PROGRAM OF STUDY - MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

CORE COURSES

NURS    502                         Conceptual and Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Practice Nursing (4)         

NURS    509                         Research in Nursing I (3)                                                                              

NURS    605                         Research in Nursing II (3)     

NURS    730                         Seminar in Critical Issues for Advanced Practice Nursing (2)

NURS    800/801                Thesis Advisement (3 - 6)

 

SUPPORTING COURSES

NURS    604                         Epidemiology (3)

NURS    607                         Advanced Health Assessment (4)            

NURS    608                         Pharmacotherapeutics (3)                                                                                      

NURS    610                         Advanced Pathophysiology (3)

NURS    621                         Specialty in Advanced Practice Nursing (3)*

INSS       658                         Health Informatics (3)

 

ROLE COURSES

Family Nurse Practitioner

NURS    712-713                Primary Care I: Adult Clients (4)*                                                             

NURS    714-715                Primary Care II: Women's Health, Obstetric and Pediatric Clients (7)*

NURS    716-717                Primary Care III: Older Adult Clients (4)*                              

NURS    718-719                Primary Care IV: Family Nurse Practitioner Role and Seminar (5)*

 

Nursing Education

NURS    620                         Nurse Educator Role (3)

NURS    622                         Curriculum Design in Nursing Education (3)

NURS    624                         Technology in Nursing Education (3)

NURS    626                         Instructional Strategies and Evaluation (3)           

NURS    628                         Teaching Practicum (3)*

 

Community/Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist

NURS 720/ 721                 Advanced Practice in Community/Public Health Nursing I (6)*

NURS 722/ 723                  Advanced Practice in Community/Public Health Nursing II (6)*

NURS 724/ 725                  Advanced Practice in Community/Public Health Nursing III (6)*

 

(*Courses include a practicum component)

There is a program of study for each specific track.