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Graduate Courses Required for MSN

CORE COURSES

Clinical Nurse Leader, Practitioner and Healthcare Management Track (12 credits)

NS 501 Epidemiology and Health Promotion
NS 505 Advanced Health Policy
NS 507 Role Acquisition
NS 508 Advanced Research and the Development of Nursing Science
NS 509 Role Transition

Nurse Anesthesia Track (11 credits)

NS 501 Holistic Health Promotion/Illness Prevention
NS 505 Advanced Health Policy
NS 508 Advanced Research and the Development of Nursing Science
NSAN 578 Research Practicum in Nurse Anesthesia

PRACTICE CORE COURSES

Clinical Nurse Leader, Practitioner and Nurse Anesthesia Track (9 credits)

NS 504 Advanced Health Assessment
NS 540 Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology
NS 541 Advanced Pharmacology

SPECIALTY COURSES

Clinical Nurse Leader (18 credits)

NS 521 Clinical Nursing Leadership
NS 522 Advanced Research & Informatics
NS 523 Quality Outcomes Management I
NS 524 Quality Outcomes Management II

Family Nurse Practitioner (24 credits)

NS 538 Adults Health II
NS 542 Adult Health I
NS 543 Practicum in Adult Health I
NS 544 Care of Children & Families
NS 545 Practicum in Care of Women, Children & Families
NS 547 Care of At-Risk Populations
NS 548 Practicum in Care of At-Risk Populations

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (28 credits)

NS 550 Psychopathology
NS 552 Mental Health Nursing of Individuals
NS 559 Psychiatric Assessment & Diagnosis
NS 560 Practicum I: Mental Health Assessment, Diagnosis & Treatment of Individuals
NS 561 Mental Health Nursing of Groups & Families
NS 562 Practicum II: Mental Health Nursing of Groups & Families and Management of Individuals
NS 563 Primary Mental Health Nursing of At-Risk Populations
NS 564 Practicum III: Primary Mental Health Nursing of At-Risk Populations

Nurse Anesthetist (30 credits)

NSAN 570 Human Anatomy & Physiology for Nurse Anesthetists
NSAN 571 Pharmacologic Strategies in Anesthesia Practice
NSAN 572 Basic Principles of Nurse Anesthesia Practice
NSAN 573 Chemistry & Physics for Nurse Anesthetists
NSAN 574 Advanced Principles of Nurse Anesthesia Practice
NSAN 575 Clinical Orientation/Specialty Rotations
NSAN 576 Clinical Practicum I
NSAN 577 Clinical Practicum II
NSAN 579 Clinical Correlation Conference I
NSAN 580 Clinical Practicum III
NSAN 581 Clinical Correlation Conference II
NSAN 582 Clinical Practicum IV
NSAN 583 Clinical Correlation Conference III
NSAN 584 Professional Aspects of Nurse Anesthesia Practice
NSAN 585 Clinical Practicum V

Healthcare Management (27 credits)

IS 500* Information Systems
MG 400* Organizational Behavior
MG 500*  Managing People for Competitive Advantage
MG 503* Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
MG 507* Negotiations and Dispute Resolution
MK 400* Marketing Management
NS 535 Practicum in Healthcare Systems I
NS 536 Managed Care & Case Management
NS 537 Practicum in Healthcare Systems II

* Charles F. Dolan School of Business courses