MSN Program Courses by Concentration
Required Courses in Each Concentration
- Theoretical Perspectives for Advanced Nursing
- Evidence-Based Nursing
- Health Care Policy and Ethics
- Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology
- Advanced Nursing Leadership
Education Concentration
- Advanced Health Assessment
- Advanced Pathophysiology
- Advanced Pharmacology
- Teaching, Learning, and Evaluation in Nursing Education
- Curriculum Development and Evaluation
- The Nurse as Educator
- Advanced Practicum for Nursing Education
- Advanced Nursing Project/Thesis
Total Hours: 39
Leadership Concentration
- Organizational Behavior
- Human Resource Management for Healthcare
- Bioethical Decision-Making
- Global Health
- Organizational Leadership for Healthcare
- Advanced Practicum in Nursing Leadership
- Advanced Nursing Project/Thesis
Total Hours: 36
Curriculum Plan
| Semester | Courses of Instruction (3 Credit Hours Each) |
| Fall – Year 1 | • NUR 501 Theoretical Perspectives for Advanced Nursing (L & E) • NUR 502 Evidenced-Based Nursing (L & E) • NUR 503 Health Care Policy and Ethics (L & E) |
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| Spring – Year 1 | • NUR 504 Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology (L & E) • NUR 505 Advanced Nursing Leadership (L & E) • NUR 506 Advanced Health Assessment (E) or NUR 514 Organizational Behavior (L) |
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| Summer | • NUR 507 Advanced Pathophysiology (E) • NUR 508 Advanced Pharmacology (E) • NUR 515 Human Resource Management for Healthcare (L) • NUR 516 Bioethical Decision-Making (L) |
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| Fall – Year 2 | • NUR 509 Teaching, Learning and Evaluation in Nursing Education (E) • NUR 510 Curriculum Development and Evaluation (E) • NUR 511 The Nurse as Educator (E) • NUR 517 Global Health (L) • NUR 518 Organizational Leadership for Healthcare (L) |
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| Spring – Year 2 | • NUR 512 Advanced Practicum for Nursing Education (E) • NUR 519 Advanced Practicum for Nursing Leadership (L) • NUR 520 Advanced Nursing Project/Thesis (L & E) |