Objective:
To analyze the initial characteristics of the first master's degree in nursing in Brazil, to discuss the difficulties to meet the new academic requirements.
Methods:
This is a social-historical study. The primary sources were written documents and interviews with former students and former teachers of that course. The theoretical concepts used for analysis are the university and the three generations of researchers.
Results:
About the characteristics, the following stands out: taught by faculty members qualified abroad, curriculum aimed at theoretical and theoretical-practical experiences, directed at didactic and pedagogical training. Among the difficulties, the following need emphasis: lack of qualified teachers to teach, lack of subjects for critical and reflective education.
Conclusion:
At the start of the 1970s, the EEAN faced the challenge of implementing a course at stricto sensu post-graduate level. Despite the difficulties, in 1975, the EEAN graduated the first nine masters in Nursing, contributing to the emergence of a new generation of researchers in nursing in the country.
Nursing; Education, Graduate; History of Nursing