Curriculum Design
The MSN course work can be roughly divided into two categories, preclinical and clinical courses.
Preclinical courses include:
N502: Nursing Theory I
R500: Nursing Research
N504: Leadership in Advanced Practice Nursing
Y515: Pathophysiology
Y612: Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners
Y535: Dynamics of Family Health Care
F570: Assessment of Individuals, Families & Communities and
R590: Nursing Study
Clinical courses include:
F572: Primary Healthcare of Children
F574: Primary Healthcare of Adults
F576: Primary Healthcare of Women and
F578: Primary Healthcare of Families-Clinical
Students must successfully complete all preclinical courses prior to enrolling in the clinical courses.
B3b. Sample Curriculum
Fall 1
N502 Nursing Theory 1 (3)
N504 Leadership for Advanced Practice Nursing (3)
R505 Measurement & Data Analysis (3)* |
Spring 1
Y535 Dynamics of Family Health Care (3)
R500 Research Methods 1 (3) |
Summer 1
Y612 Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners (3)
Y515 Pathophysiology (4) |
Fall 2
F570 Advanced Nursing Assessment of Individuals, Families & Communities (3) |
Spring 2
F572 Primary Health Care of Children (3) |
Summer 2
F576 Primary Health care of Women (3) |
Fall 3
F574 Primary Health Care of Adults (3)
## Elective (3) |
Spring 3
F578 Primary Health Care of Families (5)
R590 Research Study (3)** |
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A three-credit hour elective can be taken at any time during the program. The three-credit hour elective must be graduate level (500 or above), and approved by the graduate advisor.
*if student has not completed graduate level statistics course
**students will work on research project throughout second and third years of study.
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