The master's program requires completion of a minimum of
39 to 42 credit hours. (For students admitted prior to fall
2000, a minimum of 36 to 42 credits is required, depending
on the year of entry and the advanced practice area selected.)
| Course Category |
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
|
| Professional
Core |
N646 |
Health Care Policy in the
US |
3 |
| N647 |
Approaches to Advanced Practice:
Integrating Theories, Roles, and Issues |
3 |
| Research Core |
N774 |
Research for Nursing Practice
I |
3 |
| N775 |
Research for Nursing Practice
II |
3 |
| N992 |
Master's Paper |
3 |
| or |
| N993 |
Thesis |
3-6 |
| Clinical Corea |
N642 |
Health Promotion and Illness
Prevention in Advanced Practiceb |
2 |
| N710 |
Developmental Physiology
& Pathophysiology |
3 |
| or |
| N715 |
Pathophysiology for Advanced
Nursing Practice |
3 |
| N720 |
Pharmacotherapeutics in Advanced
Nursing Practice |
3 |
| One advanced
assessment & diagnostic reasoning course appropriate to
the student's specialty area: |
| N725 |
Advanced Health Assessment
& Diagnostic Reasoning in Neonatal and Pediatric Nursing |
4 |
| N726 |
Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning
in Primary Care |
4 |
| N727 |
Advanced Diagnostic Reasoning
Process in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing |
4 |
Advanced Practice
Areas
(including electives) |
|
Adult Nurse Practitioner |
13 |
| |
Family Nurse Practitioner |
15 |
| |
Psychiatric-Mental Health
Clinical Nurse Specialist |
13 |
| |
Women's Health |
| |
Women's
Health Care Clinical Nurse Specialist |
13 |
| |
Women's
Health Care Nurse Practitioner |
13 |
| |
Children's
Health: |
| |
|
Pediatric or Neonatal
Clinical Nurse Specialist |
13 |
| |
|
Pediatric Nurse
Practitioner |
13 |
| |
N870 |
Health Care Informatics |
3 |
| |
N871 |
Leadership in Organizations |
3 |
| |
N872 |
Human Resource Management |
3 |
| |
N873 |
Financial Management |
3 |
| |
N874 |
Outcomes Management |
3 |
| |
N878 |
HCS Residency |
3 |
| |
N704 |
Scientific Writing |
1 |
| |
N875 |
Principles of Teaching appiled
to Nursing |
3 |
| |
N876 |
Innovations in Nursing &
HC Educational Curricula |
3 |
| |
Supporting courses
in selected option |
6 |
|
| a Not
required of Health Care Systems students. |
