Master of Nursing Program

Curriculum Plan

Individual course titles and credit hours are subject to change, but the total curriculum credit hours will remain at 63.

Semester 1: Spring

Course Hours
8212: Knowledge and Identity for Nursing Practice 2
6022: Physiology and Pathophysiology for Advanced Nursing Practice 4
5600: Pharmacotherapy for Nursing Practice  2
8214: Social and Structural Influences on Health 3
5610: Fundamentals of Clinical Practice 3
5615: Health Assessment and Nursing Intervention Lab  1
5625: Fundamental Nursing Care of Adults and Older Adults  2
Total 17

Semester 2: Summer

Course Hours

8222: Appraisal of Evidence for Nursing Practice

3

5701: Human Experience of Health and Illness 1 

5

5703: Pharmacotherapy for Populations 1 

2

8224: Analysis of Health and Systems Outcomes

2

5735: Interprofessional Chronic Illness Management Practicum 

1

5745: Community Engagement Practicum

.5

5715: Mental Health Nursing Care of Individuals, Groups, and Families (weeks 7-12) 

1

5725: Nursing Care of Children and Families (weeks 1-6) 

1

5706: Clinical Reasoning and Judgment in Nursing Practice

1
Total 16.5

Semester 3: Fall

Course Hours

8232: Leadership for Change

2

5801: Human Experience of Health and Illness 2 

5

5803: Pharmacotherapy for Populations 2 

2

8234: Advocacy for Health Equity

3

5835: Interprofessional Chronic Illness Management Practicum 

1

5845: Community Engagement Practicum 

.5

5815: Nursing Care of Childbearing Families (weeks 1-5) 

1

5825: Nursing Care of Adults and Older Adults with Acute Complex and Chronic Illness (weeks 6-14) 

2

5806: Advancing Clinical Reasoning and Judgment in Nursing Practice

1
Total 17.5

Semester 4: Spring

Course Hours

5905: Nursing Care of Critically Ill Individuals 

 1

5915: Practicum for Transition to Nursing Practice 

 4

5935: Interprofessional Chronic Illness Management Practicum 

 1

5945: Community Engagement Practicum 

5906: Complex Clinical Reasoning and Judgment in Nursing Practice

Elective/s: (Global health, clinical teaching, nursing informatics, or advanced practice nursing)

3
Total 12
Total Credit Hours 63

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