2024-2025 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Master of Science in Nursing
Requirements
There are 33 to 36 credits required (depending on chosen area of focus). Students can choose elective courses that lead to a certificate in informatics or palliative and hospice care, or elective courses that focus on the clinical nurse leader or in leadership.
Required Courses/Suggested Pattern of Coursework
First Year
Fall Semester
- NUR 607 - Health Care System, Policy and Politics (3 credits)
- NUR 608 - Advanced Nursing Leadership Roles in Complex Systems (3 credits)
- STA 610 - Applied Statistics for Health Professions (3 credits)
Winter Semester
- NUR 698 - Scholarly Inquiry and Evidence Based Practice (3 credits)
- NUR 703 - Health Care Informatics (3 credits)
- Elective (3 credits)
Spring/Summer Semester
- NUR 625 - Health Issues in Vulnerable Populations (3 credits)
- NUR 704 - Quality Management in Health Care (3 credits)
- Elective (3 credits)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- NUR 615 - MSN Clinical Specialty Immersion/Capstone I (2 to 4 credits)
- Elective (3 credits)
Winter Semester
- NUR 616 - MSN Clinical Specialty Immersion/Capstone II (2 to 4 credits)
- Elective (3 credits)
(Note: A cumulative total of 6 credits is required between the two clinical immersion/Capstone courses (NUR 615 and NUR 616).
Elective Courses/Suggested Pattern of Coursework (depending on chosen area of Focus)
Winter Semester - first year - Elective course 3 credits
- Nursing Informatics - NUR 705 - Health Care Decision Support (3 credits)
- Palliative and Hospice Care - SW 699 - Independent Study (1 to 3 credits)
- Clinical Nurse Leader - NUR 641 - Advanced Human Sciences: Clinical Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, and Advanced Assessment (3 credits)
- Leadership - PNH 632 - Health Services Financial Management (3 credits)
Spring/Summer Semester - first year - Elective course 3 credits
- Nursing Informatics - NUR 706 - Telehealth (3 credits)
- Palliative and Hospice Care - NUR 581 - Chronic and Terminal Illness: The Palliative/Hospice Model (3 credits)
- Clinical Nurse Leader - NUR 643 - Adult Learning Principles for Health Professionals (3 credits)
- Leadership - NUR 643 - Adult Learning Principles for Health Professionals (3 credits)
Fall Semester - second year - Elective course (palliative and hospice only)
- Palliative and Hospice Care - NUR 582 - Complex Pain and Symptom Management (3 credits)