Department: Master of Science Nursing

Code Name Description
MSN5000 The Art and Science of Nursing This course introduces the student to the central concepts of professional nursing practice. Building on a previous bachelor’s degree, the student is introduced to the historical evolution of nursing as a profession and discipline. The future roles o...
MSN5010 Concepts/Competencies Lifespan This course introduces the student to the concepts and skills that serve as a foundation for professional nursing practice. The student acquires the knowledge, skills, and techniques necessary to accurately collect data in order to promote, maintain,...
MSN5020 Pathophysiology Pharmacology I This course combines two related nursing concepts: pathophysiology and pharmacology. Based on each major body system, concepts include cellular growth and adaptation, and mechanisms of normal and disease processes. Major drug classifications, drug me...
MSN5030 Health Promo Across Lifespan This course introduces the student to the principles and concepts of health promotion and disease prevention using a developmental, lifespan approach, including pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations. Emerging issues, trends, frameworks, and the...
MSN5035 Clinical: Healthy Populations This clinical course introduces the student to the nursing care of generally healthy populations across the lifespan through application of basic concepts, strategies, and methods of health promotion and disease prevention. Key determinants of health...
MSN5040 Evid-Based Rsrch, Theory/Prac This course focuses on the acquisition and evaluation of evidence to support best practices of clinical nursing care. The student conducts critical analyses of nursing and allied health literature for scientific merit. Synthesis of research findings...
MSN5050 Mgt of Chronic Disease Care This course introduces the student to the nursing management of patients diagnosed with the most commonly occurring chronic disease conditions, both physical and behavioral. The multifocal etiologies of disease are examined within a socio-ecological...
MSN5055 Clinical: Dev Cond/Chrn Dis Cr This clinical course integrates the student’s knowledge and skills for use in the care management of patients with developmental based conditions and chronic illness, with the goal to promote a return to baseline and prevent long-term complications o...
MSN5060 Qual Imp & Risk Mgt for Nsg This course introduces the student to the principles and concepts related to quality improvement and patient safety within complex healthcare organizations. Historical perspectives, regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and reimbursement...
MSN5070 Family-Centered Care This course provides an integrative, family-centered approach to the care of mothers, newborns, and children. This course also facilitates the application of the nursing process in the care of families during childbearing years, and individuals from...
MSN5080 Complex Care This course utilizes theoretical concepts to prepare the student to develop clinical judgment, reasoning and decision-making skills when providing critical or complex care to adults with comorbidities, acute exacerbations of illness, or unstable phys...
MSN5085 Clinical: Acute-Chronic-Complx This clinical course focuses on patients who present with acute illness, exacerbations of chronic conditions, comorbidities and complex health problems across varied clinical settings. This clinical experience integrates higher level knowledge and sk...
MSN5090 Population Health This course focuses on the health of communities and populations utilizing an ecological framework with an emphasis on vulnerable populations. The impact of health disparities, poverty, stigma, and mental health concerns in the community are examined...
MSN6000 Adv Assessment & Clinical Rsng Advanced assessment builds on basic physical assessment concepts and addresses comprehensive health assessment. The course applies clinical decision making models while integrating assessment skills and techniques. Emphasis is placed on techniques...
MSN6020 Pathophysiology-Pharmacolgy II This course builds upon the two concepts of pathophysiology and pharmacology emphasizing current evidence-based knowledge in the care of complex patients. A broader understanding of physiological functioning informs an ethical approach to patient car...
MSN6030 Concepts & Comp Lifespan II This course builds on basic physical assessment concepts and addresses comprehensive health assessment. The course applies clinical decision-making models while integrating advanced assessment skills and techniques. Emphasis is placed on techniques o...
MSN6035 Clinical: Palliative/Supprt Cr This clinical course provides the student with an opportunity to provide supportive nursing care to patients and families experiencing life-limiting or progressive illness, emphasizing respect for patients’ and families’ beliefs, values, and choices....
MSN6040 Adv Evid Based Res/Statistic This course examines research design, analysis, and strategies for incorporation into nursing practice. It focuses on methods of using research findings to solve identified clinical problems, and in developing questions appropriate for population-bas...
MSN6050 Inform, Epidemiology, Biostats The course emphasizes the use of informatics, epidemiology, and other healthcare research to manage diverse clinical populations. Information technologies used to monitor, educate, and improve organizational and clinical performance are emphasized. B...
MSN6060 Leadership and Management This course focuses on the role of the nurse as leader in contemporary healthcare environments. Using a systems perspective, course content includes leadership, chaos, and complexity theories, and the relationship of these theories to error and innov...
MSN6070 Transition Adv Gen Nurse Role This course provides the student with a forum to consider professional practice expectations and current issues and trends as the student transitions into professional nursing practice, in the role of a master’s prepared advanced generalist nurse. Ma...
MSN6100 Leadership This course focuses on the history, development and integration of the role of the Clinical Nurse Leader as a reflective practitioner. Course content includes leadership, chaos, and complexity theories, and the relationship of these theories to erro...
MSN6200 Advanced Pathophysiology This course emphasizes utilizing knowledge of physiological alterations as a framework for clinical decision-making. Includes novel and breakthrough scientific gains in pathophysiology using the most current literature and evidence.
MSN6300 Nsg Science, Evid Bsd Practice This course focuses on the science of nursing, major nursing theorists and the application of evidence based practice in the clinical setting. Students will examine existing practice protocols and research based guidelines. The processes of creatin...
MSN6450 Hlth Policy, Systems/Financing This course provides the student with an overview of development, implementation, and evaluation of health policy on local, national and global levels. The student considers the impact of health care policies on a variety of stakeholders including p...
MSN6460 Curr Theory, Dev, Eval Methods This course is designed to provide the student with practical applications in curriculum design, including the development of a teaching/learning philosophy, mission statement, programmatic goals, learning objectives, individual courses, and teaching...
MSN6470 Org Ldrshp in Healthcare The course defines interventions, and their operation to proactively build a culture of patient safety. The course identifies themes and patterns within organizational systems and places for potential improvement. Guidelines and goals from national...
MSN6500 Advanced Pharmacology Advanced pharmacology builds upon a basic understanding of the concepts and principles of pharmacology. Advancing knowledge of drug actions, clinical usage of drugs and rationales for drug therapy are included. Physiological factors of disease proc...
MSN6600 Health Information Management Students will utilize informatics to assess the care environment and to improve patient care outcomes and will demonstrate a beginning competency in informatics to monitor and improve organizational and clinical performance through scientific inquiry...
MSN6760 Teaching Strat & Eval Methods This course will explore learning theories including principles of adult learning; assessment of learning styles and assessment/measurement & evaluation methods as well as critical thinking integration and clinical simulation. Cultural needs of learn...
MSN6770 Qual Impr Sci/Risk Mgt in Hlth This course reviews the history and growth of quality improvement science for modern applications in nursing and health care. Models from other high reliability disciplines including the airline industry will be used to analyze the current healthcar...
MSN6982 Capstone The capstone seminar provides the student an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills acquired in all previous course work. This culmination course is taken alongside the final clinical immersion experience. The student collaborates with faculty and...
MSN6985 Capstone Clinical Immersion This clinical immersion experience taken concurrently with the capstone course allows the student to build upon baccalaureate level knowledge, skills and attitudes and to achieve the practice expectations of the advanced generalist nurse role. During...
MSN7863 Teaching Practicum in Nsg Educ The purpose of this course is to provide practicum hours for the Nursing Educator track (approximately 135 hours). One portion of the clinical hours will be in a clinical agency where the student will assess educational learning opportunities. The s...
MSN7873 Practicum in Nsg Administation This practicum experience will expand and refine the analytical, leadership and organizational management competencies related to the systems leadership role. Paired with a nurse leader/manager in a selected care environment, the student will focus...
MSN7982 Capstone Seminar The capstone seminar allows students to apply skills acquired in their master's course work and collaborate more with faculty to design a specific clinical project. Using critical analysis of data sets or other clinical instruments for decision maki...
MSN7983 Capstone: Mentored Immersion The final clinical immersion course is an extensive clinical experience mentored by an experienced nurse leader. The student will expand and refine the analytical and management skills related to the CNL role. This immersion experience will provide...
NSG3920 Nsg Prac Exper for RN to MSN This course is for the RN to MSN Pathway student who hascompleted the Population Health in the Community for the RNstudent course. To meet the course outcomes students will engagein clinical practice to demonstrate ongoing clinical knowledge,which wi...