M.S. in Nursing, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Track - Course Offerings

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Course Schedule (PDF) | Summer Course Schedule (PDF)

First Year

Fall Semester (6 credits)

NS 610 Advanced Nursing Roles & Reflective Practice (3 credits)
NS 640 Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology (3 credits)

Spring Semester (6 credits)

NS 501 Epidemiology and Health Promotion (3 credits)
NS 608 Research Methods for Evidence-Based Practice (3 credits)

Summer Semester (3 credits)

NS 605 Advanced Healthcare Policy (3 credits)

Second Year

Fall Semester (7 credits)

NS 604 Advanced Health Assessment (4 credits)
NS 650 Psychopathology (3 credits)

Spring Semester (6 credits)

NS 641 Advanced Pharmacology, Prereq: NS 640 (3 credits)
CN 455 Group Work: Theories & Practices, prereq: NS 640 (3 credits)

Summer Term (7 credits)

NS 652 Mental Health Nursing of Individuals Across the Lifespan (3 credits)
NS 660 Practicum I: PMHNP (4 credits)

Third Year

Fall Semester (7 credits)

NS 661 Mental Health Nursing of Groups & Families Across the Lifespan (3 credits)
NS 662 Practicum II: PMHNP (4 credits)

Spring Semester (7 credits)

NS 663 Primary Mental Health Nursing of At-Risk Populations Across the Lifespan (3 credits)
NS 664 Practicum III: PMHNP (4 credits)

Total Credits: 49