Master of Science in Nursing Nursing

College of Education and Health Professions
Degree Program Course Requirements

For general degree requirements, see the College of Education and Health Professions and
the General Degree Requirements pages.

Core Required Hours: 15

NURS 6104 Theory for Graduate Nursing Practice
NURS 6105 Research for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
NURS 6106 Advanced Pharmacology
NURS 6107 Advanced Pathophysiology
NURS 6108 Advanced Health Assessment

Complete one of the following tracks:

Leadership Required Hours: 18

NURS 6100 Principles of Leadership & Management within Health Care Organizations
NURS 6119 Information Technology in Heath Care
NURS 6210 Management of Human Resources in Health Care
NURS 6230 Health Care Delivery Systems
NURS 6240 Health Care Finance
NURS 6400 Transitioning into the Leadership Role

Education Required Hours: 18

NURS 6110 Principles of Education in Nursing
NURS 6119 Information Technology in Heath Care
NURS 6220 Effective Teaching/Learning Strategies
NURS 6330 Evaluation of Learning
NURS 6440 Curriculum Development
NURS 6550 Transitioning into the Nurse Educator Role

Informatics Required Hours: 18

NURS 6720 Applied Statistics and Data Mining
NURS 6730 Process Improvement for Health Care
NURS 6740 Health Information and Exchange Standards & Models
NURS 6750 Health Systems Project Management
NURS 6760 Clinical Decision Support Systems
NURS 6880 Transitioning into the Informatics Role

Thesis/Project Required Hours: 3

NURS 6800 Independent Study (optional)
NURS 6999 Focused Project/Thesis in Nursing

Total Hours Required: 36