Master of Science in Nursing Program Requirements

Program Requirements

All Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) students are required to complete the following coursework:

MSN CORE

NUR 510Nursing Theory and Research I

3

NUR 512Organization, Delivery, and Policy in Healthcare

3

NUR 514Nursing Leadership and Advanced Roles

3

NUR 516Information Technology and Systems for

3

NUR 520Nursing Theory and Research II

3

Total Credit Hours:15

In addition to the MSN Core, all MSN students must complete one of the following cognates:

Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Cognate

The MSN Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/APRN program prepares advanced practice nurses for acute care settings.

The AGACNP cognate requires a total of 25 credit hours as follows:
NUR 501Advanced Health Assessment

3

NUR 502Advanced Pathophysiology

3

NUR 504Advanced Pharmacology

3

NUR 563Acute Care Nursing I

3

NUR 564Acute Care Nursing II

3

NUR 565Advanced Acute Care Pharmacology

1

NUR 566Advanced Acute Care Clinical Skills

1

NUR 567Adv Acute Care Discharge and Health

1

NUR 568Adult Gerontology Acute Care III

3

NUR 553Advanced Role Practicum for the Nurse P

4

Or

NUR 555Advanced Practicum for Nurse Practitioner

1-4

Total Credit Hours:25
Healthcare Quality and Safety Cognate
 
The Healthcare Quality and Safety cognate requires a total of 15 credit hours as follows:
HQS 501Introduction to Healthcare Quality/Culture, Interprofessional Teams, and Simulation

3

HQS 502Health Law, Regulatory Issues, and the Business of Healthcare Quality Improvement

3

HQS 503Improvement Science, Human Factors, and Systems Thinking

3

HQS 560Healthcare Quality and Safety Capstone Seminar and Project

3

NUR 551Advanced Role Practicum

3

Total Credit Hours:15
Clinical Nurse Educator Cognate

The MSN Clinical Nurse Educator will be prepared to provide highly qualified direct patient services and discipline-specific educational concepts to nursing practice. This program is geared towards students pursuing a Nurse Educator position or higher.

The Clinical Nurse Educator cognate requires a total of 15 credit hours as follows:
NUR 508Advanced Pathophysiology for the Clinic

3

NUR 521Pharmacology and Physical Assessment

3

NUR 522Academic Nurse Education

3

NUR 551Advanced Role Practicum

3

Total Credit Hours:15
Family Nurse Practitioner Cognate

The MSN Family Nurse Practitioner program prepares advanced practice nurses in family/primary care settings.

The Family Nurse Practitioner cognate requires a total of 25 credit hours as follows:
NUR 501Advanced Health Assessment

3

NUR 502Advanced Pathophysiology

3

NUR 504Advanced Pharmacology

3

NUR 509Pediatric Health Promo & Disease Mgt

3

NUR 519Primary Care 1

3

NUR 527Primary Care 2

3

NUR 529Primary Care 3

3

NUR 553Advanced Role Practicum for the Nurse P

4

Total Credit Hours:25
Family Nurse Practitioner with Emergency Sub-specialization Cognate

The MSN Family Nurse Practitioner with Emergency Sub-specialization program prepares advanced practice nurses in primary and emergent/urgent care settings.

The Family Nurse Practitioner with Emergency Nurse Practitioner Sub-specialization cognate requires a total of 34 credit hours as follows:
NUR 501Advanced Health Assessment

3

NUR 502Advanced Pathophysiology

3

NUR 504Advanced Pharmacology

3

NUR 507Emergency Nurse Practitioner I

3

NUR 509Pediatric Health Promo & Disease Mgt

3

NUR 513Emergency Nurse Practitioner II

3

NUR 518Emergency Nurse Practitioner III: Menta

1

NUR 519Primary Care 1

3

NUR 527Primary Care 2

3

NUR 529Primary Care 3

3

NUR 553Advanced Role Practicum for the Nurse P

4

NUR 565Advanced Acute Care Pharmacology

1

NUR 566Advanced Acute Care Clinical Skills

1

Total Credit Hours:34
Leadership in Healthcare Systems Cognate

The MSN Leadership in Healthcare Systems program prepares nurses for leadership positions in administration in a variety of health care systems.

The Leadership in Healthcare Systems cognate requires a total of 15 credit hours as follows:
NUR 530Financial Management of Nursing Systems

3

NUR 531Human Resource Management in Healthcare

3

NUR 532Nur Leadershp in Healthcare Systems

3

NUR 533Quality and Safety in Healthcare

3

NUR 551Advanced Role Practicum

3

MSN/MBA Cognate

The MSN/MBA program prepares nurses for leadership positions in administration in a variety of healthcare systems.

The MSN/MBA cognate requires a total of 15 credit hours in business courses as follows:
ACCT 509Essentials of Accounting

3

Or

ACCT 510Fundamentals of Accounting

3

DSIM 509Essentials of Quantitative Methods

3

Or

DSIM 510Fundamentals Quantitative Methods

3

ECON 509Essentials of Economics

3

Or

ECON 510Fundamentals of Economics

3

MGT 566Legal & Ethical Environment of Business

3

MGT 610Strategic Human Resource Management

3

NUR 551Advanced Role Practicum

3

Total Credit Hours:18

ECON 509 and ECON 510: MSN-Nursing Administration students may substitute two semesters of undergraduate Economics to fulfill ECON 509/510.

Nursing Informatics Cognate
The Nursing Informatics cognate requires a total of 15 credit hours courses as follows:
NUR 584Foundations of Nursing Informatics

3

NUR 585Advanced Nursing Informatics I

3

NUR 586Advanced Nursing Informatics II

3

NUR 587Population Health Informatics, Epidemio

3

NUR 551Advanced Role Practicum

3

Total Credit Hours:15
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Cognate

The MSN Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program is a dynamic and energetic cognate that prepares Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners to provide mental health care to individuals across the lifespan. Students are prepared to diagnose, provide nursing and medical treatment and follow-up to individuals and families suffering from mental health issues. The program prepares students to continue their education in the DNP degree that prepares nurses for clinical practice at the highest level.

The Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner cognate requires a total of 25 credit hours as follows:
NUR 501Advanced Health Assessment

3

NUR 502Advanced Pathophysiology

3

NUR 504Advanced Pharmacology

3

NUR 553Advanced Role Practicum for the Nurse P

4

NUR 571Psychiatric Assessment, Diagnostics and

4

NUR 573Psychopharmacological Management of Pat

3

NUR 574Neuroanatomy for the Psychiatric Menta

2

NUR 579Psychotherapy Across the Lifespan for I

3

Total Credit Hours:25