Comparative Study of the Iranian nursing bachelor's degree program with the International Islamic University of Malaysia

Introduction: There are different nursing education programs in each country, which are rooted in their traditions. Comparing different educational programs will enhance the content and quality of the curriculum. This study aimed to compare the Iranian nursing bachelor program with Islamic International University of Malaysia.  Methods: This descriptive-comparative study was conducted in 2018 to compare the structure of the nursing bachelor program in Iran and the International Islamic University of Malaysia. The Bereday model was used for comparing the data.  Results: The length, number and the majority of nursing undergraduate courses at the University of Iran and Malaysia are similar. However, there are differences in the goals details, mission and vision, method and admission system, style of syllabus arrangement in the two universities. In Malaysia, student enrollment is decentralized, with an interview and a non-governmental education system, accompanied by a social service project and a final project at the end of the course. But in Iran, student's admission focus on no interviews with governmental and non-governmental educational system.  Conclusions: The main differences between the two countries' curricula are the way in which students are admitted, the style of the syllabus, and the presentation of the final project at the end of the course. The two countries are similar in the number of courses and the curriculum content. It's necessary that changes in the nursing bachelor's degree program, with emphasis on the entrance interview to select more competence volunteers, is also necessary to incorporate nursing theories and elderly nursing into the curriculum of this course.