Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Degree Courses / Curriculum

MSN Plans of Study

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MSN Core and Concentration Courses

All students in the MSN program complete the following MSN Core Courses (16 credits). All MSN students must select one of the following concentrations:  Nurse Educator (total 34 credits), Nurse Administrator (total 34 credits), Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner (total 50 credits), Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (total 50 credits), or Dual Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner/Psychiatric Mental Health Family Nurse Practitioner (total 72 credits). or may elect to take both the education and administration concentrations.

MSN Core (19 cr)

• NURS 617 - Nurs Informatics & Quality Improvement 2 credits
• NURS 620 - Health Promotion and Role 3 credits
• NURS 624 - Foundations for Research in ANP 2 credits
• NURS 626 - Critical Inquiry in ANP 2 credits
• NURS 628 - Application of Research in ANP 2 credits
• NURS 630 - Policy & Leadership in ANP 2 credits
• NURS 772 - Epidemiology & Population Hlth in ANP 3 credits
• NURS 810 - Scholarship for ANP 3 credits

Concentration Courses

Nursing Education (18 cr)

• NURS 652 - Teaching & Learning in Nursing Education 3 cr
• NURS 654 - Assessment, Technology, & Nurse Educator 3 cr
• NURS 656 - Nursing Curriculum Design & Evaluation 3 cr
• NURS 662 - Pathophysiology & Pharmacology for ANP 3 cr
• NURS 668 - Advanced Clinical Practice 3 cr
• NURS 766 - Health Assessment & Genomics for ANP 3 cr

Nursing Administration (18 cr)

One nursing administration course is required and then an additional 6 credits of pre-approved graduate electives are required. The list of approved electives is available from the Graduate Nursing Coordinator.

• NURS 658 - Foundations of Nursing Administration 3 cr
• NURS 662 - Pathophysiology & Pharmacology for ANP 3 cr
• NURS 668 - Advanced Clinical Practice 3 cr
• NURS 766 - Health Assessment & Genomics for ANP 3 cr
• Additional 6 credits graduate administrative electives approved by the Department of Nursing are required.

Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner (34 cr)

• NURS 610 - Advanced Pathophysiology for APRN 3 cr
• NURS 612 - Advanced Pharmacology for APRN 3 cr
• NURS 615 - Advanced Health Assessment 4 cr
• NURS 636 - Differential Diagnosis 1 cr
• NURS 641 - Primary Care I FNP for Chronicity 3 cr
• NURS 643 - Primary Care II FNP for Pediatrics 3 cr
• NURS 645 - Primary Care III Gender/Mental Health 3 cr
• NURS 647 - Primary Care IV FNP Acute/Transition 3 cr
• NURS 651 - Clinical Office Procedures 1 cr
• NURS 674A - FNP Clinical A 1-5 cr (120-300 clinical/practice hours)
• NURS 674B - FNP Clinical B 1-4 cr (120-240 clinical/practice hours)
• NURS 674C - FNP Clinical C 1-4 cr (120-240 clinical/practice hours)
• NURS 674D - FNP Clinical D 1-4 cr (120-240 clinical/practice hours)
• NURS-674 A,B,C, and D (if needed) are a total of 10 credits and 600 total clinical/practice experience hours in 1-5 credits increments taken concurrently with Primary II, III & IV. 

Dual Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner/Psychiatric Mental Health Family Nurse Practitioner (56 cr)

• NURS 610 - Advanced Pathophysiology for APRN 3 credits
• NURS 612 - Advanced Pharmacology for APRN 3 credits
• NURS 615 - Advanced Health Assessment 4 credits
• NURS 636 - Differential Diagnosis 1 credits
• NURS 641 - Primary Care I FNP for Chronicity 3 credits
• NURS 643 - Primary Care II FNP for Pediatrics 3 credits
• NURS 645 - Primary Care III Gender/Mental Health 3 credits
• NURS 647 - Primary Care IV FNP Acute/Transition 3 credits
• NURS 651 - Clinical Office Procedures 1 credits
• NURS 674A - FNP Clinical A 1 5 credits
• NURS 674B - FNP Clinical B 1 4 credits
• NURS 674C - FNP Clinical C 1 4 credits
• NURS 674D - FNP Clinical D 1 4 credits
  NURS-674 A,B,C, and D (if needed) are a total of 10 credits and 600 total clinical/practice experience hours in 1-5 credits increments taken concurrently with Primary Care II, III, & IV.
• NURS 710 - Advanced Psychopharmacology and Neurobi 2 credits
• NURS 712 - Psychotherapeutic Foundations 2 credits
• NURS 716 - Differential Diagnosis of Mental Health 2 credits
• NURS 731 - Psychiatric Mental Health Care of Adults 3 credits
• NURS 733 - Psychiatric Mental Health Care of Child 3 credits
• NURS 735 - Addictions Care in Integrated Settings 3 credits
• NURS 741 - PMHNP Clinical for Adult/Gero Populatio 1 3 credits
• NURS 742 - PMHNP Clinical for Child and Family 1 3 credits
• NURS 743 - PMHNP Clinical Addict/Integrat Setting 1 3 credits

Psychiatric Mental Health Family Nurse Practitioner (34)

• NURS 610 - Advanced Pathophysiology for APRN 3 credits
• NURS 612 - Advanced Pharmacology for APRN 3 credits
• NURS 615 - Advanced Health Assessment 4 credits
• NURS 710 - Advanced Psychopharmacology and Neurobi 2 credits
• NURS 712 - Psychotherapeutic Foundations 2 credits
• NURS 716 - Differential Diagnosis of Mental Health 2 credits
• NURS 731 - Psychiatric Mental Health Care of Adults 3 credits
• NURS 733 - Psychiatric Mental Health Care of Child 3 credits
• NURS 735 - Addictions Care in Integrated Settings 3 credits
• NURS 741 - PMHNP Clinical for Adult/Gero Populatio 1 3 credits
• NURS 742 - PMHNP Clinical for Child and Family 1 3 credits
• NURS 743 - PMHNP Clinical Addict/Integrat Setting 1 3 credits

Dual Nursing Education/Nursing Administration (27 cr)

• NURS 652 - Teaching & Learning in Nursing Education 3 cr
• NURS 654 - Assessment, Technology, & Nurse Educator 3 cr
• NURS 656 - Nursing Curriculum Design & Evaluation 3 cr
• NURS 658 - Foundations of Nursing Administration 3 cr
• NURS 662 - Pathophysiology & Pharmacology for ANP 3 cr
• NURS 668 - Advanced Clinical Practice 3 cr
• NURS 766 - Health Assessment & Genomics for ANP 3 cr
• Additional 6 credits graduate administrative electives approved by the Department of Nursing are required.