M.S.N.

PHSSN offers a 38-hour program leading to the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with a functional major in education.

Students must complete all requirements for their degree program within six years of the initial semester of enrollment.

Requirements for the M.S.N. are:

1. Nursing core, 9 hours:

• NURS 610 Nursing Theories for Advanced Health Care Delivery
• NURS 620 Nursing Research
• NURS 650 Policies and Strategies for Health Care Delivery

2. Specialty core, 26 hours:

• NURS 660 Administration I: Health Care Delivery Systems and Organizations
• NURS 661 Administration II: Health Care Economics and Financial Management
• NURS 662 Administration III: Role of the Nurse Administrator
• NURS 663 Administration IV: Practicum
• NURS 670 Education I: Curriculum Design and Development
• NURS 671 Education II: Instructional Methods, Testing and Measurement
• NURS 672 Education III: Roles of the Nurse Educator
• NURS 673 Education IV: Practicum

3. Elective, 3 hours