

3. ACCREDITATION ABROAD

The problem lies to the Philippine education system. We only have 10 years (GS/HS) pre-college education while US, UK, CANADA, AUSTRALIA and a lot more have 12. So there goes the problem. Primarily, we are not at par. To some schools overseas, finishing Masters here is like finishing Bachelors there. Those unis, the more prestigious ones cannot accept your Masters here when applying for PhD/DNP there. You may undergo Masters over again.

BUT few may accept it, few.

thanks a lot for this thread.....but still im confused on what to take........ any one here knows which is better to take...msn or man based on requirements abroad?????more input please....

i don't understand why colleges and schools of nursing in the philippines, advertised their graduate nursing programs as "thesis & non-thesis", when in reality, a research work is a requirement to complete their degrees. and, that's a thesis!

a graduate degree requires a thesis, research or a capstone project, whatever they'll call it, to confer the degree. in nursing, a research work or a project is a must to finish a graduate degree- whether it's a master's (thesis) or doctorate (dissertation/capstone project).

some, even require clinical hours to complete the degree, aside from the research, depending on your specialty or concentration.

if you're a foreign graduate and wants to pursue further studies, say in the us, the school that you're applying for will require you to submit your credentials for evaluation, i.e., transcripts, diploma, to an official evaluator, to see if they'll match to their standards- a us equivalency summary.