Fall
Course Number Course Credit Hours
NURS 617 Advanced Pathophysiology 3
NURS 651 Healthcare Quality Improvement and Informatics 3
Total 6
Spring
Course Number Course Credit Hours
NURS 652 Scholarship: Integration and Application 3
NURS 653 Advanced Health Assessment (45 Clinical Learning Hours) 3
Total 6
Summer
Course Number Course Credit Hours
NURS 630 Teaching and Learning Theory 1
NURS 654 Clinical Prevention and Population Health 3
Total 4
Fall
Course Number Course Credit Hours
NURS 631 Curriculum Foundations 3
NURS 618 Advanced Pharmacology 3
Total 6
Spring
Course Number Course Credit Hours
NURS 656 Leadership and Health Policy II 3
NURS 638 Advanced Clinical Practicum & Project (90 Clinical Learning Hours)* 3
Total 6
Summer
Course Number Course Credit Hours
NURS 632 Assessment & Evaluation for Health Care Professionals 3
NURS 633 Teaching Strategies for Health Care Professionals 3
Total 6
Fall
Course Number Course Credit Hours
NURS 634 Teaching Practicum (90 Clinical Learning Hours)* 2
Total 2
Program Total 36

*Requires a preceptor, which should be secured at least six months prior to the first day of the semester

At the completion of the MSN-Nursing Education degree program, graduates will be prepared to:

  1. Integrate scientific findings from nursing, biophysical science, genetics, public health, quality improvement and organizational sciences for the continual improvement of nursing care across diverse settings.
  2. Utilize organizational and systems leadership in developing working relationships and making ethical and critical decisions to promote quality and safe care.
  3. Apply principles, methods and tools of quality improvement within an organization to promote quality care.
  4. Work as a change agent to apply and disseminate research outcomes within the practice setting.
  5. Use patient care and communication technologies to enhance patient care.
  6. Intervene at the system level to develop and implement policies that influence health care.
  7. Collaborate with other health care professionals to manage and coordinate care.
  8. Integrate organizational, client centered and culturally centered approaches to plan, deliver and evaluate health care for individuals, families and populations.
  9. Influence health care outcomes by integrating advanced knowledge into direct and indirect care.
  10. Apply educational theory, techniques, and strategies to facilitate and assess learner development in diverse environments.
  11. Develop curriculum utilizing pedagogical strategies to advance nursing practice in educational and clinical environments.