Graduate Degree Programs
Nursing (M.S.N.)
Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Practitioner Requirements
The following courses are required for Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Practitioner students enrolling in the MSN program. Total Hours: 39-45.
Core Requirements
- NURS 600 - Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing
- NURS 602 - Design and Methodology of Nursing Research
- NURS 604 - Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing
Advanced Core Requirements
- NURS 606 - Practicum for Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning
- NURS 616 - Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced Nursing Practice
- NURS 617 - Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Nursing Practice
- NURS 618 - Pathophysiology for Advanced Nursing Practice
Specialty Concentration: Select one group
Group one: 17
- NURS 609 - Population-Based Primary Care
- NURS 676 - Advanced Practice Nursing: Adult Health I
- NURS 677 - Advanced Practice Nursing: Adult Health II
- NURS 678 - Advanced Practice Nursing Practicum
Group two: 20
- NURS 608 - Biological Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders
- NURS 609 - Population-Based Primary Care
- NURS 642 - Advanced Practice Nursing: Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health I
- NURS 643 - Advanced Practice Nursing: Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health II
- 13881" 13881',~2074~;}'); >NURS 678 - Advanced Practice Nursing Practicum
Focused Scholarly Project or Thesis
- NURS 695 - Focused Scholarly Project or
- NURS 699 - Thesis
Nurse Educator
The following courses are required for Nurse Educator students enrolling in the MSN program. Total Hours: 34.
Core Requirements
- NURS 600 - Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing
- NURS 602 - Design and Methodology of Nursing Research
Specialty Concentration
- NURS 633 - Leadership and Management in Nursing Education
- NURS 634 - Nursing Education Concepts and Foundations
- NURS 635 - Curriculum and Evaluation in Nursing Education
- NURS 636 - Instructional Design in Nursing Education
- NURS 637 - Nursing Education Practicum
- NURS 638 - Advanced Clinical Concepts in Nursing Practice
- NURS 639 - Advanced Nursing Education Practicum
Select one group
- Elective - 3
- NURS 695 - Focused Scholarly Project
or
- NURS 699 - Thesis
Nursing Leadership and Administration
The following courses are required for Nursing Leadership and Administration in Health Care. Total Hours: 35-38.
Core Requirements
- NURS 600 - Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing
- NURS 602 - Design and Methodology of Nursing Research
Specialty Concentration
- NURS 609 - Population-Based Primary Care
- NURS 646 - Policy, Organization, and Structure in Health Care Systems
- NURS 648 - Nurse Leadership/Management in Health Care Organizations
- 13865" 13865',~2083~;}'); >NURS 649 - Health Care Workforce Management
- NURS 654 - Nurse Leadership and Administration Field Study 1
- NURS 655 - Nurse Leadership and Administration Field Study 2
- NURS 656 - Legal and Regulatory Issues in Nursing Administration
- NURS 658 - Fiscal and Economic Principles for Nurse Leaders
- NURS 659 - Nurse Leadership and Administration Internship
Focused Scholarly Project or Thesis
- NURS 695 - Focused Scholarly Project or
- NURS 699 - Thesis
