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Current M.S. Curriculum
The current M.S. curriculum is composed of four components (37-48 Credits):
1. M.S. Degree Program Core: 9 credits
NURS 501: Issues in Nursing and Health Care (3 credits)
NURS 510: Theoretical Foundations of Nursing (3 credits)
NURS 512: Nursing Research (3 credits)
2. Advanced Practice Nursing Courses: 9 credits
NURS 502: Physical Assessment Across the Life Span (3 credits)
NURS 503: Advanced Pathophysiology (3 credits)
NURS 504: Pharmacology Therapy in the Primary Care Setting (3 credits)
3. Capstone Requirement: 3-6 credits scholarly paper or thesis
NURS 594: Scholarly Paper (3 credits) or NURS 600: (6 credits)
4. Electives/Option Specific Courses (variable credit dependent on the option/emphasis/electives)
The proposed M.S. degree program (with both new proposed options – Administrator and Educator) is
presented in the Table on the following page.
Proposed New M.S. Degree Option
1. M.S. Degree Program Core: 9 credits
NURS 501: Issues in Nursing and Health Care (3 credits)
NURS 510: Theoretical Foundations of Nursing (3 credits)
NURS 512: Nursing Research (3 credits)
2. Capstone Requirement: 3-6 credits scholarly paper or thesis
NURS 594: Scholarly Paper (3 credits) or NURS 600: (6 credits)
3. Nurse Administrator Option Specific Courses: 13 credits
NURS 845: Healthcare Economics and Policy for Nurse Administrators (3 credits)
NURS 846: Leadership Concepts and Theories for Nurse Administrators (3 credits)
NURS 847: Human Resource and Workforce Issues for Nurse Administrators (3 credits)
NURS 848: Synthesis and Application of the Nurse Administrator Role (4 credits)
4. Electives: 12 credits
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