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​Graduate-level Standalone Courses 

Our graduate-level courses are open to all healthcare professionals enrolled in Master's or PhD studies. These standalone courses are offered in the Spring and Fall semesters every year. 

​Master-level Courses (3 credit hours)

​Course Title​​

​Status

​Advanced Health Assessment​​
​           Enrollment open for December​ 2025
Biostatistics in Health Care​
           ​Enrollment open for December​ 2025
Leadership and Management in Healthcare​​
           ​Enrollment open for December​ 2025
Principles and Methods of Assessment​​
           ​Enrollment​ open for December​ 2025
Research Method​s​
           Enrollment​ open for December​ 2025
Mixed Method Research
          ​ Enrollment​ open for December​ 2025
Teaching​ for Critical Thinking​​
           Enrollment​ open for December​ 2025
Academic Writing
           ​Enrollment open for December​ 2025
Theoretical Basis of ​Nursing
​           Enrollment open for December​ 2025
Knowlege Synthesis: Sys​te​matic 
Reviews​ i
Health and Social Sciences​​​

​           Enrollment Closed
Pharmaco​log​y for Advance Practice
​           Enrollment Closed
Ethics in Healthcare
​           Enrollment Closed
Clinical Education​
​           Enrollment Closed
Educational Design and​ ​Administration​
​           Enrollment Closed
Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice​
​           Enrollment Closed


PhD-level Courses (3 credit hours)

​Course Title

    ​    ​Status

Advance Qualitative ​Researc​h
    ​    Enrollment Closed
Knowlege Synthesis: Systematic Reviews in Health and ​Social Sciences​​
​        Enrollment Closed​​



​Application Process

Complete the Visiting Student Application Form ​and submit via email: visiting.application@aku.edu 

along with the following (in PDF files) before the deadline:

  • Completed and signed application form along with photograph

  • Attested copy of degree and marks sheet of sixteen years of schooling in the relevant field as mentioned in the criteria.

  • Attested copy of CNIC / Passport

  • Attested copy of work experience letter​. 


Interested candidates are encouraged to ensure that their applications are duly completed, as incomplete applications will not be processed.
Kindly note, AKU may request for additional documentation or equivalence certificate to seek clarity on your qualification.


Deadline for January 2026 intake:
Friday, December 26, 2025​

​For queries, please contact:

Navin Aslam
Assistant Manager, AKU-SONAM​
Office of Graduate Education
gradprog.sonam@aku.edu
021 3486 5420

For registration, please contact:

Office of the Registrar
+92 21 3486 9026 / 3486 5454​