Nursing, MSN: Course Requirements
Students complete a 30-credit (10 courses) MSN in advanced nursing courses with a focus on quality, safety, and leadership, and clinical expertise. The 30-credit MSN is designed in accordance with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) MSN Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing (2011) to prepare nurse leaders to advance nursing practice within the health care system.
Graduates of the MSN program are prepared to progress to advanced practice programs at the doctoral level (e.g., DNP/Nurse Practitioner programs), PhD programs, EdD programs, or to post-master’s certificate programs. The program is offered in an asynchronous online format.
Program Requirements (30 credits)
Course | Credits |
|---|---|
NURS 601 Theoretical Basis for Nursing | 3 |
NURS 606 Professional Ethics: Theory and Practice for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
NURS 607 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (Prerequisite: BSN equivalent competencies in Community Health Nursing) | 3 |
NURS 608 Advanced Statistics for Health Care Professionals (Prerequisite: Undergraduate Elementary Statistics, Undergraduate Research) | 3 |
NURS 609 Research for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice | 3 |
NURS 610 Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
NURS 611 Advanced Pharmacology (Prerequisite: NURS 610) | 3 |
NURS 612 Advanced Physical and Health Assessment (Prerequisite: NURS 610 and NURS 611) | 3 |
NURS 614 Health Policy, Organization, and Financing (Prerequisite: BSN equivalent competencies in Nursing Leadership) | 3 |
NURS 615 Quality and Safety in Health Care 3 NURS CEXAM NURS 615 Final Project |
This program is now solely online
Clinical Practicum
As a requirement for Nursing 614 Health Policy, Organization and Financing and Nursing 615 Quality and Safety in Healthcare, a total of 108 supervised clinical practicum are required.
The required clinical hours are stipulated as follows:
- The required clinical hours for NURS 614 include the completion of 16 direct clinical hours and 38
- indirect clinical hours (total 54 hours) during the semester in which this course is taken.
- The required clinical hours for NURS 615 include the completion of 16 direct clinical hours and 38 indirect clinical hours (total 54 hours) during the semester in which this course is taken.