Nursing Education with a Clinical Nurse Specialty in Adult-Gerontology — Master of Science in Nursing

Curriculum

Interprofessional Core:

HLH 5500 Research Methods in Health Care 3 cr.
HLH 5700 Health Care Delivery and Policy Issues 3 cr.

Intraprofessional Advanced Practice Nursing Core:

NUR 5020 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing 3 cr.
NUR 5030 Analytic Methods for Clinical Practice 3 cr.
NUR 5055 Systems Leadership, Quality Improvement and Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice 3 cr.
HLH 5900 Advanced Pathophysiology 3 cr.
NUR 5160 Advanced Health Assessment 3 cr.
NUR 5800 Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses 3 cr.

Nursing Education Specialty Courses

NUR 5850 Curriculum Development 3 cr.
NUR 5780 Nursing Curriculum and Instruction in Adult Education 3 cr.
NUR 5790 Nursing Program Planning and Evaluation 3 cr.
NUR 5860 Instructional Methods 3 cr.
NUR 5960 Teaching Practicum 2 cr.

Advanced Clinical Core Courses

NUR 5748 Adult-Gerontology CNS Role and Theory I 3 cr.
NUR 5749 Adult-Gerontology CNS Practicum I (200 clinical practicum hours) 2 cr.
NUR 5751 Wellness Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice (100 clinical practicum hours) 2 cr.
NUR 5752 Adult-Gerontology CNS Role and Theory II 3 cr.
NUR 5753 Adult-Gerontology CNS Practicum II (200 clinical practicum hours) 3 cr.