MSN Master of Science in Nursing General Nursing specialization
Courses
Total program credits needed for graduation: 57
Field Experience Requirements
Minimum of 500 field experience hours required.
Required courses
32 course quarter credits
- MSN6000
- Orientation to Graduate Nursing Study* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6005
- Advanced Physical Assessment for Nurses* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6007
- Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6009
- Advanced Pharmacology for the Nurse Professional* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6013
- Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6014
- Advanced Nursing Leadership* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6015
- Nursing Technology and Evidence-Based Practice* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6020
- Nursing Capstone Project* (4 quarter credits)
In addition, choose one of the following emphases:
For a Nursing Leadership and Administration and Nurse Educator emphasis:
- MSN6210
- Leadership and Management for Nurse Executives* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6201
- Nursing Leadership and Administration Field Experience 1: Leadership and Management for Nurse Executives +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6212
- Health Care Quality and Safety Management* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6202
- Nursing Leadership and Administration Field Experience 2: Health Care Quality and Safety Management +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6214
- Health Care Informatics and Technology * (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6203
- Nursing Leadership and Administration Field Experience 3: Health Care Informatics and Technology +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6102
- Role of the Nurse Educator * (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6121
- Nurse Educator Field Experience 1: Role of the Nurse Educator +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6104
- Teaching and Learning Strategies* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6122
- Nurse Educator Field Experience 2: Teaching and Learning Strategies +* (1 quarter credit)
For a Nurse Educator and Diabetes Nursing emphasis:
- MSN6102
- Role of the Nurse Educator* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6121
- Nurse Educator Field Experience 1: Role of the Nurse Educator +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6104
- Teaching and Learning Strategies* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6122
- Nurse Educator Field Experience 2: Teaching and Learning Strategies +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6106
- Curriculum Theory, Frameworks, and Design* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6123
- Nurse Educator Field Experience 3: Curriculum Theory, Frameworks, and Design +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6310
- Diabetes Pathophysiology and Assessment* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6301
- Diabetes Nursing Field Experience 1: Diabetes Pathophysiology and Assessment +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6312
- Evidence-Based Education, Planning, and Outcomes for Diabetes Care* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6302
- Diabetes Nursing Field Experience 2: Evidence-Based Education, Planning and Outcomes for Diabetes Care +* (1 quarter credit)
For a Gerontology Nursing and Nurse Educator emphasis:
- MSN6510
- Physical Aspects of the Aging (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6501
- Gerontology Nursing Field Experience 1: Physical Aspects of the Aging + (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6512
- Psychological and Psychopathological Care for the Aging* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6502
- Gerontology Nursing Field Experience 2: Psychological and Psychopathological Care for the Aging +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6514
- Caring for the Aging Across the Lifespan* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6503
- Gerontology Nursing Field Experience 3: Caring for the Aging Across the Lifespan +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6102
- Role of the Nurse Educator* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6121
- Nurse Educator Field Experience 1: Role of the Nurse Educator +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6104
- Teaching and Learning Strategies * (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6122
- Nurse Educator Field Experience 2: Teaching and Learning Strategies +* (1 quarter credit)
For a Nursing Leadership and Administration and Diabetes Nursing emphasis:
- MSN6210
- Leadership and Management for Nurse Executives* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6201
- Nursing Leadership and Administration Field Experience 1: Leadership and Management for Nurse Executives +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6212
- Health Care Quality and Safety Management* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6202
- Nursing Leadership and Administration Field Experience 2: Health Care Quality and Safety Management +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6214
- Health Care Informatics and Technology* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6203
- Nursing Leadership and Administration Field Experience 3: Health Care Informatics and Technology +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6310
- Diabetes Pathophysiology and Assessment* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6301
- Diabetes Nursing Field Experience 1: Diabetes Pathophysiology and Assessment +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6312
- Evidence-Based Education, Planning, and Outcomes for Diabetes Care* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6302
- Diabetes Nursing Field Experience 2: Evidence-Based Education, Planning and Outcomes for Diabetes Care +* (1 quarter credit)
For a Gerontology Nursing and Nursing Leadership and Administration emphasis:
- MSN6510
- Physical Aspects of the Aging (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6501
- Gerontology Nursing Field Experience 1: Physical Aspects of the Aging + (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6512
- Psychological and Psychopathological Care for the Aging* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6502
- Gerontology Nursing Field Experience 2: Psychological and Psychopathological Care for the Aging +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6514
- Caring for the Aging Across the Lifespan* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6503
- Gerontology Nursing Field Experience 3: Caring for the Aging Across the Lifespan +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6210
- Leadership and Management for Nurse Executive* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6201
- Nursing Leadership and Administration Field Experience 1: Leadership and Management for Nurse Executives +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6212
- Health Care Quality and Safety Management* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6202
- Nursing Leadership and Administration Field Experience 2: Health Care Quality and Safety Management +* (1 quarter credit)
For a Gerontology Nursing and Diabetes Nursing emphasis:
- MSN6510
- Physical Aspects of the Aging (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6501
- Gerontology Nursing Field Experience 1: Physical Aspects of the Aging + (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6512
- Psychological and Psychopathological Care for the Aging* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6502
- Gerontology Nursing Field Experience 2: Psychological and Psychopathological Care for the Aging + (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6514
- Caring for the Aging Across the Lifespan* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6503
- Gerontology Nursing Field Experience 3: Caring for the Aging Across the Lifespan +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6310
- Diabetes Pathophysiology and Assessment * (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6301
- Diabetes Nursing Field Experience 1: Diabetes Pathophysiology and Assessment +* (1 quarter credit)
- MSN6312
- Evidence-Based Education, Planning, and Outcomes for Diabetes Care* (4 quarter credits)
- MSN6302
- Diabetes Nursing Field Experience 2: Evidence-Based Education, Planning and Outcomes for Diabetes Care +* (1 quarter credit)
*This course has a prerequisite. Contact an enrollment counselor or refer to the course descriptions for more information.
North Carolina residents are currently not eligible to enroll in this program.
This specialization is not designed to prepare graduates for entry-level or advanced practice licensure as a nurse.
+Learners are responsible for the cost of their travel, accommodations, food, and other expenses associated with this course.
The MSN General Nursing specialization requires certain conditions of enrollment that learners must maintain throughout their program, including a current, unrestricted RN license and submitting to an annual background check (fees apply).
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