DSU Nursing Department Master of Science Degree in Nursing



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Today's date is Thursday, July 24th 2008.

Master of Science Degree in Nursing

	First Year
First Semester
28-500	Theoretical and Evidence Based Nursing Practice	2
28-508	Advanced Health Assessment	3
28-510	Advanced Concepts of Pathophysiology	4
		9
Second Semester
28-512	Health Policy, Finance, Disparities and Leadership	2
28-530	Nursing Research and Applied Statistics in Community Health Nursing	3
28-580	Theory and Practice in Promoting Health in a Community Health Care Setting	4
		9
	Second Year
First Semester
12-642	Evaluation and Outcome Measurement and Statistics in Nursing	3
28-640	Theories and Principles of Teaching and Learning in Nursing	3
28-641	Curriculum Development in Nursing Education	3
		9
Second Semester
28-650	Teaching Methods, Strategies and Technology in Nursing	3
28-680	Teaching Practicum in Nursing Education	3
28-689 or 28-699	Master's Seminar or Master's Thesis	3
		9
	Total credits 36

With Certification = 54 credits Students seeking certification in Community Health Nursing as an Advance Practice Nurse must complete a total of 500 clinical practice hours to take the certification exam.
	Summer Session Year One
28-670	Clinical Practicum in Community Health Nursing I	9
	9 weeks X 24 hours = 216 hours (Three 8-hours days weekly)
	Summer Session Year Two
28-671	Clinical Practicum in Community Health Nursing II	9
	9 weeks X 24 hours = 216 hours (Three 8-hours days weekly)